About Me
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God knows where I'd be without my family. My sisters and my brother have seen me through so many hard times, never letting me feel like I was going through it alone, even if I was on the other side of the world. April has always been the big sister that everyone needs. She has taught me how to bring up a family, how to look at the hard times and smile in the face of adversity. She makes me laugh and reminds me of all the things I am fighting for. She's my best friend, my antagonist, my role model, my mentor, my ear to bend, and my guinea pig for all the new things I want to add to my life. April keeps me rooted in reality while adding a healthy dose of insanity and laughter... I'll never take her for granted. Jenny is my friend, my buddy in hard times, and my fellow adventurer in finding the trouble that she always helped me out of. She has seen my hard days and my happy days. She drove me to the station when I left for basic training, and she has been with me so many times since then, even driving all the way to Lousy-ana to spend a couple days with me over many weekends. She's cried on my shoulder and slapped me in the face... literally. She says the things I don't, and she fills me in on what I miss... and is always ready to listen and offer advice, and she knows me as truly and deeply as anyone. Jennifer is so much more than a little sister, the best friend I always had, seldom realized, and often took for granted. She has supplied me with fights and laughter, jokes and serious times. She always made me feel like I could be the big brother I wanted to be. David is the little brother... well, younger, not little anymore, that loooked up to me when I was doing the right thing, and made me look at myself harder when I wasn't. I always wanted to do the right thing, if only I could show him the way. He's made me proud of the man he's growing up to be, the soldier he is becoming, and the friend I should have realized I had sooner. We had our fights and hard times, but he gives me the strength to push on, because he's doing it himself and I can't be outdone by my little brother!! haha David keeps me on my toes, and I think he's going to pass me up, but I'll always have someone to push me and make me work harder to never get comfortable with where I am. He's the little brother every guy wants, strong, determined, and confident that he can win the world one fight at a time. My Daddy has shown me what a man is supposed to be, what a father is supposed to be, and is the ever helpful Christian role model. I have never had a problem that he hasn't had a few words of advice to help me through. I owe many of the good things in me to him, and every time I notice something else that I got from him, it gives me a little feeling of pride that I might grow into his shoes and I'll consider myself a good father if my children see me the way I see him. My mom has been such a supporter of everything I have done in the years since I joined the Army, from sending me packages when I was in the desert to just calling to talk every now and then. She always pushes me to do what really makes me happy, and I couldn't ask for a better friend in her. She has given me more drive to make her proud of me than she can realize, but she will see it in the end. Dan and Angelo have been the big brothers I always wanted, the best friends I have always needed, and the sincerely good men that I always insisted on for my sisters. More than husbands to my sisters, they are like my brothers, and that's more than most people ever see. Good men and good friends, they always give me just enough of a hard time when I'm home to let me know that we really are family, and I value them more than I can say. My nieces and nephews, Brandon, Dakota, Alyssa, Alannah, and Aidan (I know I spelled that wrong, Jen) are as close to my own children as I could ever have wanted, and they have pieces of my heart that no one else will ever touch. They make me smile, make me laugh, sometimes make me get onto them, but kids are kids and you have to love kids as wonderful as these. The smiles, hugs, kisses, and laughs these guys have given me brought me through many many hard times in the desert, and made me feel like I could loook forward to a family of my own one day. The games we played, wrestling around with Brandon and Dakota, listening to the songs performed by up and coming stars Alyssa and Alannah (which touch the deepest parts of my heart) and watching TV with Aidan until we fell asleep... all made me happier than I could have dreamed. I have held each one of these precious little jewels of youth in my arms and on my shoulder while I walked them to sleep more times than I can count. They make me think of the father I want to be, the joy I'll share with my own children some day, the playful cousins my kids will have, and the absolute beauty of children. There is no cold that even a smile from one of these angels couldn't warm, and I hold each and every one of them dear to my heart. I love them from head to toe! Papa and Ron have been the family I always loved, always missed, and never missed a chance to laugh with. Though Ron's been gone for a while, it's nice to finally get back in touch and see the men we've become. Papa has been there for me through so much since I was 13, given me all I needed, and did so much more than I could have asked of him. I'll never forget the things he has done for me, the laughs we have shared, and the way he always has a hug ready for me when I come home. Marsha has been my friend for most of my life, always laughing with me, and always has the energy to keep up with my corny jokes for as long as I have the energy to tell them... she's always believed in me, and never let me forget it. All of these people make it obvious why I do what I do, and gave me the courage to face anything I had to to get it done. My heart is full of memories and dreams of my family, and without them, none of the rest of this stuff would matter. I have never been given anything worth so much to me as the least of the good times with my folks. Nothing on this earth would be worth trading for one second of the certainty they bring into my life... the certainty that no matter what happens, if everything else in the world was gone, as long as I have them, everything will be ok. The storms will rage, and the battles will be fought, and afterward, we will build together the only life worth living... free, surrounded by love, and together. Even from half a world away, they are always here by me... and the reason I make it back.Life has been kind of crazy lately. Out of one relationship, into another... work is getting busier than I have been since I got home from the desert, my brother's graduating basic training, I've opened a completely new chapter with my parents, and I have answers to questions I have had for a long, long time. I still don't know what to do about EVERYTHING, but if you have all the answers, please post them, and I will copy them down and study relentlessly! My whole life has changed in the last month... and for the better, despite things that don't exactly make my heart go pitter pat. I just learned how to focus on what's right and try to eliminate what's wrong. I got in touch with my emotional side... and then, just to prove that I'm still a man, I clubbed 13 baby seals to death and roundhouse kicked a polar bear so hard that he turned into a poodle. I didn't wash my hands before I ate them all raw. And I tore the tag off of a pillow... I know... that's living on the edge...My new quote is "Ride until we find them, kill them all." -13th Warrior-http://www.liquidgeneration.com/quiz/images/punisher
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To link it (the actual code):I'm a soldier, been in the Army for 6 years, and I love it. I work as hard and play as hard as, or harder than, anyone else, but when it's time to do my job, it's serious. You may be safer in your normal job and exciting life.... but you don't get to shoot people in the face... :) Just moved to Ft Jackson/Columbia, and I don't know many folks, so if you love to laugh or want to learn to play guitar, send me a message and we can start at the low, low price of $99.95 per hour. Or a Chicken Sangwhich!Chuck Norris for president!!!I grew up in Florida, spent all my time at the beach, and I miss it right about now. I love Columbia, but COME ON!!! Can I get a beach??? How come there are no Army posts I can go to in FLORIDA??? We can put camps up all over Iraq, but we can't get one in Florida?? Where better to train soldiers to fight in the hot desert than in a State where you can spend a couple weeks trudging along in sand bogs, then drive 30 minutes to the whitest sandy beaches in the world? The USAF has like 30 million bases in Florida. We should ask for one...All the mysteries of men and women come down to this: It's all ok. If we had each other figured out, it would be boring. I have acted like a selfish, immature little kid even when I knew what I wanted was to be the exact opposite. People do it... And it has to be ok. Otherwise we'll always be disappointed. Hindsight is 20/20 and I regret not being able to understand sometimes, but everything will be ok. Sometimes you have to just accept the things you can't change and try your hardest on the things you can. The journey's not perfect, but well worth the trouble. I'm a work in progress...
Your Brain's Pattern
Structured and organized, you have a knack for thinking clearly.
You are very logical - and you don't let your thoughts get polluted with emotions.
And while your thoughts are pretty serious, they're anything from boring.
It's minds like yours that have built the great cities of the world!
What Pattern Is YourBrain?Life is great. Trials and troubles are just another way we know we're alive... and at least people aren't shooting at me.I love my job. I support the war, even if things are going wrong. You can't just give up or change your mind after you get into it. You just have to work to fix what you can and keep your part of it beyond reproach. No doubt, the war will probably not end before I go back at least once. Our nation is split within itself about anything and everything, but it's worth trying to keep together. I hope I live long enough to see my own kids grow up. And if I end up on an Al Queda video, God give me the courage to die well.There's all the stuff you never wanted to know about me...So thanks for reading my crap.... hope you liked it. Take it home, chew on it for a while.... it's delicious.
