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i need a job i need a job i need a job. For the mean time, i've got my heart set on becoming a phlebotomist to get some experience in drawing blood, thus setting me up to be a pro in giving IV's. But before that could happen, i have to get an english class in. ENG101. Right now i am waiting for my residency to be approved. Its been like 4 weeks, so i think i am going to call. I need money. I need to support my family.

Im listening to Adieu on youtube. It used to be one of my favorite tracks to listen to when i went outside of the barracks on those chilly nights in korea smoking a cigarette. That song really set the mood. Inhaling the hardships of life, exhaling the stress within. Watching the moon, still, calm, feeling the snowflakes land on top of my head. Why do cigarettes have to be so damn unhealthy? Why cant it be like diet soda, or caffein. Neither good or bad. Its been about 3 years since i quit smoking. Did i have a relapse? No, but i miss the feeling, but all in all, its not worth going back to.....the song ends now.

Okay fellas. My goal is to run 15 miles around october....Novemeber is bulking season baby!....Lift...eat...lift....eat...lift...eat...DAMN i love the human body

I need to start posting again. It seems like lui only uses LJ, so here i am again folks. I will try and post every other day, but having 2 kids, and managing to keep the house clean is kind of time consuming.....This is no ordinary clean....this is Elena Clean. I have been in vegas for some 90 plus days now, and i am kind of missing Cali. I miss Travis. My work center, sub ordinates, and the flow of things. Gel was getting paid more, we had free groceries because my mom would come every week and spoil us at the commissary plus the dinner at BJ's or Olive garden right after....I just miss the routine. wake up, take the kids to daycare, get off work, work out, pick them up, make em dinner, put them to sleep, clean house, play video games, and spend time with my wife when she would come home at 11pm. Like i said...it was a nice flow of things.

Vegas in the other hand, is different. Even though im not working, life just seems so hectic. I dont know how moms do it, but being with a 6 year old, running around screaming, playing with everything possible, and a 1 year old, pooping, crying, throwing her food everywhere, while you try to get things done is a handful. Dont get me wrong, i LOOOOOVE my kids to death. I cant live without them. Its just hard trying to please all these people at once. ( I cant wait till you guys have kids) lol....my kids will be in there teens by the time yall have kids. It works out though...my kids can babysit your kids! for money ofcourse =) Anyways, im not fit to be a stay at home dad. I am getting used to it though....i just feel powerless, useless at the moment. Im not making income, im not going to school yet, its just weird.

Well me and Gel found a house in Southern Highlands! Gated Community, 1 story, 1900 sq ft, 3 bed 2 baths. Im ready to move. Im ready to just live with my family! LoL...Its a short sale, so who knows how long it will take. I start school in August, and my GI bill should be approved soon. And yes i am taking nursing. I will be joining the Military as an officer this time, because DAMN YOU CANNOT BEAT THE BENEFITS THEY GIVE YOU! Plus i want my kids to grow up in different countries....I have a long way to go. I am basically starting college over again. There is no waiting list here at UNLV. The base it on GPA. so 4.0 here i come!!!!

Godbless you guys....

Be strong....

Come to Vegas soon so we can PARRTTAYYY!!!

Im going to make this one quick because i want to play RE5. LoL

Anyways, move update. Im finally in Vegas as of February something. The whole move from Travis afb within a 2 week span was hectic. We moved from the travis house, to the hotel, to my parents....And now we are finally here. So a few days before i separated from active duty, i picked up my wife from mercy hospital. She was working a swing shift, so it was about 12 am at night. We head home to travis on i-80 but in the middle of our journey, between pitt road and davis, there was an accident. We came to a complete stop.......then BOOOOOM! some pussy fart rear ends me going 75mph. My kids where in the car but they where fine. The pilot was totaled, and gel has back pain.....the kid that hit us was barely 18. No mercy on this kid. We got a lawyer and we look forward to a fat settlement check in the near future. But other than that, i am now in the reserves doing 2 days a month. Im starting school at CSN in the summer, then fall i should be heading over to UNLV to start my nursing journey. My wife found a job here in vegas within weeks of applying. Amen. The kids are growing to fast. Jace is starting to reason, and figure why things happen, and mady is crawling everywhere. She can even crawl up the stairs. As for me? im just taking care of the kids, maintaining the house and the cars...oh yeah...we bought a new 2009 pilot (black this time....because i miss judzon) Daryl is such a cool brother in law. Someone i can rely on anytime of the day. We decided to go active duty at the same time in the navy as officers. He has alot to offer when it comes to cars....New hobby of mine now....pretty damn expensive. But enough talk.....more RE5...see ya

ps. Go to the store and Buy a 6pack of WILDBLUE. you wont regret it....oh yeah. its 8% =)

i got office 08 for mac...anybody need or want it?

The mac book pro is dope. I should of converted along time

cant.......stop.......playing........gears........

OH EM GEE...Gears 2 is of the fuckkkking hook! WINGMAN IS THE SHIT

So I just took som n O and I'm ready to get a good work out since I skipped fridays. Leg and shoulder days. I wish I had someone to go to the gym with, because going by myself gets boring, especially if I'm going 3 days a week. Why does tafb have to be so far? Oh well things will change once I move to vegas. Ill actually start mixed martial arts training there an attend school full time. Hopefully nursing won't be to bad since I have 2 of the smartest people ill be going with (gen and jud). it will be fun, cramming together some info before an exam testing eachother. its just as exciting when I attened charter with jud. Except this time we will be in the same class fighting for that A. I'm blessed to be where I'm at right now. A wonderful family with endless amount of support. Especially you Gel. Thanks for everything. I'M READY FOR YOU 2009

Testing lj app from g1

Just testing a live journal app on my phone.

Days just go by fast now and days. 0600 i wake and get jace ready for school. Feed him breakfast, then throw on my ABU's to drop him off at school. 0700 its time for work. A good hardworking 9 hours in the military then im off to pick up Madeline at her babysitters (215$ a week) which is 15 mins off base, then im on my way to pick up jace from the youth center (120$ a week). From there, we finally head home....this is where my second career begins. cut jaces fruits for his afternoon snack, then feed mady her peas. While that goes on, im helping jace with his homework.....Im tellin ya, that kid is hella smart and creative.....its about 1800 when i start cooking dinner for Jace, and Angelica (At work). When thats done, i feed mady and put her to bed, while jace plays with his toys....when shes asleep, i give jace a bath, clothe him and read him a book. Its about 8pm. Thats when i wash the dishes, clean up clutter, and prepare jaces lunch a bottles for the next day.....then i shower and sleep.....Its a whole lot of work, but i wouldnt trade it for anything in the world...I love my kids.

So plans have changed. I will not move to vegas next year.....Ill move THIS YEAR! Im going to try and go reserve status. Active duty is taking a toll on me. I just want to go to school! from what i am hearing, it is a 50 50 chance for my paperwork to roll through, but when and if it does, im out of cali. Ill be workin in Nellis afb one weekend a month...HA. Damn reservist, they have it good...Soon to be a weekend warrior...

HOOOAH!

I pushed angelica to run 3 miles today. She did it like a pro, no stopping, no sign of giving up. Good job baby! I am training her for the day Mieko and Daryl come, we are going to do a 7 miler! this should be interesting.

My trip to San diego was very interesting, especially with 2 kids. And having an infant cry during a flight is a real unpleasant feeling. I know how annoying it is when you hear another baby cry, you just want to throw a rock at it right? Now i understand what its like to have a newborn crying her lungs out. Other than that, i probably had the best flight experience i ever had in my life. Virgin America. So clean, spacey and modern. All the chairs have a touch screen panel where you can watch cable, rent movies, order food, read books, play video games, and even instant message other people on the plane. And the best part is, its way cheaper than Southwest.

Anyway, the whole reason why we went to San diego was to attend a funeral. Auntie Lynn Docena, a Wife, a Mother, A grand mother, died at 52 due to cancer. Even though i didnt really get to know her and her family that well, it still kills me to see whats going on. When i saw uncle Roger go up to casket talking to her, i couldnt help but get hella emo. Also watching her Mom cry. I cant imagine what it is like loosing a daughter when you are over 80 years old. Nevertheless loosing your significant other, soul mate, wife, in your early 50's. But all in all, it seems like they are doing okay. Life is short. Count your blessings, and especially dont take your parents for granted. Rest in peace Auntie Lynn.

How Humans Change



There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she's blind.


She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He's always there for her.


She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend.


One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she can see everything, including her boyfriend.


Her boyfriend asked her, "now that you can see the world, will you marry me?"


The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend is blind too, and refused to marry him.


Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her saying.


"JUST TAKE CARE OF MY EYES

DEAR."


This is how humans change when their status changes.


Only few remember what life was before, and who has always been there in the most painful situations.


TODAY BEFORE YOU THINK OF SAYING AN UNKIND WORD.

THINK OF SOMEONE WHO CAN'T SPEAK.


BEFORE YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TASTE OF YOUR FOOD

THINK OF SOMEONE WHO HAS NOTHING TO EAT.


BEFORE YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND OR WIFE

THINK OF SOMEONE WHO'S CRYING OUT TO GOD FOR A COMPANION.


TODAY BEFORE YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT LIFE.

THINK OF SOMEONE WHO WENT TOO EARLY TO HEAVEN.


BEFORE YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN.

THINK OF SOMEONE WHO DESIRES CHILDREN BUT THEY'RE BARREN.


BEFORE YOU ARGUE ABOUT YOUR DIRTY HOUSE, SOMEONE DIDN'T CLEAN OR SWEEP

THINK OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN THE STREETS.


BEFORE WHINING ABOUT THE DISTANCE YOU DRIVE

THINK OF SOMEONE WHO WALKS THE SAME DISTANCE WITH THEIR FEET.


AND WHEN YOU ARE TIRED AND COMPLAIN ABOUT YOUR JOB

THINK OF THE UNEMPLOYED, THE DISABLED AND THOSE WHO WISHED THEY HAD YOUR JOB.


AND WHEN DEPRESSING THOUGHTS SEEM TO GET YOU DOWN

PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND THANK GOD YOU'RE ALIVE AND STILL AROUND.


-- He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, "He is my
refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

-Psalm 91:1-2

Mady is coming soon, and i cant help but feel excited/scared/anxious. I will also be takin 3 classes this summer semester. Which means i wont be seen at all this next 3 months. Newborn baby, full time work, 3 classes. Just another obstacle to get over. Once these 3 months are over, i can finally apply at UNLV and get accepted. BSN HERE I COME!

Mondays suck at work. It was minimal manning today, and most of the workload was left for me to do. Other than that, i did manage to get accepted into University of maryland for my online classes. This summer, i plan on takin sociology and psychology both online. Everyone is telling me they are easy classes, which i dont doubt, but there will be so many things i will be juggling with at the same time. Im not stressin. I know our father will get me through this, like he has many situations. So thats my summer plan. I just found out my techical training i had after bootcamp will transfer over to UNLV. A whopping 13 units baby. im currently taking 8 right now, which only 3 will be accepted. when the summer session ends, that should leave me at 22. As for the fall session, ill probably take english or some bullshit elective that will transfer over to bring me to 24. Then i can make my way to UNLV and apply! When thats done, hopefully i can get out by fall semester 09 and leave the military 4 months early than im supposed to.

wish me luck.

God bless

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