September 27, 2008

Congratulations, Brian and Angela Sherman!

This past weekend, I made a trip up to Ohio for one of Tobin's friend's wedding. Tobin couldn't go because of IFS, so Jacque flew to Pensacola so she could drive up with me to Ohio. I was so glad I didn't have to drive alone! We made it in about 12 hours, not counting stops.

• Picture #1: Mr. and Mrs. Brian and Angela Sherman
• Picture #2: The ceremony was at a Catholic church. Isn't it beautiful?
• Picture #3: Mike and Jacque, ready for the wedding.
• Picture #4: Sherman really likes Top Gun, so they played that theme music while the wedding party walked in to the reception, and they all were wearing aviators. :)
• Picture #5: Tobin went to Pike's Peak, Garden of the Gods, and some caves this past weekend. Isn't the scenery just beautiful?
• Picture #6: My guy. He's pretty good looking, too.
  
  

Walking on the Beach

This week, I am attending AutoCAD classes downtown instead of going in to work. So, after class today, I went to the beach and took a hike towards Fort Pickens. That's a seven-mile hike one way, so I didn't make it (I'd be out there all night!) all the way, but it was a beautiful walk anyway. I saw little fish in some puddles, a crab, pelicans, and seagulls. The road that used to go to the fort was ruined in one of the hurricanes, so no cars are allowed back in the sand. However, an SUV passed me while I was out there; and, I walked by a white truck labeled "explosives" all over. Hm.

#1 : Here's the "road"...it gets easier later on in the hike:

#2 : Me walkin'.

#3 : At the end of the walk. Pretty sky!

There's a couple of people from work taking the AutoCAD classes with me. They are amazing ladies, very fun to hang out with! However, I think the class itself might be a waste of my time. I have learned a couple of things, and it's only the first day...but I thought I might be challenged a little more than I was.

Tobin had his dollar flight today! It was his first flight at IFS!! He got to fly, land, and perform some touch-and-go's (go in to land, touch your wheels to the ground, and take off again) as well as some simple maneuvers. Apparently, he did REALLY WELL!! :) I am so proud of him! His ground school practice test is this Friday, and the final test is on Monday. After that, it's mainly flying for him. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers!

No rain and a little college football

The cars got baths today. It was supposed to rain, but it was beautiful all day. I ran a lot of errands, then washed the cars.

The bug got washed, too, but I didn't have pictures of that.

While I was at the post office today, there was a super long line. There was a guy waiting because something got messed up with his mailbox, and he was irate! He acted like a little kid, accusing some girl of cutting in line (which she didn't), ranting while he was in line, then verbally attacking the lady he finally got to speak to while she tried to settle him down. Some people are babies, I swear. I waited in line, too, and got my package sent, and I didn't cry even once! Sheesh.

This weekend, I am trying to fill every possible second with activity, so I am hoping that tomorrow it doesn't rain, cuz then that means I have to do housework to stay busy; and it kinda feels like I'm in jail when that happens. I mean, the showers need cleaning...but who wants to really do that? Instead, I want to go hiking tomorrow down at the beach. Hope it stays nice out! Did you know Michigan doesn't play this weekend? I may have to try to watch Ohio State get beat again, though. Sure was fun last weekend! :) Ha, I had to make sure T wasn't watching that one, because I didn't want him to be in a bad mood.

Next week, I don't go into work even once! I have training classes downtown M-Th, then I'm off Friday to drive back to Ohio for a wedding. That weekend, I'm with the Bolton side; the following weekend, some of the Rumleys (Mom and the kids) are coming to see me! :)

Tweny-five(ish) more days until my baby comes home!

IFS

Tomorrow morning, I drop Tobin off at the airport for his flight to the IFS training camp. He'll begin with ground school, which I've heard keeps the guys pretty busy. Then he gets to fly! He'll learn maneuvers and how to take-off and land. The whole thing lasts about six weeks. It will be a great experience for him.

We spent this evening getting his bags packed. He has the coolest flight jacket, I will post pictures of him in it when he is in full uniform. Oh, and he got a pair of sunglasses...I'm not quite sure if they are aviators or not, but it's good that he got them. He lost the last pair in the ocean this past weekend! He'll be keeping me updated on what goes on at IFS, but only when he has free time. I'll try to remember to post. He'll have his laptop with him if you want to email him!

Company Picnic

It was a beautiful, sunshiney Saturday today, the perfect day for Pall's company picnic. We went to Big Kahuna's water park; all we had to pay were the parking fee, the tolls, and the gas to get there. It was a fun day! There was a free lunch as well. We mostly took advantage of the free ice cream, though. I think my grand total was three ice cream sandwiches and one orange dreamsicle. Good grief, it's a wonder I'm not three hundred pounds! Don't worry, we worked it off (or we'll say we did). We went down lots of slides...went in an itty-bitty wave pool...rode the rapids...watched the boogie boarders take on the half-pipe...and got lost lots and lots of times. :)


Here's us. Of course, I'm eating.

Handsome, isn't he?

That's our day in a nutshell! We got a little burnt, but I think it will turn into a tan. Now, if we can just keep from getting blown away by Ike, we'll be in good shape!

Sorry about all the crazy formatting. For some reason, blogger is being a pain in the butt.

Another Hurricane Gone

So far, we've been missing the worst of these storms during the hurricane season. We've seen some rain and the wind has been strong at times, but really there hasn't been any damage to speak of. Hurricane Gustav gave us a scare, but in the end he missed us by a long ways. I'd say that God has been taking good care of us, but then what does that mean for the other people who have been in the brunt of the storm? This is one of those things you don't really want to pray doesn't hit you, because then you're praying that it hits lots of other people. But we're thankful, nonetheless, that we missed the worst of it. Although I still want to see what one is like someday.

Not too much has been going on here. For Labor Day, our canoeing/kayaking plan was shot (that would be when the hurricane decided to hit land). So we turned to other means of entertainment. Here's our first fire in our fireplace!

We even cooked dinner on it. "We" being Tobin. Mm mm.

And look what followed Tobin into the house last night! Isn't he cute? I think Tobin may have killed him accidentally, though, when he let the toad back outside. It hit the wall kind of hard. Whoopsie.

I had a sorta crappy picture of our new coffee table, but blogger won't let me post it. Sorry. I'll try again later. We're looking forward to this weekend, which is the company picnic for Pall. We'll be at a water park for most of the day. :) Yay free slides! I'll post about that later. Bye!