Today is the first Sunday of Advent.  It’s hard to believe that the Christmas season is here already.  But Thanksgiving is over, and that means Christmas is right around the corner.
I’ve been reading up on Advent over the last few days.  None of the churches I attended growing up celebrated Advent, so I wasn’t exposed [...]

Jeremy and I went to two parties today.  First we went to his command’s party at his Master Chief’s house.  We ate turkey and talked and those who wanted to played Guitar Hero (I think that’s what it’s called–where each person plays a different instrument in the band going off of the prompts on screen [...]

Today I was presented with my first ever Letter of Commendation (LOC)!
It was to commemmorate that I was selected as the third quarter’s Junior Sailor of the Quarter.  I received the LOC and a nice plaque.  My OIC (Officer in Charge) told me it was to go on my “I Love Me Wall” and asked [...]

November 16 is the one year anniversary of this blog. As of right now, I have 57 posts and 6 drafts.  Those drafts are from our trip back in May.  If I ever get the pictures added to them, I’ll post them (in the May archives).
So all together that is 63 blog posts I [...]

Happy Veteran’s Day, everyone!
I didn’t have to work today, so I’m taking it easy at home.  It sure is tempting to take a lot of naps.  But I did manage to straighten up around the apartment; I cleaned off a counter that’s become the junk pile counter; and I’m doing laundry.  Other than that I [...]