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So, Just in case I did not have enough of the coffee house atmosphere in college, I have taken to surfing the net in it. I am at Barnes&Noble right now. I have a cup of Chai in front of me and I am updating off all things a budget and balancing my check book. Its funny how quickly one moves from college into real life.... if the army can be called as such. I have one test left to take on tuesday and I should be able to graduate from BOLC.... that being said if I fail that test then I stay here another week and retest.... then pick up airborne school before I head out to Fort Sill. But I don't want to think about that. I am becoming a regular book worm.... Well perhaps within my own subject matter. I have read 4 books since I have been here.... they are not pauline theology by anymeans but they are none the less of interest to me. Now as my days are winding down, I am cleaning my gear and finding time to ponder with a strange sense of awe at the days gone by. I genuinely miss Columbia, and everything about it. I miss the fun times out and about, the random naps at the center, the long walks with rusty and molly, tim's off color jokes and remarks, G's random rants and raves..... Somehow looking back it is not all so random now as it might have seemed at the time. The more I move through training the more I think that we are in a place at a time to do something important. It might not seem as such in the grand scheme of things, but to someone it is important. For instance the training I am doing right now, seems almost pointless to everyone involved, but in the long run learning things according to doctorine is going to give me a malliable (sp) base from which to blend into a unit at some point in the future. Hell who would have guessed that a remark that Bishop Boland made nearly 8 years ago would have found me a home in Columbus... that is he was talking about a friendly game of soccer between Pachelli High and AHS..... Why I remembered where Pachelli was I don't know but its attached to the parish I am going to join here in December.
All in all its been a good few weeks, that I am ultimately sad to see pass into memory. For the most part my classmates and I are going to move on to various careers in the Army, and we may or may not see one another again before our various commitments are up. I know for one I am sad to see that come to pass because there are truely some here that are going to go places and be something or someone I would be proud to know. But such is growing up and moving through life I guess.
So if I have had one strange conversation since I have been here, the last 24 hours would take the cake. Joe and I have become fairly good friends, hopefully that will continue as he is a genuinely good guy, and I hope he does well with Anna. But we have been discussing various things, people, events, etc since we have arrived at Benning. All things being said I was slightly taken aback this afternoon at the pool. We were talking and relaxing at the pool, there were kids running around screaming "Mommy Watch Me..." to which Joe remarked I want to have kids.... more or less that was his comment. My immediate reply was an off hand remark that I am not ready. I want to settle down, but I know I am not in a posisition to start a family. It was strange for us to say those things because only a few weeks ago the roles would have been completely reversed.
I do believe I have exhausted my thoughts for now.... at least so far as they might be interesting or pertinent.
BoomBoom
All in all its been a good few weeks, that I am ultimately sad to see pass into memory. For the most part my classmates and I are going to move on to various careers in the Army, and we may or may not see one another again before our various commitments are up. I know for one I am sad to see that come to pass because there are truely some here that are going to go places and be something or someone I would be proud to know. But such is growing up and moving through life I guess.
So if I have had one strange conversation since I have been here, the last 24 hours would take the cake. Joe and I have become fairly good friends, hopefully that will continue as he is a genuinely good guy, and I hope he does well with Anna. But we have been discussing various things, people, events, etc since we have arrived at Benning. All things being said I was slightly taken aback this afternoon at the pool. We were talking and relaxing at the pool, there were kids running around screaming "Mommy Watch Me..." to which Joe remarked I want to have kids.... more or less that was his comment. My immediate reply was an off hand remark that I am not ready. I want to settle down, but I know I am not in a posisition to start a family. It was strange for us to say those things because only a few weeks ago the roles would have been completely reversed.
I do believe I have exhausted my thoughts for now.... at least so far as they might be interesting or pertinent.
BoomBoom