Ramblings

OK I know that the three things you're not supposed to discuss with friends are politics, religion, or sex but I discuss all three openly and I think that if you can't have a conversation about all three with your friends then what good are they? I love it when my friends and I have differences in opinions about things and they can argue their view point so that I am a little more open to how they think (of course they can never change my mind entirely!!).. it makes us all better humans to know the plight of the overly liberal or the devoutly religious... I would like to think that I am a fairly open minded human being (it's called being progressive and tolerant) but I have to admit that along with my disliking ignorant people pet peeve(no one should be THAT tolerant), I'm really not a big fan of people that are too preachy either (and lord I'm surrounded by those).. have an opinion -great...but don't quote scripture to me and tell me what God said- because your interpretation and my interpretation can be totally different.. don't believe me? Sit in on a Baptist Bible study one day and a Catholic one the next.. night and day! I tend to find that so many people that claim to be such great and wonderful Christians are the biggest HYPOCRITES on the planet..and they way they pour on the shame and judgment..wow.. I wasn't aware that those were good Christian qualities... I have my beliefs..I'm good with God (I know there's those of you out there that feel the need to pray for my lost soul but please don't) I am happy and satisfied with my life and I know that if I die in the next 5 minutes I have made my peace with the right people! Thanks so much though...
So I know that I have quite a few friends out there that read my blogs(guys you know that there's a comment button at the bottom of this blog- you don't have to respond to my email..lol) and I thank you all for your personal feedback! This is an easier way of letting you know what's going on with my life than writing 40 emails a day! Unfortunately this is a public site so sometimes I get people I don't really care reading my stuff on here as well! So if I don't like you- well you shouldn't be reading this...lol..GO AWAY!!
I've been getting the question asked a lot "Where is your next duty station after Benning?"... Not to be a coy pain in the ass like some people I know I will answer this question to the best of my knowledge and not tell people "well we know but we're not saying..." why the fuck would I not say? I'm not weird for God's sake!!!It's not a big secret and I can't stand people that create drama just for the sake of it (I know of few of those too).. we've made it VERY clear for quite some time that we'd like to go back to Italy... Hubby and I still have quite a few friends there and we had such a great time there that it's inevitable we will end up there someday! We traveled and made wonderful friends and it was really a great experience... but we discussed it and we really don't think it's for us again right now! We so love being close to our families and having G know his cousins and grandparents and aunts/uncles that we just don't think it's the right time in our life !! It's a very small base over there(almost too small) and we know that some people that we're not particularly fond of are trying to get orders there as well(umm yeah we have friends in DA and doesn't it seem strange that knowing where we preferred to go they'd want to go there too..hmmm very interesting) and coupled with not really wanting to do a HUGE move again so soon we've decided to stay put in AMERICA for the time being! The drama of having to deal with certain people for another 3 years constantly is just not my cup of tea(even though it seems to be theirs) and the relationship I have with my family and friends is just too important right now! So for the few of you out there begging us to stay stateside it seems your wish will be granted... now where to go..where to go... well to be honest we won't decide that until Erik reenlists this summer... I will say that it will be somewhere my ex husband is NOT!!LOL We will not be going there again! In fact, we may go in exactly the opposite direction.. (I know I'll get a few attagirls for that one!) It's strange enough going to an Airborne ball and having someone of a very high rank mentioning his name 2 feet from me(yeah YOU hear your former last name and not turn around and stare-especially when it's not in good context) without me being slammed in the face with it every time I turn the corner to make me want to move to Timbuktu(oh yeah he'd like that) but really just to not be anywhere near him or his new family or have to hear the mention of my former name is good enough for me...I'm not a girl that lives with many regrets but 7 years is a BIG regret! Also the Airborne community being as small as it is I fear that someday my husband being a lower rank would get stuck under the ex- (though I don't fear it for long the way my sweetheart is moving on up)..of course we've been told we can request a transfer of companies(that'll be fun explaining why) but just not something either of us feels like dealing with!!! So we'll figure it out within the next few months, keep the ones we love posted, and get some mandatory schools taken care of in the meantime! That's right ranger school is right around the corner.. wish us luck(lol)!!!
I was visiting my best friends this weekend in FL and I got to see the rangers preparing to paddle across the bay to spend the last night on the island before they finish swamp phase and ranger school and I thought..that will be my honey real soon! He's such an army boy and I adore him! But 62 days? that's going to suck!! New York here I come..lol... so enough for now.. know that I love you all out there and we'll talk soon ciao