Man oh man, I need to update my pic! So much has happened since I left for basic. I am happy to announce I made it through, and on time. It is amazing how out of shape I was when I got to basic, and even more amazing, how much more IN-shape I was compared to a lot of females, and males, too I guess.
I'm chilling at the mini-mall, wingman-less because they all went out to the club tonight. We have to go everywhere in our BDU's so no clevage showing for them :-) I don't really to the whole dance clubbing thing so I'm here, alone. I am supposed to meet some other non-dancing females from my basic training flight at the day room to watch a movie in about 6 minutes, but since I just figured out how to make my computer work with the WI-FI here, I'm going to hang out a bit longer. I don't mind being alone in a crowd of people. As a matter of fact being in a large living area with 48 other females, isn't large enough no matter what the dimensions. It was pure craziness. I made friends and everything because they are the only ones with the same experience as me for the last 6 1/2 weeks. Even someone from a different flight, or squadron wouldn't quite understand what we went through.
The hardest part of basic training, for me, was going so long without communication and physical contact. The physical contact issue surprised me the most. We left church one Sunday, and several families where there with an airman who had just graduated the previous Friday, I wanted to hug this old man, just craved it... and he was grandpa-ish so nothing sexual was there. But I craved a hug from a male who wasn't in green, and wasn't looking to procreate. So yeah, weird. My little people and S. came down for my graduation. It was definately anti-climatic, the ceremony, not the visit from the fam.

I want to give a shout out to how much I love S. and my little people, and I think they are so very AWESOME for being by my side even though I am so far away and missing so much of their lives right now... but they keep on plugging away, and smiling and telling me they miss me, and Desi keeps telling me how she's saving candy for me everytime I hear she's eating some. So cute, and so untrue!

Things are good, I think I start actual school on Monday, and I slept in until 0930 this morning when one of my friends woke me up so I would go and do laundry with her.... I am the soap-keeper as we figured it would be more cost effective to share soap, and washers since we don't own enough clothes to warrant a whole load individually :-)

I'm down some weight, the scale doesn't say I've lost much, BUT those around me can't get over how much thinner I am.... so the pushups have buffed up my arms some, and my middle is smaller, and my bootie is also, thank goodness, smaller as well!

I have a roomate that I don't know, she's from a different squadron, she is alright so far, I think. I don't talk to her all that much, and she's not totally on top of her game so far, and she speaks spanish to her bf, I don't get to eavesdrop on her like she does me... but if I give her time, maybe she'll get her act together and I won't have to drop kick her out of a third story window.

We have a student leadership class here, as far as my rank goes, I'm expected to apply. I would welcome the added duties just so I have a good excuse to not go out. These females have a hard time just taking I made a promise to myself, my boyfriend, and my kids not to. I know they think I'm stupid, but I know I won't be the one waking up in the morning naked next to a strange ugly guy who's wearing my panties on his head, and don't remember how we got to where we were, or how to get home from there.... that maybe a bit extreme because there is such a thing as drinking responsibly, but I'm not taking any chances AT ALL!


Oh yeah for those of you who are current or prior service people, guess what one of my jobs was in basic? I was a road guard! One of the crappiest jobs you can get that isn't a leaderships position... I guess it IS better than chow runner :-) I didn't mind it and I think my improved run time in PT is because I did so much more sprinting than those who marched mid pack. Running in dress blues with dress shoes is not all that much fun, especially when you're low on deodorant and aren't sure when you'll have another opportunity to buy some more :-)

Kool my itunes is done downloading, YAY music... something else I desperately missed during basic.

I'll see about posting a new pic for y'all post basic training.

Luv ya!
Dorkness OUT!