New Traditions

I've decided that I will routinely (like monthly or weekly whatever I have time for) talk about stuff people may or may not know about me!

This weeks installment was actually unknown to me until yesterday. I love the movie "The Legend of Bagger Vance." Now it's surprising because I hate Golf. I suck at put-put and the regular game. That story about the club slipping out of someone's hand mid-swing? That was me. Well anyway there is this one part in the movie that makes me tear up everytime.




The movie has Golf in in but uses it as a way for a man who has been to war to truly find his way home and to find himself. Some people may find it boring but I love and recommend it to anyone with a free second. The music is beautiful and I love the time period it was set in.
So there ya go. Bet ya didn't know I loved that movie! More to come!

Free Chocolate You Say?

I read this and almost peed my pants I was so excited. So I immediately followed the link. How lovely! Everyone needs free chocolate! Simply follow this link to get your free tasty goodness! Too tasty not to share!!!

Happy Memorial Day!

So if you haven't read Jennie's Blog ( Click Here ), you should. She gave a wonderful and often forgotten view of Memorial Day. She even went back through the years and named some of our family members who have served and are serving. I could get on my soap box about what should be remembered on this day but instead I will continue to properly honor those who have served by continuing to fight for those beliefs that they gave their lives for.

So Steve and I decided to go to the Veterans Cemetery to pay our respects then we went to the Museum here at Ft. Campbell. It was fun to learn the history of Ft. Campbell and the 101st Airborne Division. We had a great time looking at the exhibits and finally going out to look at the planes and helicopters. I had a fun taking pictures including the one up top of the flag in front of the Division headquarters.

Steve's favorite was the "warthog."


My favorite was the UH-1 Cobra. In my picture I'm trying to Grrr like the helicopter but I look kinda scrunchie faced. Steve wanted a picture too... Next to the gun turret it says "Warning gun will fire if rotated by hand." Hehe










Steve's absolutest most favorite at the exhibit was what I termed the Heliplane or the Planicopter. It was called Cheyenne something or other and was the fastest heliopter because of it's plane/helicopter design.
And some other random pics...
I Hope everyone enjoyed Memorial Day and remembered those it truly belonged to.

Finally Updating

Ok, so I finally got a few minutes that I wasn't falling asleep as soon as my tush hit the couch so I thought I'd update. Well... lots of goings on. For those who didn't already read or know, I recently transferred to the Emergency Room here at Fort Campbell from working at the WTU. Let me tell you it is crazy hectic and there is always something knew. I am learning new stuff everyday on top of the stuff Combat Medics (me) are already required to know. I can't tell you how many times a day I draw blood and start IV's in from infants to the elderly.
Most days tend to blend into another just because of the speed and "hectic-ness" of it all. One day that didn't was and probably never will was my first day. Ahh... the first day... So I was practicing an IV on one of our NCO's and we've backtracked the incident and still to this day are not entirely sure of what happened...Anyway I was withdrawing the needle and holding pressure when BAM! the blood literally shot out like in the movies and sprayed the front our my uniform and badge. I quickly stopped it and got a new top but have not lived down the stigma and nickname " Doc Vampire" to this day.
More to Come!

Update Time!

So Jennie has been after me all week to Blog about my goings on at the EC where I now work. Needless to say things are interesting, funny and challenging. SO at the end of my shift this week I will be posting one crazy post!