The Incline

I love the outdoors. I like the smell, the sounds, everything. During my vacation to CO I got to hike the incline a couple times with my puppy and brothers and my friend. It was a lot of fun. I'd forgotten how grueling it was, and then I remembered how much I like my oxygen. I think we stopped more just to regain breath then for sore muscles.

I miss that climb though. During the old summer months we would go, a bunch of co-workers from the pool, once a week. I was thinking I was hot stuff trekking up the steps until Dadda and I went and he beat me on the stairs portion, yupp.. made me feel like a fat kid. :]

There is something magic about being outside though.. I love being deep in the mountains with crappy cell service, no lights and nobody else around. Hmm.. the fresh air on my booty cheeks when camping, I don't think there is much that can compare.

Red Bull, Sleep Deprivation and Crabs

This week I start midnight school. School starts at 2330 and gets over when we are done, up to 07. This will be my first 'working' nights experience. We thought that if we were to start staying up all night and sleeping during the day it would be a little easier once we were back in class.. so far its not true.

Red bull has been a staple since arriving in the lovely VA beach. Drinking caffeine at midnight is an odd feeling but its gotta get done. I'm so used to being up with the sun. But it does do a number on my nerves. I been a bit jittery as of late.

Last night two of my classmates and i were trying to fight the urge to sleep so we decided to walk to the beach. We have a private part of the beach just for military. Its freakin fantastic. We were already getting sleepy high, you know that you are soo tired everything is funny.We get down to the soft sand and it's completely dark. Hearing those waves crash and hit and seeing the dark starry sky just makes me happy. Out of nowhere my buddy says that he thought he saw a crab so he busts out his phone and we are completely surrounded by crabs.. soo many crabs from little babies to big old grumpy grandpas. They freaked me out soo bad. It was out of a horror flick. Our eyes starting playing tricks. With so many little crabs, crabites if you will, it seemed like the ground was moving. I thought we were going to step on them or that the big crabs would group together and pinch off my toes.

Thank goodness for sidewalks and street lights.

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I finally broke- I've been enjoying my family's blogs that i guess i oughta give them something to read and laugh at as well. I kinda don't know how to start or what to say but i'm thinking it'll get easier as time goes on.

I guess thats just the way life is. A lot of things begin awkward and full of the unknown. I think that one of the best feelings in the world is getting past the difficult newness until it becomes easy as pie. Its nice to look back at the past and think about how crazy and wild things used to be and marvel at how happy you are now, and how much you've learned.