The Story So Far
Dear,
Well why do I have to be so formal. I know it's been months since I have written but so much time has past that I really must catch up with you. I know you have been pretty busy yourself, making new friends and all, but I'm glad you were patient enough to wait for my letter. I don't know when it was the last time I wrote but I have to say my skills have gotten rusty.
I don't remember my new years resolution last year but I'm sure it had something to do with something important or I wouldn't have made it. I was going to get really nostalgic and try to read all the old letters I have sent and see what has happened over the years, but I figured I'd save that for another time.
This year is going to be a blast; like the one before. Unlike last year, I believe I'm going to be spending most of it in the US. And, I'm excited that I'm in the position to make such statements. But I really want to tell you a little story. First I want to mention a little fact me, the love of my life Jo,and a few friends came to realize. We do not like anyone telling us "I told you so." We cringe at the thought; sometimes it cages our courage and allows fear to run ramped in our minds untamed. Sometimes, people don't mean to say or convy the thought, but we anticipate, and jump the gun thinking that is what they were trying to say to us all this time. We feel great once we pass this hurdle. We dance sing and gloat to our friends; we even boast that we knew it all along that this is what would happen.
I'm going to admit a lot of things in this post, but none are going to be said out loud. For one, I've learned alot of things when I was lying on my back. From Ft Indiantown Gap grassy fields, Ft Knox drill pads, to Lackland AFB early mornings doing flutter kicks, and staring at the night sky. On November 26, 2006 I posted the hopes of perusing a childhood dream. I find that post even relevant today.
It turns out on Dec 28, 2007 I have official been scheduled for tech school classes for my new job in the United States Air Force: Flight Engineer. So I guess I will be staring at that ole Lackland sky once again very soon.
April 11, 2008 - (First Course) Enlisted Aircrew Undergraduate course
May 01, 2008 - Flight Engineer Apprentice school
June 24, 2008 - Survivor School Begins
TBA - Qualification school!
I will have to PCS, I will have to pause my college, I will have to extend then re-enlist, I think I can do this all with a smile on my face