Alia's World

Carnival Fascination Cruise

2010-10-13T21:41:00.006-04:00

So we just finished our first cruise with Carnival. I found the ship pretty well set-up. We enjoyed the water slides and the mini-golf. My son really enjoyed Camp Carnival so much so that that's where he wanted to be the whole time. I also liked the fact the the build a bear was not over-priced and my son could get a nice souvenir. The room was pretty nice and the price was good. My son

Is hoping

2010-06-27T15:13:00.002-04:00

That this trip home with family will help deal with this new turn of events in our lives. Having a child with a rare disease turns your world upside down and you need the support of family and good friends to help you deal.

Bad News - My son is sick

2010-06-21T15:46:00.007-04:00

It has been a week or so since some bad news has been confirmed.My 7 year old son was recently in the ER back in April with pneumonia. he was given some IV meds and sent home. We thought everything was well. About 10 days later, he had abdominal pain again and off to the ER. They gave him different Antibiotics and sent him home again. Within a day he spiked a fever of 105 and then again. This

Ramada Airport North Hotel Charlotte - 1st Stop to Jamaica

2010-04-13T16:15:00.022-04:00

I was going to do an overall post on our trip to Jamaica but realized it would probably be very long. So I am going to start with the first hotel we stayed in. It was the Ramada Airport North Hotel in Charlotte NC. I decided to get a hotel room because we were leaving super(0600am) early in the morning out of Charlotte which is a good 2hrs and 15mins from us. Now to the hotel, I

Time for another class

2009-09-29T20:17:00.002-04:00

So after my week break I am starting my next class, accounting and finance, I am already confused and it's only the first day. It has been a nice break, I think I will have to do this between every class. I probably should have seen if I could start my class after my birthday but it's too late now. I still haven't decided where I should go for my birthday but I'm leaning towards Disney World,

It's almost that time

2009-09-25T21:13:00.003-04:00

For my birthday that is and I am trying to decide what to do. My current options that I am taking into consideration are: Orlando (because I get into Disney World free on my birthday), New Orleans, Charleston, Chapel Hill (because there is a football game on my birthday)... I have 4 whole days off to celebrate because it so happens that my usual Friday off falls the day before and the Monday

Gap Analysis: Global Communications

2009-09-18T19:21:00.002-04:00

Gap Analysis: Global Communications Global Communications is currently among one of the telecommunication industry’s companies that is waning. Its stock has lost more than 50 % in value and Global Communications will face so challenges in making it appreciate again. Global Communications is also facing an increasing number of competitors. Global Communications has to

Emotional Intelligence

2009-09-18T19:21:00.001-04:00

No matter what company anyone works for, emotions will always factor into the workplace. “Emotions create a stats of readiness...They make us aware of events that may affect our survival and well-being. Some emotions are particularly strong triggers that demand our attention, interrupt our train of thought, and generate the motivation to act on the environment,” (McShane &

The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas - MMPBL/501 FORCES INFLUENCING BUSINESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

2009-09-18T19:18:00.000-04:00

It can be challenging for an American company to be successful overseas. When attempting to go overseas with a bushiness venture they have to take some risks when making business decisions. The franchisor for Chicago Style pizza, Steve Kafka, is an American of Czech origin and he has decided to try his hand at expanding his business to the Czech Republic. When he first

Environmental Analysis MMPBL/501 FORCES INFLUENCING BUSINESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

2009-09-18T19:06:00.008-04:00

Verizon Wireless is a company that operates within the telecommunications and technology industry. Regardless of the current economic condition, Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communication and Vodafone, has had a continued rise in subscribers since 2001. Some of the macroeconomic variables that may affect the industry as a whole are unemployment/employment, personal disposable

Macroeconomic Impact MMPBL/501 FORCES INFLUENCING BUSINESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

2009-09-18T19:02:00.000-04:00

Macroeconomic Impact The Federal Reserve Board has three many tools that is uses to control the supply of money in the United States. These three tools are the reserve ratio, the discount rate and open-market operations. When the Fed uses thee tools they influence the money supply and affect macroeconomic factors. I will discuss how money is created and when it needs to

Yikes it's been a while

2009-08-07T08:34:00.002-04:00

This wont be long either. Have lots going on. My son starts school on Monday, 1st grade, wow time flies. And we are going to a Def Leppard concert tonight in Raleigh so that of course means tomorrow we have to hit Chapel Hill.

Home Depot Issue resolved

2009-07-05T00:44:00.003-04:00

Finally, everything has been resolved with my countertop from Home Depot. I finally have the two pieces I need in the sizes I need. I also received a delivery refund from Home Depot and was able to pick it up from them. I was so glad I did not have to deal with the delivery people again. Now I just have to figure out how to install them or get someone else to do it.

Vacation Over :(

2009-06-25T15:32:00.000-04:00

It’s definitely been a while since I wrote on here but that’s what happens when you combine vacation with starting on you Masters degree. It seems like the month really flew by and it’s hard to believe class is done. Well almost I have not quiet finished my paper yet so technically it’s not done yet since the work isn’t finished but class is. The paper is very interesting

DrumTV on the News!

2009-06-08T22:11:00.003-04:00

AFN Balkan Aircheck

2009-06-08T13:27:00.005-04:00

Blues Festival - News Feature story

2009-06-07T22:05:00.003-04:00

Really Home Depot has it come to this

2009-06-05T14:55:00.002-04:00

Here I am trying to enjoy my vacation in wonderful Germany with my family, thinking that finally everything has been settled with my coutnertop from Home Depot and it should be waiting for me once I return. Right?Wrong, although I mentioned several times in my meeting with Home Depot that I would not be able to accept delivery of my countertop because I would not be available, they have (well

Amneville Zoo France

2009-05-31T12:57:00.004-04:00

OK Let's start off with the fact that this is a pretty cool zoo BUT and this is a big BUT, it is, in my humble opinion, VERY expensive. For ages 3 to 11 - 20 EuroAnyone over 12 - 25 EuroThe main reason I mention the price is because you can't find it anywhere online. It's not on their website, www.zoo-amneville.com, nor anywhere else I tried to find it. It would have been nice to know before

Home Depot Update

2009-05-17T18:02:00.001-04:00

I had an appointment with Home Depot at 1100hrs to try to get this counter thing settled. Even when I wrote the email I knew it was confusing so this was no suprise that they wanted to see me in person in regards to this. I took in my paperwork that I orginially had taken when making the order so I could show it was their mistake not mine.I spoke to Cliff and we had it settled even before the

The Home Depot situation

2009-04-22T10:17:00.003-04:00

So way back in March, I did some renovations ( I didn't do them but had them done) to my kitchen and part of the renovation was a new counter top. So I decide to go to Lowe's first of course they are my place of choice and paid $35 to have someone come out and give an estimate. Well the installer called and after talking to Lowe's installer who said he would get as much money out of me as he

Been a while

2009-04-21T14:06:00.003-04:00

And this wont be long either. I am very busy at work lately working on Thunder Over Augusta a big Armed Forces Day event as well as working on the usual quarterly awards ceremony plus all other requests that have been flooding in.I do have to say that finally my hot tub is in it's right position and location and hopefully today an electrician will come by and let me know how much it will cost

Another trip to ATL

2009-04-04T22:49:00.003-04:00

This one was for a mini-ktown reunion (that would be Kaiserlsautern American High School '92) and it was actually pretty fun.I was able to see my good friend Wendy who I almost never see. The last time was when we went to Chapel Hill to meet the basketball team back in 2007.Well we didn't go Friday night like a lot of others as we headed out to see a Playhouse Disney show, so we rolled out

The hot tub is HERE

2009-04-03T15:25:00.002-04:00

Yes in deed, it arrived safe and sound (I think I haven't unwrapped it yet).The current problem is finding people strong enough to unwrapped and place it. I did not think about this before hand. It's ok though it's here and in the back yard and that's all that really matters. I finally asked the people who had done some lawn work for me and they came by and it took them about 5 minutes. Then of

I had to do it --Twitter

2009-04-01T08:09:00.002-04:00

After all of the stories I have read on Twitter, I decided to go ahead and get an account. We shall see where this may lead or if I will even use it.I have used it on and off and still haven't decided if I like it but now since we can no longer access facebook.com at work I may end up using it more. I haven't decided if I will use it as a work thing or personal thing yet so I have been flipping

Hampton Inn Atlanta-Buckhead, GA - Watch your charges from them

2009-03-23T14:11:00.008-04:00

Recently we went to Atlanta to see Cirque De Soleil. I had booked our hotel more than a month prior to the trip and pre-paid for the room. We decided to stay at theHampton Inn Atlanta-Buckhead3398 Piedmont Rd., NE Atlanta,GAUnited States, 30305Tel: 404-233-5656Fax: 404-237-4688This was my first trip in a long time to Atlanta so I wasn't sure of the location of the hotel but it turned out not to

Yeah I ordered, finally

2009-03-23T07:55:00.003-04:00

Have you guessed what it is yet? Well I decided to go ahead and buy something I thought I wasn't going to be able to . Technically I shouldn't but sometimes you have to just jump in, which is what I will be doing when my new hot tub I ordered this weekend gets to the house. It is not the one I originally planned on getting (I'm not that extravagant) but I think it will suffice. This one also only

NCAA Basketball tournament

2009-03-22T20:21:00.003-04:00

I've been slacking a little but at least now I can say a few things. FIrst off, UNC was seeded #1 in their region YEAH and the rest of the bracket doesn't look to bad. Also the good news is that Ty Lawson is playing and they really needed him in the second game.In the first game UNC had to play the 16th seed of course that's how it works, which was Radford, they stomped them, 101 to 58. Lawson

Oh what a sad day....

2009-03-14T18:09:00.001-04:00

If you haven't yet guessed it UNC lost but they shouldn't have. It was a very exciting game though and even though they lost you could feel the excitement in the air because it was a close game.I was glad I wouldn't have to pay another $10 for parking the next day. Without Lawson though it was iffy that they would win a game that was close, he really is a staple in their game. That's ok though

And the response to my USAirways question when a fare goes down after purchase ....

2009-03-14T18:08:00.001-04:00

Dear Ms. Thank you for visiting usairways.com.When a new lower fare becomes available after a ticket has been purchased, customers are entitled to a lower fare guarantee refund within the following guidelines. The difference in fares needs to be more than the change fee of $150.00. The change fee will be deducted from the difference and the residual amount will be issued in the form of a US

I can't believe

2009-03-13T00:15:00.005-04:00

That I didn't write about this before but it just popped into my head.I finally bought our tickets to Germany.Now to how that came about.I check usairways.com almost 4 or 5 times or more a day (yes I am compulsive but damn it I want a good deal). I am using them only because of the credit they issued me from a prior trip mentioned in a prior post. For the 3 months or so, the prices haven't

First day at the ACC tournament

2009-03-12T23:35:00.003-04:00

The trip was uneventful, thank goodness but because I was being lazy with our departure we arrive a little late for the 1st game. It's all good though, it's not like it was UNC playing because we would have been way early for that.No snow which is always good.So we get to the 1st game after paying $10 for parking which I thought was ok until I found out there were no in and out privileges. This

ACC tournament countdown

2009-03-11T09:38:00.004-04:00

That's right, it's that time of year again. March Madness has begun and just like any other college basketball fan, i'm in full swing of it except this year, I get to go to the ACC Tournament.As a recap, I love UNC and all other teams suck. They just won their conference by beating out the ....,I'll keep it nice, Duke. What a wonderful day for us UNC fans, they beat them both times this

The New Kitchen

2009-03-06T05:53:00.028-05:00

Below is the old kitchen to the right is the new:Below old kitchen right new: Below old view from living room right new:So the renovations to my kitchen are more or less done. I just need to have the counter redone but it's not too obvious so I decided to post pictures. I really like what the guy did, he did a great job and this has really opened up the kitchen and the rest of the house too. It's

Snow, Cirque De Soleil, Snow, Drive, Snow, snow snow

2009-03-01T22:54:00.003-05:00

Do you see a pattern? Last I checked I live in the South, you know, like Georgia. Also upon closer review of my calender it seems that it says 1 Mar so pretty close to spring right. So why is it that it snowed ALL DAY and not just a wee bit, A LOT. We were trying to enjoy the Cirque De Soleil but the snow made it a wee bit harder. It was snowy and COLD. This show is in a big tent but the toilets

First road trip to ATL

2009-02-28T09:13:00.003-05:00

Our drive to ATl was uneventful. It started out with rain pouring down in increments and then finally tapered off to some nice roads but still very cloudy. As long as the roads were drive I didn't care what what the sky looked like.We arrived too early to check in so we went right to the mall. Finally a real mall, but we didn't stay too long. I hit the Aveda shop where I could finally

The Hot Tub Story

2009-02-26T17:03:00.007-05:00

I have been contemplating for a long time on which hot tub I should spend my 'First-Time Buyers' tax loan on. Thank goodness I found the website below to help me along without it I would have been lost. http://www.spadepot.com/spacyclopedia/spa-buyers-guide.htmEven with this assistance it was a very hard choice and at the last minute funding became an issue so I had to scale back :( The one

USAirways surprise

2009-02-25T14:06:00.001-05:00

Here is the response I received within a week of writing them. I am a little impressed. This was a quick turn around and much better than the last time I had to deal with an issue.Dear Ms. (me):Thank you for contacting US Airways. We appreciate and welcome all inquiries, concerns, and compliments, as your feedback is important to us. Please accept my personal apology for any difficulties or

Letter to USAirways in regards to my experience of a major delay

2009-02-21T19:23:00.005-05:00

This letter was submitted on their website via email on Friday 20 February, 2009.I really hope you are able to help with this. I had some serious delays on our last flight from AGS to SAT. On 14 Feb, early Saturday morning, we proceeded to the Augusta Airport at 0400 in the morning to catch our 0535am flight. Upon arrival, check in was fine and we proceeded to the gate. As the departure time

USAirways ridiculous travel delay from Augusta GA to San Antonio TX

2009-02-21T19:21:00.005-05:00

It has taken me a few days to calm down before writing about my experience with USAirways on Valentine's day with what I thought would be a somewhat smooth trip (we were flying out on the first plane so who would think there would be issues right).Boy was I wrong.On top of everything else, as I am standing at the front ticketing counter (in other words I had left the boarding gate) trying to get

Tornado Watch

2009-02-18T22:53:00.005-05:00

Oh what a great day to be back in GA. Today has greeted us with a tornado watch and now with a severe thunder storm watch. Hopefully all will go well for us. I can hear the rain coming down and the wind blowing but no thunder or lightning :( I love thunder storms. I haven't seen a good thunder storm since about 1999 when I stayed in the dorms at Langley AFB. Oh yeah on a side note, San Antonio

San Antonio YEAH

2009-02-15T23:54:00.003-05:00

So we finally made it. By the time we got to the Atlanta airport I was so tired I up-graded us to first class for a price of $150 for the silly 2 to 3 hour trip. It was nice but really not such a big deal, neither one of us is really that big so it's not like we really needed the extra room. The free drinks and snacks was nice though, and drinking out of glass didn't hurt.After we were picked

Trip to San Antonio

2009-02-13T21:06:00.002-05:00

It's that time again. We're off on another trip. This time we are going to San Antonio to visit my son's girlfriend per se. It's actually his old classmate who's mom PCSed (moved with the military) to San Antonio. They use to live behind us and she was his best friend. He cried all day the day she left and the only thing that would calm him down was to promise him a trip to see her. So now

Update on The House

2009-02-12T17:39:00.003-05:00

Today was a very constructive day. In between my doctor's appointments, I got a lot done.I organized my son's legos so I could give them away, I went through some of his other toys and found some I could give away. I also returned some extra tile. Speaking of which I had the tile guy come in today to do my backsplash and I must say it's looking good. I also had my two storm doors installed

ACC Tournament Decision

2009-02-11T09:10:00.002-05:00

Here is my horsoscope for this week (it only applies when it is a good one):You're riding a wave of romance, creative, speculative urges and pleasure. You're getting closer and closer to taking a big chance (if you haven't already, the last few weeks) - do so, for now risk pays off, in the heart and wallet! Don't waste your time, energy or charisma in social life. Instead, plunge into the moment,

Overstock update

2009-02-09T21:12:00.007-05:00

OK not really but I figured I will talk about the stuff I bought at overstock.com and hopefully in the near future I will actually post some pictures. Once I post the pictures you will really see how addicted to overstock I am. (So I decided to post the pictures now)I'm not sure I should post all of them at once because then maybe you will really see I was not joking about my overstock

ACC Tournament

2009-02-04T11:05:00.003-05:00

I'm doing my daily email check and in my inbox I find the opportunity to get tickets to the ACC Basketball Tournament. OK if you don't already know I love college basketball, especially the ACC as my team UNC, belongs to that division. The offer for the tickets is pretty good after I search the Internet seeing what the cost would be. I can buy tickets for the whole 4 days, all games for $726 for

Life's Little tid bits

2009-01-29T07:43:00.004-05:00

Yesterday my son had a doctor's appointment and thinking back on it now, I have to laugh. This means of course something funny went down and I just have to share it.We went to a new doctor today, Dr Jones (I thought he would like that as he loves Indiana Jones) for his annual visit. During this visit there was a possibility of shots or so I thought. We start with the basics, weight, height and

addicted to overstock.com

2009-01-27T21:52:00.004-05:00

I have come to the realization that I am addicted to Overstock.comHow have I come to this conclusion you ask?Well whenever I log into my overstock account, I see how many purchases I have made in the last 5 months. Well I don't see all of them because there are two pages worth:)I really am enjoying that site and most of the things that I have purchased from there have been great with the

The Birthday party

2009-01-25T11:52:00.006-05:00

On saturday was the big day, my son turned 6 and the party was a success. The place we went to Jumpin Beans was basically an indoor inflatables place just for our party. The kids were running around everywhere more or less playing nice lol. Some kids showed up a little too early and their parents rolled out, which I wasn't too pleased about, especially since one was a sibling of an invited child.

L.A. continued

2009-01-14T12:13:00.005-05:00

OK So let me break down the Laugh Factory. Not nearly as big as we thought it would be and what was up with the MANDATORY 2 drinks, damn $45 isn't enough on tickets. It was aslo kind of ghetto but yet me still had fun. While we were upstairs waiting for the next show, there was this couple in front of us who smelled like a skunk had attacked them, and not matter where we went we couldn't get away

Trip to LA

2009-01-12T01:07:00.008-05:00

Ok it has been a very busy weekend here in L.A. My girl was trying to stuff as much as possible into my visit and she did a great job but now I'm exhausted lol. So the trip to LA has now come to an end and I am exhausted. Boy we did a lot of stuff in two days. It will probably take me a week to recover from everything. Let’s see, Friday we started at a restaurant right after coming from the

in the airport

2009-01-09T12:24:00.004-05:00

yup you guessed it, I'm sitting in the Augusta airport for the first time waiting on my flight to leave for Charlotte so I can catch the connector flight to LA for my weekend trip. I'm off to see one of my good friends that I was in the AF with and we have all kinds of plans. She has us traveling all day tomorrow, then off to a BBQ, then to the Laugh Factory on Sunset for some laughs and Sunday

two weeks of down time

2009-01-04T10:16:00.003-05:00

Well the end of the exodus has come and I am sure Monday will bring many things. It was nice having time to catch up on everything at work, even though I still didn't get nearly half of the things I planned on doing done. This is the first time I have actually been in the office for Christmas, before I was either in Germany or working TDY for President Ford's funeral. It was nice but I think

I have so lapsed so here goes

2008-12-27T11:48:00.004-05:00

So of course Thanksgiving was hectic with all the events we had going on and that quickly led into December and next thing you know it's after Christmas already and New Year's is right around the corner. It has been nice to get some days off here and there and of course it has been quiet since all the troops are on exodus. It's given me some time to catch up and clean my office just a little,

Halloween and the best costume goes to...

2008-11-01T18:33:00.005-04:00

US of course or why else would i bring it up. See pictures below. We went to this spot called Monkey Joe's which has all kinds of inflatables.That was just a quick up-date. Got to go.

I was worried

2008-10-29T21:52:00.002-04:00

But I received my voter's registration card just in time. Some things take forever here in GA. I ordered my personalized plates (of course) way back in the middle of September and to this day I still haven't received them. Off topic, I need to vent about work. As a Public Affairs Specialist, no where in the regulations does it say we are responsible for the quarterly awards ceremony and

Canada

2008-10-12T19:47:00.005-04:00

Went to the comedy club last night and had a pretty good time. The comedians were Barry Kennedy, Cal Post and Daniel Tirado. I am hoping to hit it again before I leave Saturday morning. I also got to see some other comedians on Thursday night that were pretty funny. Over all the trip wasn't bad. I sold my first thing on Craigslist, my old winter tires from the Honda for like $260. They were

The job

2008-10-12T19:47:00.001-04:00

OK So now I have been settled in the job for a few weeks and it has been a busy few weeks. I am glad my position is community relations as that is what I wanted to do but I never realized how busy that position can be especially when you ‘re in a community as supportive of its troops as Augusta, GA. Of course that’s a two-sided sword, it means they also ask a lot of you,

Off to Canada we go

2008-10-11T08:44:00.002-04:00

Well the first half of the drive wasn't bad at all besides the fact that we had to wait to leave until after K was released from school at 1530hrs. Made it to MD by midnight 8hrs and 15 min drive.Did I mention K's stupid school wouldn't let him have excused absences for the 3 days next week because they don't see Canadian Thanksgiving as a special circumstance and denied my request. For crying

quick

2008-10-09T21:07:00.002-04:00

I know it has been a while and there is a lot to talk about but as luck would have it (ok so it was planned) We're off to Canada for a week, YEAH finally a real vacation (well after the grueling 18 hour drive).Maybe I will have time to catch everything up there.Work has been busy, I can definitely say Community Relations is not a job where you occasionally work, it's one where you occasionally

Before and in progress pictures

2008-09-29T20:23:00.003-04:00

Ok YEAH me I closed on my house on friday and the painters got started asap which is good as my household goods are being delivered on thursday. I have been busy as hell so I haven't been able to write nearly as much as I have wanted but such is life sometimes. Now i'm going to try to add a bunch of house pictures.Above is the prior owners version of K's roomAbove is a work in progress for K's

Before and in progress pictures

2008-09-29T20:23:00.001-04:00

It is time

2008-09-12T18:05:00.002-04:00

For me to start thinking about some colors in the house if all goes well. And I think I finally decided. red for the kitchen, Carolina blue for my bedroom and bath, light brown for the dining area, sky blue for the living room, quest room and bathroom and of course K's room is purple. I hope it turns out.

Hectic day at work

2008-09-09T17:23:00.003-04:00

Ok considering I have only been here a week, today was busy as i don't know what. The Atlanta Falcons came for a visit with the cheerleaders. they flew in on 3 Blackhawks (which makes me have a flashback of the time I took my first ride on one, that was great) and then the show began. We of course had media and they had media and they were late so that pushed everything to be shortened. And then

in search a house & financing, the story begins

2008-09-08T20:08:00.005-04:00

Ok so here I am after being in Augusta almost and week and i have found nothing to rent in the school district that I want. I wish i wasn't so picky, it is only elementary school right. I don't care though because if he gets a wrong start with a crappy school, that wont help him build for the harder stuff. Anyway I drove around so many neighborhoods, hoods being a key portion of the phrase.

My first week in Augusta

2008-09-04T23:36:00.004-04:00

Ok So we got here on Sunday and things have been pretty busy. The drive was about 9 or so hours because i couldn't get motivated even though I really wanted to get here. I took Monday driving around looking at some addresses and picking up a few things.Oh did I mention my mother who is suppose to watch my son so I can go to work doesn't make it to the hotel until 1am. I wasn't sleeping that

A suggestion from http://www.abitofmylife.com/

2008-08-30T12:06:00.005-04:00

This is a fun little meme.Go to Google and type in quotation marks your name and then “likes to” (ex. “Tom likes to”). Type in the first ten things that come up and repost in your own noteAlia likes to sleep in the snuggli with Daddy since he is warm Alia likes to talk to her, need I say moreAlia likes to offer you Prague accomodation located right in Prague centreAlia likes to play golfAlia

Alexandria movers

2008-08-29T23:16:00.003-04:00

Where should I begin. Well I was told to call thursday afternoon if I hadn't heard from the moving company so I did to ask when they would be coming. I was told the movers would be there between noon and 1600hr (not exactly what I wanted to hear).So today I drop K off at school and then head over to Sye's house to drop off some food, then back to the hotel. At the hotel I start packing some of

Not as good as Monday

2008-08-27T13:11:00.002-04:00

So today was not as lucky as yesterday with the movers. I get there early so there isn’t a repeat of yesterday but of course they don’t show until about 0930 L Now this completely throws off the rest of my day. I was suppose to drop my car off at the dealership at 0800 but the movers said they weren’t going to take to long so I need to stay. So far things aren’t going so

my movers are awesome

2008-08-25T13:28:00.005-04:00

Today is the first day I am dealing with movers and it was a good day. I take my time get to the POD storage facility expecting the movers to get there around 9,10 or 11 but what a surprise to me they're already there when i pull up at 0807. Great now let's see how long I will be stuck here, total 3 hours NICE. I have a lot of running around to do. GA requires kids to have their dental

GO HEELS!!!

2008-08-18T06:23:00.009-04:00

We made it to Chapel Hill and back even with all the traffic. Oops did I skip ahead. This weekend was Carolina Kids day with the football team so of course we had to go. We went to meet the basketball team last year and it was great.Ok so we head out around 1100ish a little later than I wanted but the thing doesn't start until 1645 so plenty of time right, WRONG. I swear DC has the worst

Started out bad but ended not so bad

2008-08-15T19:50:00.003-04:00

Ok i'm finally back at work today just long enough to get some bad news.So everything was looking like it was on track, I got the information on my move for Alexandria and I heard my RPA (whatever that is) is going along nicely. I then let the boss know my last day will be Tuesday based on all the move stuff and he comes back with a not if the job offer doesn’t come through, ok so now I’m

What, I'm posting this at the dealership cause they have free internet

2008-08-14T11:22:00.002-04:00

OK so here’s the up-date for now. I moved out of my friend’s apartment and into the hotel. It is not a great hotel but it could be worse. At least there is a separate bedroom and a full kitchen but this morning there was an ant in the bathroom. WTH on the 8th floor, how did it even get up that high. Did I mention my legs are killing me? I’m trying to figure out in what

Finally things are getting rolling

2008-08-11T19:52:00.004-04:00

So even though I got my orders on Friday I couldn't get an appointment with the Transportation office until today. And I wasn't even sure I was going to get there. While there the fire alarm started to go off at least 5 times, WHAT THE.... but it didn't so I was able to have my appointment and of course nothing can ever go smoothly.Since I am have a split pick-up I was told I might have to

Tight Pic

2008-08-08T22:00:00.004-04:00

I came across these pictures and I really liked them. I wish I could catch something like this on my camera. (the picture below is the one i really liked but i couldn't get it big enough to really enjoy)

Finally some good news

2008-08-04T18:21:00.011-04:00

After standing my ground with the boss, 20 minutes later he hands me a perfect (ok not perfect but good enough) job in Augusta, GA. I'll be working ComRel which I really like so it's not a bad offer. A hell of a lot better than Albuquerque. The schools are much better here according to test results, YEAH. So these may not be as great as Panama City but I figure I have to keep reminding myself of

Decisions: pros and cons

2008-08-03T18:15:00.005-04:00

First off, I know it has been a while but such is life. It has definitely been a busy time though so it’s time to up-date.I want to say I went to go see the Dark Knight movie, but I guess since everyone has been hyping it up so much, I didn’t think it was as good as everyone said. Anyway, I could have waited to see it on DVD.Now I have had the perfect job offer and I don’t know what to do. I have

A pretty boring day

2008-07-20T22:52:00.001-04:00

Yeah it is Sunday and Army Wives is on tonight but before we get to that. We are going out to see Speed Racer again with a good friend of mine who is moving back to CA, she didn’t like this area either. We’re going to a spot that serves you dinner while you watch the movie. We use to go to the Cinema Café all the time in Hampton but I hadn’t found one in this area. I

Damn him for being married

2008-07-20T22:03:00.005-04:00

but he's still hot. Coby Bell, if i could find me a cop that looked like that i'd be good.

the car

2008-07-20T11:05:00.003-04:00

So of course it being Saturday that means my son gets up nice and early, this day being no exception, 0630. So I take him off to his Tae Kwon Do class and keep hoping for the call from the dealership saying yes it really is only the battery it will cost 100 bucks you’re good to go but of course things never go like that. After Tae Kwon Do we’re of to the other house to do

The class continues and it doesn't end there

2008-07-20T11:03:00.001-04:00

OK so the day has already started out bad. We are sitting in the boring class and of course certain people had to reseat themselves to sit behind K & I. I don’t like it when people sit behind me, especially since I had my things sitting behind me and now I had to move them beside me. Yesterday didn’t end that well either I went off to go shopping after I picked up my son

Bored out of my mind

2008-07-17T20:05:00.001-04:00

Let’s see what I can up date on… Well ABQ is not as far ahead as I thought it was. I thought all the paperwork was done so that all I had to do was submit a few things and off I would go but of course nothing can be that easy. So far they don’t have my transcripts, which they need for the RPA (have no clue what that is), they don’t have a job description and the one-man

well it's been decided

2008-07-10T15:18:00.004-04:00

OK so I was going to post yesterday but I was still a little pissy. I was basically cornered into taking Albuquerque whether I wanted to or not. My boss wouldn't even consider trying to get Kentucky for me, guess it was too much work. Now at least I know when I am leaving but unfortunately my son will start his first year of school late because for some insane reason Albuquerque starts their

Canada Trip Continued

2008-07-08T08:47:00.007-04:00

So I'm back at Starbucks borrowing internet from the pub next door :) Today's will just be a short up date as I have to get ready to go on the road soon. I did not make it to another movie :( but there really wasn't anything I wanted to see.I have also been thinking a lot about going to Albuquerque and I think I have decided to do it. There are several reasons I can come up with not to go but the

Canada Trip (currently at Starbucks with random connectivity)

2008-07-07T10:47:00.002-04:00

Ok so here’s how the trip went. Let’s start with the drive on Friday. I assumed (and you know what that does) that not very many people would be traveling on the 4th of July but of course that was not the case. We got a late start because we were out too late the night before at the Lion King at the Kennedy Center. The show was pretty good, at least the customs were

New read old book

2008-07-02T18:04:00.004-04:00

OK So one day I'm surfing the net at work which I know is a surprise to everyone (yeah right). Everyday I check a specific website and it always has a summary of information on a specific topic be it person, place, event ect. Anyway one day the topic is Anne Frank and as I am so bored at work I decide to read it.The book was interesting and really gets you thinking especially when you consider

Working two

2008-07-02T09:32:00.008-04:00

I'm working two blogs right now but am struggling with the other because it gets me tired just thinking of the things I'm commenting on in it. Anyway, here's my ramp, my son has had a fever for about 11 days or so and I have taken him to the doctor twice and he has been give 4 different meds and he still has a fever. I'm hoping today the doctor can tell me what it might be as they took throat

On the sidelines

2008-06-26T09:44:00.009-04:00

There has been something going on where I live for about a month now and it's really starting to irritate me so I figure why not just put it out there and vent.So there is this guy let's call him "Real" Tim and then later a Tim "Clone" will enter the story just so you know who is who.So real Tim lives in the apartment building next door and I use to see him occasionally in the parking lot and he

Just talking

2008-06-25T15:30:00.012-04:00

(I've tried to set up a poll but I've been told it isn't working. When people select something it doesn't register, any ideas on how to fix that)So I've decided to update everyone.First off I had my interview with Albuquerque yesterday and to my complete dismay it went very well (if you haven't figured it out I really don't want to go there) but it is an option. They asked me if I would take the

Movie Reviews - Warning I may reveal things you don't want to know if you haven't seen the movie so keep that in mind

2008-06-15T11:16:00.012-04:00

I figure since I went on a movie mania lately, I may as well review all the ones I have seen in the last month. (I will be adding more to this review but figure let me post what I already have) Kung Fu Panda - Outstanding movie. Much better than I expected. My son enjoyed it immensely and it was still good for adults. We will probably end up seeing it again soon.Indiana Jones & Kingdom of the

Another day another dollar

2008-06-14T13:00:00.004-04:00

Well this actually continues from yesterday. After getting home from work on Friday all I wanted to do was get into a nice refreshing shower to get that humidity off of me but no such luck. As my luck continues (remember this is the same day I found out my pay was messed up) there is no power, nada, nothing, nichts :( So even worse than no lights there is no A/C.So I pack up all my stuff

2008-06-13T18:52:00.010-04:00

So here is my first post. I have never done this before so don't expect too much.Ok today is Friday, the big day before the Army's official birthday so work was hectic. We were running people all around the building getting them where they needed to be. The day flew by that is for sure. And if you don't know, the Pentagon is not a small place so I clocked several miles today(ok maybe a slight