Scribbles on a Notebook

Saturday was probably the hardest but most fun day in the history of poolie meetings. We got to the office at 8 am and drove to Asheville for our monthly IST in front of master sergeant. This was my FINAL IST... The one that counts for me getting into bootcamp. Lots of pressure.. Yeah. So, my hang sucked... Not really.. It just wasn't my best. 54 seconds. My crunches were really good... 85. And my run time!! Woohoo! Fastest female with the time of 12:17!! Pretty good for me... My best time yet. After all that we played a very strange game of softball. No one really knew the scores, everyone was too busy talking smack. I think it had something to do with waaaaaay too much tesasterone. Anyway.. About two hours in the SUPER hot sun and we were exhausted. Everyone just wanted to go home... Yeah right. So! Gunny decides that it's been too easy of a day for us and that we need to go PT. (Physically Train) We decided to go over to lake Summet (MY lake!!) and swim at Justin's aunt's lake house. Well, we did laps, then did pushups.. Then laps then pushups. Then we treaded water and did leg lifts... Then Gunny decides that we need cardio training. So we start this race. We run barefoot around the lake about 1/2 mile to the public access place, jump into the water, swim about 150 meters back to the boathouse, and then repeat. We did not 4, not 6, but 10 laps that way. That's 5 miles and 1500 meters... That's A LOT. We were told that if we got too tired, to stop and wait on the dock. Well, out of 15 people only 6 finished the whole amount. And me? Well, I was never more than 3 people from the front of the pack! I was so proud! I didn't think I could make it... But I kept telling myself that I wasn't going to stop until I was in the back.. Because as long as I was in front on somebody I had more strength than they did and I couldn't quit when I could still keep going. About halfway through I stepped on a piece of glass and it lodged in my second toe. Man that hurt. But I pulled it out and put a bandaid on it and kept running. After all that we still had to swim laps and do pushups and stuff like that. Then we played King of the dock!! Woohoo! I love that game! We had so much fun! No one could breathe we were laughing so hard. Oh.. And did I mention that I had to swim in my LARGE shirt because we didn't know we were going to swim? It was like pulling a parachute behind me.. It was awful. After that, my niece Danielle had wanted me to come spend the night at her apartment, but all the poolies were going to Ryan's Steak House to eat. So I asked her if she wanted to tag along.. She did. So we ate, had them sing happy birthday to Gunny (no it wasn't his birthday) and then left for her house.
Ahh... What a night. We got over there, and one of her friends calls her to tell her that he's singing kareoke at this little restaurant downtown (she lives in Brevard). So we decide we'd love to go see. That was probably the funniest thing I have ever seen... These REALLY drunk people kept coming up to sing al these songs.. It was really bad!! haha! But sooo funny. Her friends actually did a really good job. He almost talked me into going up there, but I was like noo way!
I was soooo tied but we didn't even get in bed till 3 Saturday night.. And then danielle got a call at 6:30 and had to go to work. She's a firefighter so she's on call whenever. I was too tired Sunday night at church.. I could hardly even stand up for choir practice... I got in bed at around 11 last night.. And I'm still tired.. I think I'll go take a nap or something.
love peace and potato chips!

Shh!! Top secret stuff!

Idk y I'm posting. Susannah's in Deleware, and no one but Laura and maybe Becky will read this. But whatever... three people read this anyway. I mostly post for myself.
I got this thing that I'm not really suposed to have.. but I love it! And I will NOT give it up. It is, my friends, a schedule. And not just any schedule. OH no. It is THE schedule. The schedule of bootcamp. A day by day, hour by hour detailing of what is going to happen. I know when we run, when we eat, when the gas chambers are, everything! It's sooo cool. It took me forever to find. And the site had a print protection program on it.. so I had to hand write everything. But it was worth it. I am now VERY pumped. I also knocked Two mins off my run time!!! I am SO excited!! In just one day!! Weds it was 15:08.. then on thurs it was 13:23!!! That's HUGE!!!
Today, I went to a marine meeting again... Anyways... I have told you guys that I have been tired, and that we were worked hard.. This tops them all. it's too long and I'm too tired to type it all tonight..
So. I'll tell you about it later.. for right now I'm going to post the lyrics to my new favorite song. It's an older song..

Drops of Jupiter
By Train

Now that she’s back in the atmosphere
With drops of jupiter in her hair, hey, heyS
he acts like summer and walks like rain
Reminds me that there’s time to change, hey, hey
Since the return from her stay on the moon
She listens like spring and she talks like june, hey, hey

Tell me did you sail across the sun
Did you make it to the milky way to see the lights all faded
And that heaven is overrated
Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were looking at yourself out there

Now that she’s back from that soul vacation
Tracing her way through the constellation, hey, hey
She checks out mozart while she does tae-bo
Reminds me that there’s time to grow, hey, hey
Now that she’s back in the atmosphere
I’m afraid that she might think of me as plain ol’ jane
Told a story about a man who is too afraid to fly so he never did land

Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet
Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day
And head back to the milky way
And tell me, did venus blow your mind
Was it everything you wanted to find
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there

Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken
Your best friend always sticking up for you even when I know you’re wrong
Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance five-hour phone Conversation
The best soy latte that you ever had . . . and me

Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet
Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day
And head back toward the milky way

And tell me Did you sail across the sun,
Did you make it to the milky way
To see the lights are faded
And that Heaven is overrated
Did you fall from a shooting start
One without a permanant scar
And did you miss me while you where looking for yourself out there?

Did you fall from a shooting star?
And were you lonely looking for yourself out there?

*Sigh* you just have to hear it I guess....

I am NOT a complete idiot...Some parts are missing.

Just kidding! I'm not missing anything... cept maybe common sense. HAH! Ok..
So, I just got finished reading everything in my gorgeous new scrapbook for the 4th time.. It makes me cry every time!! I can't hardly stand it! Susannah.. *sigh* I love you! you are the most awesome person in the world! That was the best gift ever! I love how you were apologizing for grammatical errors I didn't even see...
You know, I have my quiz thing on my IM profile, and I am VERY surprised how poorly everyone is doing. NO ONE knows my rank, or my dad's FIRST name... And other stuff like things about my siblings and all that. I'm not upset at all.. Just a bit ... Taken aback. I guess I don't talk as much as I thought I did. Or my friends don't listen like I thought they did... But it's probably just me.
OH! I need to give you guys the low down...
Saturday, as usual, we had our poolie meeting. We did a full PFT (Physical Fitness Test) which includes: max hang, max crunches, and 3 mile run. Well, the hang wasn't my best, but it was still very good, the crunches were only 2 under my max, and the run...Ha! The run sucked. I haven't run a 5 mile in so long... I passed.. But just BARELY.. Like... I had seconds to spare... Horrible. So naturally, I was all upset and discouraged after that poor attempt when IT happened. Let me explain.
we usually do something exciting and new after our normal IST. This week, we got to go to MY lake and PT!!! I was so excited!! I love swimming! But I knew that it was going to be very physically demanding. I honestly didn't expect to do well.. Especially after that run kicked my butt. When we started, we swam out and around Gunny, and back to the dock. When we got out we did some sort of exercise (leg lifts, crunches, pushups, etc.), and then jumped right back in. No time to stop.. Or breath. This went on for about 45 mins. Then Gunnny had us all get into the water and tried for 5 mins. Then we treaded with out our arms for 5 and then without our legs for 5. We squished tight into a group and treaded even longer. Lots of people flipped out... Just cause we were squished so tight I guess. We then swam all the way across the lake. It was prolly about 450 meters there and back. As I was getting out.. I looked around and realized something... I was all by myself. Everyone else was about 20 feet behind me. That was so cool! Ryan Hendrix is so good at everything! I never can beat him!! And this time I was smokin! Then gunny had us do a race... Up the stairs, run 100 yards, swim 200 meters, and then repeat. As we were going up the stairs, it was me, Ryan, and Brandon neck and neck... And neck.. (w/e). When we started running.. Ryan pulled ahead.. Then we got to the water... I passed him... And kept swimming.. I got out and started running again. As I was getting into the water again, Ryan was getting out.. Brandon was WAYYYY behind (along with the other 13 poolies). I dove into the water and killed myself trying to get all the way out to Gunny. As I got to him.. He shook his head. "I'm really proud of you Erin, but this is pathetic. You shouldn't be beating Brandon and Justin." HA! Little does he know! I finished a good minute and a half before Ryan, and about 3 minutes before everyone else. We did more relays and swam the lake twice more before we left.. And I beat everyone at EVERYTHING in the water!!! I was SOOOOO excited!! Everyone kept telling me afterward that I swam at Mach 3! hahaha! I love it! Some of those guys needed a girl to show them up! They're all body builders with all this muscle and good looks and whatever, so they needed me to show them they are NOT king of the world. I AM!
The REALLY cool part was, When I was running, I was praying to God, asking him just for the strength to keep running. And God said to me, "I am your strength and salvation. Lean on me." and so I did. All I was expecting was for Him to get me through the day. I NEVER expected Him to help me rock! I was singing m own praises all the way home! It was sooo cool. He really is awesome!! I can't even believe it! Man! He gave me just what I needed to keep me motivated! Wow, I love God.

Hey all

I finally got a picture on my profile!! woopee!!!!!!!!

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Hey I thought this video was hilarious! Watch it if you get some time... Please?

loofas and noodles

My mother just bought this new loofa and she hates the little string thing they put on it. So I stole it. I'm wearing it as a bracelet with this bead thing on it. It's cool cause it's all soft and soapy-smelling. Anyways... That all I have to say about that. I really have nothing to say about noodles, it just sounded cool following 'loofas'. SO! Nothing interesting to say here.

32 days yall. kinda weird... A little scary.

HEY! Susannah! When do I get my scrapbook??? I NEED it! Well... I don't need it in a literal sense... But emotionally I think I'll just DIE without it!!!!!!!!
ok... Now that that's over.

well, I have just decided that Walmart is nearly the funnest place ever. Please let me explain, Susannah, before you bite my head off.
Amber and I thought it would be cool to go to walmart after we had breakfast on Tuesday. Well, it being only 7 in the morning, there was nobody there. We bought a pair of socks each and ran around sliding up and down isles and running from the employees. One guy just looked at us very strangely, and another followed us around. We scared each other one time.. I she walked around a corner when I wasn't expecting her.. It scared both of us so bad! Amber's gum came flying out of her mouth... She tried to catch it about four times before it finally fell on the floor. We both laughed so hard that we ended up on our knees in the middle of the floor. It was great.

wow.. I really have nothing to say, so I'll leave before I say something idiotic. Have a wonderful rest of the day and never forget to feed your little brothers... they can get very.... put out.