My bags are packed...one more load of laundry to do...one more friend to see...spring break 2010 is coming to a close.
Looking back on this break I see that it hasn't been a break like those in the past. All my friends had SB last week so very few were around to hang out. The break was spent sleeping, hanging out with my sister, figuring out my new phone, and celebrating Pop's birthday. I had a great time and it was nice just relaxing and hanging out at the house.
I'll start where I left off...I took off from Boston and made it safely to Baltimore. Dad picked me up and him and I went to a BBQ with friends from his work (he makes sandwiches for the State Department) =D After that we stopped at a wedding and then finally made it home about 830pm Saturday night.
The rest of the week was pretty slow. The weather varied from beautiful to rainy from day to day. Monday night the missionaries came over for dinner and we had fun getting to know them.
Wednesday was a Sam and Abby day. I got my hair done and she got a manicure. We also went to visit the Krajewski clan and see the new baby (she's gorgeous). We then picked up Tommy and went to see a movie together...it was a really fun day.
The next exciting day was Friday. We surprised Pop for his birthday and took him out to Restaurant 213. We had a lot of fun, ate a lot, and laughed none stop. We then went to Aunt Sarah's were Pop quickly fell asleep and as tradition...took pictures and played dress up while he snored on.
Today is Saturday...my last day in East Coast time for a while. I'm not sure when I'll be back, but I know that when I return my family will be there excited to great me with open arms. I love the cow manure smell, the humidity, and the flat...but I'm excited to get back to USAFA and finish out this semester.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Spring Break Start
Spring Break is an amazing time for USAFA. All cadets are released for a week and given time to recharge. They come back ready to knock out the last 15 lessons and move on with summer schedules. Later on today I'll probably make a post about Recognition and a quick update on what I'm doing this summer :) But here is how my spring break started...
Its about 10:15 eastern time so 8:15 Colordo time. I'll give you a quick run down of my spring break thus far. Feel free to stop reading now if you'd like, but if you're not busy and would like to be slightly entertained...keep reading.
Woke up Friday (yesterday) morning at 6am to do a work out and do my laundry. Got done working out and felt horrible. I went to the clinic and ended up getting put on bed rest for the day (got out of water haze) because of the norovirus thing AGAIN.
Ended up leaving USAFA at 3...made it all the way to Denver with out a problem, but the roads in Denver were horrible. Took us forever to get to the airport (it was bumper to bumper traffic all through Denver).
Got to Denver ok but there was no one at my ticket counter to check my bags because I found out my flight was delayed from 1130pm to 230am. No big deal, went to the USO and chilled there with friends until about 1230am (7hrs).
Got to my gate and learned the plane was now delayed until 3am (still haven't slept since waking up at 6am). Finally get on the plane and then we sat on the tarmac for an hour and a half (22hr w/ no sleep and not feeling great). Plane finally pulls away and I'm asleep before the plane takes off and I wake up when they tell us to put up our tray tables (a good 3 hour nap).
Land in Boston...and here I sit...I have 5 hours before my flight to Maryland and then I have a 3hr drive to my house. This means 27hrs from the time i left USAFA to the time I get home will have elapsed.
If this is how my break starts it can only get better. I'm doing great. I can't wait for the rest of break.
Its about 10:15 eastern time so 8:15 Colordo time. I'll give you a quick run down of my spring break thus far. Feel free to stop reading now if you'd like, but if you're not busy and would like to be slightly entertained...keep reading.
Woke up Friday (yesterday) morning at 6am to do a work out and do my laundry. Got done working out and felt horrible. I went to the clinic and ended up getting put on bed rest for the day (got out of water haze) because of the norovirus thing AGAIN.
Ended up leaving USAFA at 3...made it all the way to Denver with out a problem, but the roads in Denver were horrible. Took us forever to get to the airport (it was bumper to bumper traffic all through Denver).
Got to Denver ok but there was no one at my ticket counter to check my bags because I found out my flight was delayed from 1130pm to 230am. No big deal, went to the USO and chilled there with friends until about 1230am (7hrs).
Got to my gate and learned the plane was now delayed until 3am (still haven't slept since waking up at 6am). Finally get on the plane and then we sat on the tarmac for an hour and a half (22hr w/ no sleep and not feeling great). Plane finally pulls away and I'm asleep before the plane takes off and I wake up when they tell us to put up our tray tables (a good 3 hour nap).
Land in Boston...and here I sit...I have 5 hours before my flight to Maryland and then I have a 3hr drive to my house. This means 27hrs from the time i left USAFA to the time I get home will have elapsed.
If this is how my break starts it can only get better. I'm doing great. I can't wait for the rest of break.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Recognition Season
As March 13th approaches the yelling and pushups are ramping up. It's been a year since I was the one getting yelled at for not saying Puryer's quote right, but the tables have now been turned. This past weekend we had a pre-Recognition training. Though this makes sense to few cadets we just shut our mouths and did what we were told.
Friday was dedicated to knowledge. It started with a retreat formation at 1640, was followed by an hour break for dinner, a quick SLAMI, a training session, and then two knowledge bowls. A SLAMI is a room inspection, but no matter how immaculet the rooms may be it will always look as if a tornado touched down. The training session was short and sweet. One hour of heavy physical training with some freshmen doing pushups in pools of sweat by the time they were finished. Our first knowledge bowl the other squad gave us the win so we proceeded to play freshmen verses upperclassmen. I'm proud to say that the upperclassmen won. Our second knowledge bowl was a little more of a let down. The opposing squadron showed up and the outcome wasn't as pretty. The night concluded with hygeine time for the freshmen and then we were all off to bed, ready to wake up at 0600.
We wake up at 0600 and are called to attention in Mitchell Hall (dining hall) at 0625. After breakfast I come back to my room to sleep. I sleep from about 0700 to 1000 at which time I get ready to train some freshmen. While I was sleeping the class of 2013 had watched a motivational video and then was trained by the seniors and then the juniors. At 1030 my class (2012) took over. We put a lot of them into the stairwell with a pair of sophomores at each level. They would gradually work their way up, only to be sent back down the stairs. About half way through we started playing ping pong. The upperclassmen were the paddles and the freshmen were the ball. I would tell a freshmen to go find Cadet (X) and tell them ping...minutes later they would return with a message from Cadet (X) of pong. This game continued until 1100 came. We finished with 29 Black Panther pushups and then called it a day. The upperclassmen quickly showered and then signed out for the weekend.
Went to Brett's sponsor's house and baby sat their kids for the night. They all were in bed and asleep by 1930! I watched some movies and fell asleep around midnight (The Hendricks' were already home). Woke up on Sunday, went to church, found a dress for the Black and White Ball (its this coming Saturday), and then went back to the Hendrick's for dinner. After dinner Brett quickly passed out on the couch while Mason and Taylor thought it funny that he was so tired that he wasn't waking up. The night concluded with Brett finding out he has the stomach virus that's going around the Cadet Wing.
Now I'm back at USAFA and ready to come head first into another week. This week consists of a GR, case study, oral presentation, escorting a prospective cadet, and 2 days of swimming GRs. It should be interesting because who knows what PEER issues will come up this week. Keep your fingers crossed that I don't get sick too and I do well on all my class work. This is the last week before midterms come out. This coming weekend is the black and white ball and my dress is aqua. Love you all!
C3C
Friday was dedicated to knowledge. It started with a retreat formation at 1640, was followed by an hour break for dinner, a quick SLAMI, a training session, and then two knowledge bowls. A SLAMI is a room inspection, but no matter how immaculet the rooms may be it will always look as if a tornado touched down. The training session was short and sweet. One hour of heavy physical training with some freshmen doing pushups in pools of sweat by the time they were finished. Our first knowledge bowl the other squad gave us the win so we proceeded to play freshmen verses upperclassmen. I'm proud to say that the upperclassmen won. Our second knowledge bowl was a little more of a let down. The opposing squadron showed up and the outcome wasn't as pretty. The night concluded with hygeine time for the freshmen and then we were all off to bed, ready to wake up at 0600.
We wake up at 0600 and are called to attention in Mitchell Hall (dining hall) at 0625. After breakfast I come back to my room to sleep. I sleep from about 0700 to 1000 at which time I get ready to train some freshmen. While I was sleeping the class of 2013 had watched a motivational video and then was trained by the seniors and then the juniors. At 1030 my class (2012) took over. We put a lot of them into the stairwell with a pair of sophomores at each level. They would gradually work their way up, only to be sent back down the stairs. About half way through we started playing ping pong. The upperclassmen were the paddles and the freshmen were the ball. I would tell a freshmen to go find Cadet (X) and tell them ping...minutes later they would return with a message from Cadet (X) of pong. This game continued until 1100 came. We finished with 29 Black Panther pushups and then called it a day. The upperclassmen quickly showered and then signed out for the weekend.
Went to Brett's sponsor's house and baby sat their kids for the night. They all were in bed and asleep by 1930! I watched some movies and fell asleep around midnight (The Hendricks' were already home). Woke up on Sunday, went to church, found a dress for the Black and White Ball (its this coming Saturday), and then went back to the Hendrick's for dinner. After dinner Brett quickly passed out on the couch while Mason and Taylor thought it funny that he was so tired that he wasn't waking up. The night concluded with Brett finding out he has the stomach virus that's going around the Cadet Wing.
Now I'm back at USAFA and ready to come head first into another week. This week consists of a GR, case study, oral presentation, escorting a prospective cadet, and 2 days of swimming GRs. It should be interesting because who knows what PEER issues will come up this week. Keep your fingers crossed that I don't get sick too and I do well on all my class work. This is the last week before midterms come out. This coming weekend is the black and white ball and my dress is aqua. Love you all!
C3C
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Future Academy Cadets
If anyone happens upon this blog and you're interested in coming to the Air Force Academy or another, feel free to comment on a post with any questions and I will do my best to anwer them for you.
Welcome...
I'm a little different from most college sophomores. I don't pay for tuition, room, or board with money...but with service. In about 5 months I will be making a commitment to carry on with this "free" education and promise to serve until at least 2017. I am a sophomore at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Sprigs, Colorado.
As a resident of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the large accumulation of snow was as foreign to me as it was the rest of the eastern seaboard when they received 3 feet in about a week. Living at an elevation of 7258 feet it feels as if I am getting a constant work out and when I return to sea level I can run for miles. I wake up when most of my high school friends are going to bed and I'm given 28hrs worth of work each day. Life is tough here, but it's what I chose and it's something I love. I have never regretted my decision nor do I think I ever will. It's tough, but its worth it.
As a resident of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the large accumulation of snow was as foreign to me as it was the rest of the eastern seaboard when they received 3 feet in about a week. Living at an elevation of 7258 feet it feels as if I am getting a constant work out and when I return to sea level I can run for miles. I wake up when most of my high school friends are going to bed and I'm given 28hrs worth of work each day. Life is tough here, but it's what I chose and it's something I love. I have never regretted my decision nor do I think I ever will. It's tough, but its worth it.
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