Post #497: Insurance, Careers, and the Girl!

God, it’s been too long since my last update. Sorry about that!

I don’t even know where to begin – so much has happened over the last couple of weeks! Jessica and I are doing well! We went tonight to see “The Losers” which was playing here on base. I didn’t know what to expect because I hadn’t heard too much about it going in to it, but it turned out to be a pretty good movie overall. I think she enjoyed it as well, which is all that matters, haha!

Work has been mad crazy lately, which is refreshing actually. We’ve been preparing for an upcoming inspection, and just overall the base has been busier over the last few weeks because of several different things going on. I won’t bore you with the details, but my time here is winding down…probably another year or so and I’ll be on my way out and heading somewhere else. In February I’ll be eligible to re-enlist, which right now I think I want to do. My mind changes so much when it comes to staying in the service or not, but there really is no better alternative at the moment. With the economy and the job outlook – it doesn’t look good in the civilian world…

I always tell my friends, “I can’t wait to go to my high school reunion and see what everyone else has done with their lives!” It’s true though; out of the 220 or so of us who graduated, I’m sure 5-10 have gone to jail, 50-100 are unemployed, most have kids they can’t support (with the exception of a few who can – don’t get me wrong there!), and a select few may actually have good, solid, steady CAREERS (not just jobs).  And by a steady career, I don’t mean a 20-year position at Burger King – I mean careers like; law, medical, etc. But, as everything usually goes, we’ll see what happens…

On a bright(er) note…my car insurance goes down later this month! I’m turning 25 on the June 23rd…and of course, me being an old dust bucket now, my car insurance is going down by about $78 over a six-month period. I guess it’s a good thing, but damn, can’t the getting older thing stop?!?!