Brag on Hubby

Here's some new from Ryan, gotta give him his 'words of affirmation'

I found out today that TSgt.
>Travaliagante (Trav, my supervisor) wants some bullets from me during
>the month of March so that he can put me up for Airman of the Month in
>April. He feels pretty confident that I'll get it. He is also writing
>my paperwork for my Letter of Evaluation/Excellency, which I get when I
>leave here and he is also writing another letter recommending me for an
>Air Force Achievement Medal. Apparently he thinks I do a superb job.
>Especially since I took on some of the upper level (SSgt/TSgt) duties
>like monitoring service inspections and keeping track of certain numbers
>for them. I do extra to make me look good, which in turn makes them
>look good. So I get rewarded for going above and beyond. It's pretty
>nice. So...come in April we'll see if I get that award.

Way to go Ryan :-)

Weekend Away

So this weekend I went to MO to stay busy on a long weekend from work. I had drinks at home with my mom and Susan. Aren't they pretty? I got to see my niece Madeline who is turning 1 this week. I was so sad that she did not want to come to me at first because she doesn't even know me. I guess I better start spoiling her so she loves Aunt Kim and Uncle Ryan. Last, there are pictures of my cousins' girls, Madeline (blue) and Kaelyn (pink). They had a lot of fun playing with my parent's toy corvettes!

Hair

This is my new hair cut and hot rolling combo. Ryan always wants me to send pictures of myself, and I feel dumb because I'm not doing anything interesting...

V-day, A-day

Happy Valentine's Day to all and happy anniversary to me! If you are one of my friends or family who celebrated my marriage two years ago, thank you for being there to support Ryan and I as we started out life together. I can't believe it has been 2 years already. Time goes fast in the military, especially with him going crazy places! I miss him but I know he'll be thinking of me today. Well, everyday, but you know...

These boots are made for walking!

So Drake has been pulling a Bambi and sliding uncontrollably all over the floor. So I talked to my mom, who has real wood floors, and her dog wears boots in the house. So I went to Petsmart and Petco to find some. He is leaving them on, but I think his feet sweat, and when I took them off to let him outside his feet are turning pink! I think he's mad.

Rug: Keep or Return

What is your opinion? I think it blends nicely, I was worried about the reds clashing. Let me know what you think!

All done!

So it's all done! I am so proud and excited! And glad it's over. The only thing I (we) have to do is put up the white quarter round trim around the edge, and figure out how to hide the cable. I tried having it under the floor, but it was making a bump that annoyed me! I hope you like it, I think it looks fab!

Cute!

Oh I love this picture! I think he looks so cute. It's 90 there, and will be 120-130 by the time he leaves in mid-May. Crazy! I had to mail him lots of sunscreen!

Good and (maybe) Bad News

Straight from Ryan - btw, AGE (his job) super is a Staff Sgt job, and Ryan is 2 ranks below. I'm so proud of him for being asked to do that job, they must really trust him!
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I feel like I've been working non-stop for a long
time. Being AGE super is kind of hectic at times. There is a lot of
stuff you are responsible for. Stuff like making sure other people
(there are eight on my shift) are doing their job. Making sure that
everything is taken care of during turnover from shift to shift, stuff
like the toolboxes and anything else that is of importance. And making
sure that any problems that arise on the flightline with equipment
issues (like people not getting what they asked for or stuff breaking or
not having a unit available) that it is taken care of. I does get a
little crazy but I feel like I handled everything really well and TSgt
Traviligante (Trav) was watching over my shoulder and said he couldn't
have done it better himself. He's a pretty cool guy. Always cracking
jokes. Calls people 'Easter Bunny' and 'MSgt'. It gets pretty funny.
'Here you go easter bunny' or 'Way to go MSgt'. He cracks me up.
I don't want to make you worry although I know this is going to
anyway. Everyone here has been keeping a close eye on the news with the
whole Iran issue. Hamas is now running Pakistan or something like that
and Iran has never really gotten along with Pakistan before Hamas was
running it. 'Hamas' by the way is considered a terrorist organization
to the U.S. So...if something should break out into melee before my
time here is done then my time here may be extended. So everyone is
keeping a close eye on it. No it hasn't happened yet so don't worry,
but there is a chance it could. I know you don't really want to hear it
but that is the case. I'd rather you know something about it before all
hell breaks loose and I call you up to say 'hey, I'm not coming home for
another three months'. And yes that is how long they would probably
keep me here for. More than likely up to 179 days like I was saying
before. So another two months, unless it was absolutely necessary and
we couldn't switch people out fast enough, which I doubt seeing as when
the GWOT kicked off it was twenty-four hours later and we fully
stationed here and dropping bombs.
I don't mean to worry you but I love you and want you to know
everything that is going on. You might want to start watching the news
and keep an eye on it yourself.

Happy B-day/Anniversary Ryan!

Ryan never got to 'play' with his Eclipse before we sold it. So I surprised him by getting his new car tinted! He is very excited to come home and see it.

Project

So I've been obsessing about redoing my first floor in laminate instead of carpet for about a week. Finally on Friday, I decided, I'm doing it! I tore the carpet and tack strips up. Then, I started buying the supplies. What a workout. Gosh, those boxes weight 30 -40 lbs a piece...I have now done this...

1. picked up 6 boxes, put them in the car, brouht 1 inside.
2. carried it back to the car when it did not match, carried 6 inside Lowe's to return
3. found out those were the best I could get, put them back in the car.
4. went to another lowe's and a man put 15 boxes in my cart
5. pushed them through the store, to the car, and lifted them in
6. brought 15 boxes inside (not to mention laid a whole floor, about 200 sq ft)

I have to do the trim and the coat closet still, then it's off to the living room. Ryan will be so proud! I sure am!

Here's some pictures!

Here he is!

Here are 2 pictures Ryan sent me today. I can't see a 'stache on his face. Too pale I suppose, or maybe he shaved it off before I got a chance to see it in all it's supposed splendor.

Safe

Here is the bunker that surrounds Ryan's trailer (I think that is what he said).

Foosball and Ryan

So those of us that know Ryan knows that he loves a good game of foosball. Leave it to him to decide to refurbished the table they have at his work. They put sheet metal in the bottom and painted it red and blue, patriotic I suppose. Here's the only picture I have of him so far! I promise a frontal shot as soon as I get one. We all have to see his moustache!!!