Life Updates of a Larger Magnitude

so today i realized that i have been missing out on 2 very american things, and not even knowing it! and the REASON i didn't know it was because everyone talks about them so much, i just assumed i had experienced them. what are these 2 mysterious things you ask?!?!?! let me tell you! TWINKIES. and TRADER JOES. ok, trade joes may not be the epitome of america, but i have heard about it a ton. and as for twinkies - did you know, i had never had an honest to goodness, real deal twinkie until yesterday, when one of my guys gave me (not one but) 2! they're like heaven wrapped in cake! amazing. and trader joes, well, i happened by one this morning and strolled on in (and of course told them that i had a friend who was a manager at TJ Massachusetts, because what kind of friend would i be if i didn't brag a little?) good stuff. can't wait to cook up something scrumptious. after that i did a little spring shopping (gotta love the cute new stuff and hate the retarded ugl...

another perfect PRT for me - i'm so darn good :) i even beat my last swim time by 7 seconds, which is amazing since i've only been in the pool 3 times since last november. 101 situps, 46 pushups, and less than 7 minutes in the pool :) sweet! work hasn't gotten much better, but i'm learning how to deal. pretty much i've just been beat down, and now i just take deep breaths and hold on for another day... i've made it through one year, i know i can make it through one more. and there are some good days. plus, i have this faint hope that once our next inspection is over with things will get better... we're getting underway soon for a few months, and making some fantastic port visits in the carribean.... sandy beaches and fruity drinks, HERE I COME! i honestly can not wait. plus, we've been building up to this for so long that i just want to get underway and get it over with. and hopefully, my wonderful husband will be flying down to meet me on the...

I just spent 2 hours waiting to register my vehicle in Virginia. Then 2 minutes actually doing it. But the salvation in that whole wasted block of time was when I ran across the street and got me a Big Mac. The fortunate woman behind the counter had no idea how close she came to meeting Bitchy Beka. I promised some stories from the last underway, so I'll give you a few. First, I learned that boot camp style instruction is way up my alley. You probably realized this long ago. Now I do too. Poor poor people that attend my workout classes. My new favorite technique is to wait until the 2nd to last number in a set and then tell them they're not counting loud enough and start over. Oh the power. That and making them do lunges and squats until cries of pain can be heard through the hangar bay - that is some good stuff. I spent many hours bonding with my bridge team. (and by bonding I mean standing around doing little to nothing) Quite a few of those hours I listened to my...

the lucky man the happy couple the dowry... :)

before i even get into my stories, i have some news that needs to be shared -- another strong, handsome man has been enraptured by the fowler wiles: CONGRATS LISA AND TOM!! Now here's the deal with the new site name... So I go underway for 3 weeks and come back to a string of emails from my website company telling me that my site is about to expire... then that it HAS expired. how depressing. so i've gone back to blogging, and someday i'll learn how to post this to the beka.us domain name. (i did a little reading into it, but it was a little too complicated for this early in the morning) speaking of the underway... congrats ryan clarke, or should i say, mr. naval aviator! i got the distinct pleasure of driving the ship while he did his first ever traps and cats (landing and launching off an aircraft carrier) yay! now he will be joining brian blair as a rhino driver out of lemoore. :) i have many more stories to share, but this will have to do for now. stay tuned!