Back from Pohnpei

Hello All:

First off - I have updated my PBASE site with Pohnpei 07 and the Boat Trip on Kwaj.

Well the vacation was very relaxing and needed.. Here's when on:

Left on Thursday and arrived in Pohnpei.. Got a bit situated and relaxed and whatnot. On Friday, we went down to the Carving Village and I watched some of the guys carve some stuffs out of a tree trunk (it was pretty cool to watch), though we didn't stay long, I would have stayed there the whole day to watch them from start to end.. I should have taken some pictures of them.. but didn't have my camera on me. Afterwards, we went out to eat and then walked a bit more. Went by Palm Terrace to pick up some t-shirts and then headed back to the hotel (Village). Relaxed the rest of the day. This brings us to Saturday. Saturday was our dive trip. 2 trips. I went on the first dive and I noticed that I couldn't clear my ears when I was going down, but it seemed like the dude that was guiding us was wanting me to "hurry up" and come down.. So, I was able to clear my ears a bit, but it seemed like it didn't work to well. I saw a couple of sharks and all while we went diving (80ft). That was cool.. I also saw some pretty cool looking fishes too. Anyways.. we were coming up from the dive and my ears are popping and we must have came up too quickily because there was alittle bit of blood around my nose (it happens when you come up to quickily and the capillaries had busted.. so that what happens.. Anways, I got back into the boat and I felt pretty disoriented and all. It kinda sucks.. My ears were still plugged up. Well, I decided not to go on the second dive because of this, and thank god that I didn't.. I'll explain more later on. Sunday morning comes around and sure enough, I'm sick. Head-ache, congested, ears still plugged up, fever.. Not a fun time for SarBear. I just stayed in and sleep and tried to get better before the flight on Monday. Monday comes around and I didn't feel better at all. I stayed over there at Cowboy and Lexy's place that night and. to make a long story short.. I'm still not feeling better. The day before and yesterday, I stayed up for over 24 hours and I'm feeling it now! Went to the doc yesterday and I'm on meds now because of the congestion and the ears... Can't go diving, swimming or snorkling until my ears are better.

Pohnpei was a fun trip and all, though I did get sick at the end of it. Wish David was with us. I had thought about him when I was looking over the gazebo at breakfast and stuffs.. maybe next year we'll be able to go again together.

Moving on.. I'm still not feeling all that great.. I'm so tired.. I could probably go to sleep right now, but I doubt that my boss would like that.. but I think they would understand... Plus.. it's raining.. and that makes me even more sleepier... blah.. maybe i'll take a half day.. i dont know..

Been talking to David lately.. He's doing good. Real proud of him on posting :) Way to go honey! Only 37 more days till I get to see him. I am getting so excited. I can't wait to wrap my arms around him and give him a big ol' kiss. Yeah, Yeah, I'm sure you guys are saying "stop with the mushy stuff".. Well Blah to you! =D

Well other than that. I'm feeling pretty crappy.. so.. I think I'm gonna stop this and possibly go home.. I feel like crap and go figure.. tomorrow is my birthday (June 1st)... bah..

I'll post when I get to feeling better.

Pohnpei here I come!!

Hello All:

Well it's the morning of our Big trip to Pohnpei. I'm real excited. So much so, that my stomach hurts a bit.. Maybe it's because I hadn't eaten much for dinner last night and this morning, I ate like there was no tomorrow. I have been uber busy with getting stuff ready and in addition to getting stuff ready I had to screw around with HP and my laptop.. Long story, but yeah.. So I went to bed at 1130 last night, got woken up by HP at 1, stayed awake till 2-230, woke up at 5 when the alarm went off and stayed in bed till 530, cause I was nice and warm and didn't want to wake up, then I got online and talked to David then ate breakfast and the rest is history. Luckily, I had my stuff already packed, but I wanted to make sure of everything.. but I was still rushed this morning. So I'm thinking it's because I haven't slowed down in over a day (yesterday was VERY busy also) as to why my stomach is upset.. This morning, I have to run by the bank, pay the phone bill, head to the airport twice (for checkin), work this morning for 3 hours and make copies of everything.. I'm thinking maybe I should have taken this morning off, but hey.. I'll be happy when Dec/Jan come around when David and I take our 2nd trip... More PTO.. Neways.. I can't write much now..

Can't wait to get on the airplane and go to Pohnepi!

Where we are staying: http://www.thevillagehotel.com/
The Place we're going: http://www.visit-fsm.org/pohnpei/

See Ya!!

The weekend is here!

Yea! About damn time! This week has been quite interesting. Went scuba diving on Mother's Day, which was pretty fun and all. This week, I believe I (and the rest of the Help Desk team, except for 1 came down with a case of food poisoning (possible water contamination). I'll explain.

Everyone on the help desk is ready to get in shape! So, we're all drinking (or at least trying to drink) 64oz of water each day (the recommended allowance). Some days we do good, other days we don't. I get into work at 7a.m. in the mornings and my co-worker Dale comes in alittle earlier than 730. I asked him if he could get me some water (to start off my day).. Well earlier this week, I drank about half of my water bottle and an hour later.. I felt like crap. I won't go into the details, but yeah.. It wasn't pretty.. I came back to the helpdesk and asked the other people here if they were feeling ok.. Sure enough no one was feeling good except for one person who didn't drink the water.. So.. we all blamed the water fountain.. we had the water treatment plant guys come out to check the water and the tests came back OK.. So.. yeah.. right.. Either, they are hiding something or that we happen to drink all the "bad" water and the rest was good.. I had even offered them to take the water we still had in our water bottles, but they said "it has to be in a sterile container, we can't take a sample from your water bottle". So yeah.. There you go!!! Was out of work for about a day because of it.. oh well. I guess that's why we have PTO!

On to other news... Only 49 days till I see David and only 5 days till Pohnepi!! Can't wait to go.. It's going to be so much fun. Wish David would be there.. oh well.. I'm sure he's having fun at his LAN parties and hanging out with buds and all..

You know.. I absolutely hate when people tell me how to do my job.. Grr on them! Hell, I have been doing this for a while now.. I know what I'm doing!!!!

Neways.. moving on... like I said... this week has been interesting.. Been trying to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life.. career wise.. at least.. I'm getting pretty bored on the help desk, I'm always looking for other stuffs to do (rather, take on more responsibilities).. Wish I could move to another position or something.. I've been looking at other job opportunities on island. I've applied for a couple of them, but hadn't really heard back.. Some of them have said
" you need radar experience and stuffs".. so.. yeah, I've been thinking alot about what I want to do with my career.

On to other news.. I was on myspace.com last night and I was looking though my friends (friends list) and noticed alot of people who I went to high school with and also some old friends that I hadn't seen in a while.. I also manage to run across my ex's myspace page, which I had no idea he had.. so yeah.. it was a definitely an interesting evening. I emailed a couple of people that I used to hang with and all.. I can't believe how people grow up.. Notice that alot of the girls that I hung out with in high school have kids, been divorced, married, or whatever the case may be. Some of the guys that I remember, now live out of state, married, divorced, etc. etc. Some of them look a bit different than say 5 years ago, some of them look the same.. Like I said, it was an interesting evening... Memory Lane..

Well, today is the day that Beth comes back to Kwaj. She used to live here about a year ago (maybe 2 years ago)... She'll be working at the HourGlass (a local newspaper).. I'm sure Scott (David's Brother) is missing her like crazy, just like I'm missing David.. We're having a PCS party tonight (permanent change of station) for a lady who is leaving the island on the 21st and the party will also be a "Welcome Back to Kwaj" for Beth.. Hope she likes it.. I'm sure she's pretty jet lagged and wants to sleep.. but hey.. we gotta "PPPPAAARRTTYY!!!"

Well, I think that's it.. Just been thinking alot of the future and stuffs.. Been missing David like crazy and I think he's missin' me too.. Well, I hope so at least =D

Ya'll have a great weekend. Take care and see ya soon!

Things To Ponder About:

Why do croutons come in airtight packages? Aren't they just stale bread to begin with?

Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do, write to them? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen can look for them while they deliver the mail?

I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me..they're cramming for their final exam.

Thanks CB!

Great Truths That Adults Have Learned:

1) Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree.
2) Wrinkles don't hurt.
3) Families are like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.
6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy.

Thanks Lexy!

Hope everyone had a great weekend! I went scuba diving and had a blast! Have a great week!!

Another work week has ended..

Hello All again:

Well, I made it through another work week. It's was a bit rough this week, but hey.. I made it. Yea team!

First off, wanted to say Happy Mother's Day (early) to all the mom's out there, including, my mom, David's mom and Donna ;) Hope you guys have a great one!

Onto other news.. I had to send off my HP laptop to my parents, so they can send it to HP for me, since they (HP) wouldn't send the box out to a P.O. Box.. grr on them! So, yeah.. I don't have my laptop.. Which kinda sucks, since I usually email David late at night since he's at work and we chit chat for a bit, before I go to bed.. and I also check my email at home.. but that's ok, I guess. I check my email at work and all. So, it's all good, though I do miss my laptop.. oh well.. Hey, at least it was still under warranty and it's going to get fixed!

Let's see.. I've been catching up on sleep, thanks to Lexy and Cowboy. They are letting me borrow their Queen Size guest bed for the time being.. For a while now, I hadn't been sleeping too well and wasn't sure if it was the stress from work or if it's the bed, or something else.. Well, sure enough, it was the bed.. My little full size bed wasn't very comfy so I put a foam mattress on top when I first got here and I guess it's too soft.. so, Lexy and Cowboy had offered their guest bed and then whenever I leave, I'll just give it back to them.. I have been sleeping very well this past week (except for last night), and it's wonderful! Last night, I guess I just had a lot of stuff on my mind and tossed and turned all night, but that's ok.. I got almost a whole week of good sleep, I can affored 1 night of not sleeping well, compared to a weeks worth of not sleeping well.. So, yeah, I'm pretty happy with the "new" bed. Thanks again Lexy and Cowboy!

Hadn't been fishing lately, but I was invited to go fishin' on Monday if I wish.. So, I may take them up on the offer, maybe not.. Just gotta play it by ear. If I do go out.. I won't wear my sunglasses, so the guys here won't make fun of me :)

Only 11 days till Pohnpei and 56 more days still I see David. I can't wait to go on Vacation. We are ALL NEEDING IT! I was thinking the other night, that I was going to take ALOT of Pohnpei pics, but then, I thought.. Hell, I don't have a laptop to bring with me, so I can't download them from the card to the laptop, so I can take more pictures.. Oh Well, I'll figure it out. (if that made any sense)

Here at work, we got the helpdesk all cleaned up for the big wigs that are supposed to be coming next week. Our IT Building looks spiffy now :) Especialy the Help Desk, if I may say so myself. I had to file all of the 2005 End User Agreements (which there were hundreds) (I Think) and yeah.. I have the "scars" to prove it.. Got papercuts on my hands and chipped the nail polish off (a little bit).. so yeah. oh well.. it's ok. Everything looks spiffy now so it's all good.

Well.. I think that's about it.. Gotta run!

Take care!

This weeks lesson...

Now, hopefully each week.. you should see something "new" to live by.. This week is...

" every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back "

Oh Fishing Days!!!

Hello all again!

On Monday after the BQ Sale, David's dad (CB), Scott and myself decided that we were need to get a fishing fix.. so on Monday afternoon, we went out on the B-Boat and boy was it fun!!!! No fish to be had, not even a nibble on the line, but we had fun nonetheless. What made it real interesting was the storm that came up on us. Now, don't get me wrong, it wasn't like the whole Forrest Gump scene, where LT. Dan was talking to God up on the sail thingy.. we weren't be tossed around like the S.S. Minnow on Gilligan's Island.. but it was pretty interesting.. I now know why people in FL love to see a storm crossing the Ocean.. It's really cool. We saw the rain coming towards us and all of a sudden, we were getting pelted by rain drops.. It was the "stinging rain".. lol :) It was pretty awesome, though, since they had issued a "B-Boat Warning" we had to head back to Kwaj.. and sure enough, as luck would have it, as soon as we docked, the warning was lifted.. GO FIGURE!!! Bah.. it's ok though, we didn't catch any fish, but we sure did have fun. I was telling David the other night, that going out on the ocean with CB during a rain storm was more fun than going to a waterpark like SixFlags or whatever.. Yeah, so we had fun.. I think I'm going to take a weekend off to myself though.. I gotta get some sleep and relax a bit...

A couple of guys here at work have been picking on me because of my sunburn.. One of the guys here, Lance, keeps on saying that "I'm getting tired of telling the racoons (who are outside) with flowers in their hands, that you are taken".. get it?? racoons = me with white eyes and the rest of my face and bod red as a lobster :) What the great thing about me getting sunburned, is that I pretty much lose the sunburn within 2 days and then I'm tan.. So, it's all good.

On another note.. only 64 days left until I see David again. He told me the other night that he got his tickets for July (had to wait on something to be cleared before he actually got the tickets, though already paid for them).. so.. yeah.. I'm looking forward to seeing him and my family and everyone else.. Should be an intresting trip...

The past couple of weeks, I have been trying to get in touch with some friends that I have lost contact with over the years.. J. Honey, C. Shotts, C. Hyatt, etc. etc.. to see what they've been up to, where they living now, etc. etc.. A couple of people have emailed me back and all and it's great to talk to them and to see what they've been up too. Hopefully we can all stay in touch.. I guess what prompted me to emailing people and trying to get in touch with people, is that I was thinking about my friend who had passed away several years ago (Tyson) and though.. "man.. why don't I keep in touch with anyone anymore".. so.. yeah.. I guess why we (as in everyone, including myself) "lose" touch with people, is that we either had an outting, too busy to talk to anyone or whatever the case maybe... and that is such a shame.. We are only on this world for a certain amount of time and why argue about the little stuff.. and if we do argue, we should resolve it and MOVE ON! =) I am taking my own medicine here, if you didn't already know.. :) So, yeah..

Yesterday, I had finished reading the book "The DaVinci Code" and it was a pretty interesting book.. Makes you think about stuff that you are not usually supposed to question and whatnot.. I really dont want to give away the book or anything, or even talk about religion on this website, but nonetheless, it was a good book.. Last night, I went over to Cowboy and Lexy's place and watched the movie "The DaVinci Code" and too me, the book was alot better.. That's what everyone had said and yep, it's true.. Isn't it always though?!?!

Other than that, it's been going.. I'll post later on...