Daughter and girlfriend of departing Soldiers...

     Everyday I look at the sky whether it is cloudy, sunny, or some shade in-between, and I thank God for another day where I have the option to continue on with my life. I thank him for the opportunities that he has given me, and I thank him for the people he has placed in my life. The past few months however, I have thanked him mainly for the busy, mind numbing body draining schedule that I've found myself in. I am working nearly full time at work, and I am driving an hour and a half round trip everyday for school which most days last from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is definitely a tiring routine, and requires a focused mind so I have no time to let it wander onto more saddening thoughts.

            That is where I am leading to, the more saddening thoughts. My boyfriend, who also just happens to be one of my closest friends, is soon to be shipped overseas for X amount of time. I grew up seeing my dad walk out of our door every few years for his own deployments and during those times I was a witness to the heartache my mother had to endure each and every time. I hate to say this but it wasn't till my dad's previous deployment that it really hit me that I may lose my father. I guess I had grown up a lot between his trips overseas? I had never really thought about what it meant when my father was ordered to go to Iraq, or Afghanistan until his last deployment. Well, he is about to leave again, and that is possibly a month after my own sweetheart is supposed to ship out. My mom always told me to find someone who wasn't in the Army. Well, I can see why she would say that now. I would not trade my Lane for anything though. As much as it breaks my heart to have him leave for a constantly changing amount of time, I don't think I could ever picture myself standing next to someone else. Mama, if you are able to stay behind while your husband is on another continent time and time again, I think I will be able to pull through it too. We are both told often that I take after you after all.

                      I guess it is just one of those things where you just have to hold your head up high, pray for the best, and cry quietly when you can safely let down your defenses.

                     Thank you God for my job and my loaded school schedule. Thank you for friends and family who will always stand beside me. Thank you for my wonderful soldiers. Especially my soldiers.

            Daddy, I love you with all of my heart and I want you to return home safely.

            Lane, I love you with everything that I am and I want you to come back home as quickly as possible.

Week 1..

            I have just successfully completed my first week of school. Why can the starting process not be a simple 1-2-3 step program? But that is all in the past. Hopefully. I had to drop two classes and take up three. My Plant Materials teacher, Ms Hill, explained to me that I did not need History, nor did I need my economics class. Thank the Lord!! I didn't want them in the first place. So, I instead took up Intro to Irrigation, Green Industry Seminar, and Leadership Management. On a side note, I am only one of 2 women, Ms Hill excluded, in my classes of 12 or so students. 

             I also had to replace two of my tires. It seems that the one that has been flat before was possibly messed up internally, and the other was beginning to break apart. Needless to say, I now have two good tires, and my car no longer shakes between 60 and 70 mph :) Thanks goes to my awesome Aunt for her help, and my father for his advice <3

            Alongside school, I also work as part time at a large branch pet store. Well I definitely worked this week, and I am only half done with my shifts. But that is okay because I love my job!! It is just a home away from home if you will. On that note, I must go finish cleaning my fish tank and sit around the house before I go to work =) Im supposed to be training a new guy today. And not that I'm keeping track or anything, but he will be the 5th person I've trained since I've been working there. ;) It just goes to show, if you work hard and you do what you are supposed to, you will almost always become an important asset to your place of employment.

           I do believe this is the end of all I really wanted to talk about this time around. Maybe my next one will be full of drama and complaints. Or I'll just go into a long list of why I am excited about my classes.

           ~*Nomers*~

You probably never knew this but..

"She is always upbeat, never complains about a thing." "She has been working and going to school and not once have I heard her say something negative." "Such a sweet girl, always friendly."
        Yes, I'm describing myself, yes other people have said this about me, and yes, I know it sounds like I may be bragging, but in all honesty, I'm not. If anything, I may just be the opposite, in some cases. At work, I try my best to put on a smile. At school, I try to stay awake. At home, I try to keep things put away (not too good at this one). What you don't know is that I am in constant danger of exploding. What I am trying to say is, I've got a little smudge of icky on my personality record of niceness. Under this cute little exterior of sunshine and lollipops resides Naomi, complainer extraordinaire.

        Today, 8/13/11, a number of things happened. Now, unlike most movie situations where the main character chooses the good news first, I'm just going to splurt out the bad stuff. But don't worry, I have some good bits to tell afterwards.
        Now, first things first. I know there are handicapped people, and I love most of them to death, so their usage of a handicapped parking spot shows no blip on my radar of irritations. However, finding a car running, with someone in the drivers seat, with no handicap card hanging off the rear-view mirror, nor a special license plate on their vehicle, I believe I have a right to feel a little outraged. Now, I understand that I don't know their reasons for being there in the first place, and they may in fact have every right to be there, but then again, they could just be lazy sonofaguns that don't know what parking legally means. That was just the start of my day.
        Not only do I see situations like this, but I deal with people that would actually do this without a second thought. I will repeat myself. I don't know their reasons, and I don't actually know if they would attempt this, but if they did, I would NOT be surprised in the slightest. Scouts honor. So, fast forward 30 minutes. Now I am at work, and I ask this nice, lovely, sweet, kind woman if I can help her with anything. (If you do not notice this, I am coating this with extreme amounts of sarcasm). She would like me to pull a bearded dragon out for her.

Bearded Dragon

In happy lala land, she might have possibly been polite. In cold harsh reality, it came out more like "Get this dragon out for me. I want this one right here because he loves me already. Then you need to tell me what all I need for him. Oh, and I don't need a container because Im just going to carry him around. He'll be mine anyways. If you could hurry up, that would be super." You may be thinking "Naomi, you're probably just over-reacting." Well, maybe I could agree with you. But then again, you also did not hear her degrading tone she used as well =] Doesn't it just make you all warm and toasty inside when someone believes you are there to serve them on bended knee? I get all smiley just thinking about it. It didn't help the situation either when another woman came up, told me i was wrong, and proceeded to "help" my customer out. When she finally left, the woman buying the dragon asked me if I knew anything else I could help her with so she would know what Not to do. Come on, seriously? I deal with these lizards on a regular basis. If anything, they are thriving because of my coworkers and me. I was just glad that she left me with a shred of sanity to cling to, because Lord knows I would need it to deal with just about everyone else. And that was all in my first hour of today's 8 hour shift.

Now, time for a morale boost :D Got a super sweet customer compliment (thus awarding me with a free soda I might add) because I did a good job being helpful. *Side note: If you ever have ANY questions about fish, fish tanks, or color coordinating, just give me a call. Its what i'm good at it seems* This definitely helped me keep my mind off of Lipra (coworker whose name I've distorted) who is a very sensitive drama queen who doesn't give a rip about management and policies. If you feel like you are back in highschool then graduate and move somewhere else, don't complain to me because they've caught you with your phone out during store hours.

Friend "Nhoj"'s attempt at a big cheese and mouse

            Anywho. My day seems to have ended on a very peaceful, enjoyable note. I was able to enjoy a fun game of Pictionary with family and close family friends, and now it will be just a few short hours before I go with my close friend Lauren (http://laurenvicknair.blogspot.com/) and her mom to go see Lane for the day. Yay!! =)

           Thats my day, and now I am off to get some (well deserved?) sleep

 ~Nomers

It's a start..

Gonna try this whole "blog" thing out. It may just end up being a public diary, or a collection of entries from different people. My main objective though is to get stuff out of my head and not force it on everyone else. At least now you have the option of ignoring my relentless ramblings :D

If you haven't read my "About Me", I am the oldest of three and I currently attend college. I would like to think I am a unique person, but with billions of people existing at once, I don't know if I can completely believe that.

Anyways, just going to see how this rolls.I'll keep you posted. =)