We was almost robbed!!!

This is a couple of days late,but I knew that I had to blog about this. I love McDonald's here in Okinawa. We always get the best of service. Well on Monday we went and we placed our order and they always make you pull forward to an outside spot, so they can give you fresh french fries. Well as we are waiting this Okinawan guy walks by the front of the car and waves. I wave back, then he walks over to the drivers side window and Brian lets his window down and the guy looks in and says "Potato" and looks around in the car, seeing that we do not have a bag of food yet. He walks on into the McDonald's building.

Time goes by and the lady brings our food out and Brian lets the window down and she hands us the food, the window goes back up. But as we are pulling off the guy walks out and knocks on the window again and this time he says "Potato" and then reaches all the way over Brian and grabs our sack of food. The lady that works there runs out and starts speaking to this guy in Japanese and then the guy says Gomenasai, Gomenasai, sorry. And we drove off thinking, WOW this just happened to us. Such an awesome Okinawan memory.

Bring yer Goat........wow Goat

December 1st, 2008
Bring yer goat, Earl, we’re gettin’ up a game!
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Posted by: Robert Basler
Tags: Oddly Enough, goats, humor, puns, silly, sports

Blog Guy, you used to write about silly sports around the world, but not lately.

Fair enough. Here are some photos of a rough-and-tumble Buzkashi match in Tajikistan yesterday.

Buzkashi?

Yes. Goat-grabbing. Players try to make goals with a goat carcass. It’s where we get the phrase “getting your goat.”

I’m not sure I believe that. Do they actually pick up the goat from the bare ground?

No, it sits on a special tee, called a….

No!

A goatee.

Groan. And this is a really popular sport in Tajikistan?

Well, not among the goats, that’s for sure.

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Horsemen compete in Buzkashi, or goat grabbing, in Tajikistan, November 30, 2008. Players pick up a goat carcass from the ground at full gallop and try to place it into their opponent’s goal. REUTERS/ Nozim Kalandarov

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December 2nd, 2008
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I first heard of this when it was shown on Rambo III.
He played a game of it so the afghan rebels would trust him. Rambo was there to save the Afghan Rebels from the evil soviet empire, now of course we are allied with the warm and fuzzy Russians against the evil Afghan empire (which we trained) :( hmmm how ironic… maybe we should just send Rambo back to sort it all out for us :)

Every 2.5 years....it's that time again!

Yes, it is that time again...A time called getting ready for PCSville. Yesterday, I got a phone call from Brian and he didn't sound too happy about what was out there for us. Yeah......not so good.

First up Ft. Detrick, Maryland - I don't want to go there. Even though there is an IKEA that is in Baltimore...I don't want this place.

Up next to that is Newport, Rhode Island - Now, even though I could live my life through Family Guy by going to Rhode Island. I don't want to go here either. No No

and right after those there is Williamsburg, Virginia. I have been jinxed.....Thanks to my lovely friend Michelle.

And then there are the other places that are on the list from the Devil himself.

There are 7 places on this list that are based in Japan...I am wanting to GET AWAY from Japan!!! And to top off the whole Japan thing. 4 of those 7 are here on OKINAWA!!! What the effing F!

So.....the last thing that is left on the list is Pearl Harbor, Hawaii!! That means on Monday Brian will be going into the office and letting the person know that he would like one of the two spots that are available there in Hawaii. So, we should know something real soon!!

I can handle island life in Hawaii, because atleast we will be able to have our own vehicle over there.

Kind of excited!!!!

Friends....

Ok...so yeah it has been a while since my last blog.

Anyways....

Since being here in Okinawa it started out that I was miserable, because I did not have any friends.  I found the groups on myspace and my friends in Okinawa grew.  We would do things from lunches to Dinner's with the families.   Well, things started to happen and friendships were over, people stopped talking to me, because I was friends with other people that they knew and things between them and that person were not good.  

Everything was fine, because I knew that I still had other friends and it would be cool. 

Now since election time has come and gone....My mom even told me that you would find out who your true friends are.  

I just feel like things have changed. I guess I should be happy, because we only have 6 more month on this hell hole island.

I just want to get back to the states to know that I don't really need to have military wives as my friends.

Happy, Happy Joy Joy!!

On Friday, I was doing my Happy Happy Joy Joy dance, because after 4 long months my Husband is back at home with me. I can sleep better, knowing that he is right by my side. I love him and I am so happy that he went on this deployment, because it has been a great career enhancer. I am so proud of him. He picked up a NAM and he also was able to get his SW pin for the ship.

I am just happy he is back home!


Outee!!!

Excited!!! For Friday

I am so excited for tomorrow to hurry up and get here. So, that I can see the love of my life!!! It has been 4 long months and I just can not wait. I know that the people here in the Office are thinking, "Why is this chick in such a good mood"? Well if there were to ask, all I can say is MY BABY is COMING HOME!!!!

He is off of the ship and is in his hotel room. I was able to speak with him for a while, but I had to leave and go to work. Dang WORK!

I will be at that airport 2 hours before his flight gets in, that is how bad I want to see him.

It is almost that time!

I am so excited, because My husband is almost home!!! It has been 4 long months and I just can not wait to see that handsome guy. I have to say that this deployment has been so productive for him. He was able to pick up his Surface Warfare pin and he also was able to pick up a NAM. Tomorrow is the advancement exam, so I am hoping and praying that this time he will pick up.

Anyways.........The homecoming!!! I am so excited and I can wait until we are able to start working on the start of our family.

More to come soon.

Outee!!!