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I just had to post these, I am so proud of my man, specifically, Airman 1st Class!!! The graduation parade was this morning. As you can see from the photos, he has his accouterments: his name tag, the ribbons, and the chevrons on his blues now, which he didn't have before.

This was right after the graduation parade. We have to go to the airman to claim them. Otherwise they stay put like that.


Taken when we're waiting for the bus to take us back to the dorms from the parade grounds.


Visited his dorm, notice how neat everything is, good gosh.

the trip #1
After 6.5 weeks, I finally get to see southern boy again, and it's like magic all over again.

wine
Got this from Kenna:

BENTONVILLE, ARK (AP) -- Some Wal-Mart customers soon will be able to sample a new discount item -- Wal-Mart's own brand of wine. The world's largest
retail chain is teaming up with Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery of Modesto, Calif. , to produce the spirits at an affordable price, in the $2. 00 - $5. 00 range.

While wine connoisseurs may not be inclined to throw a bottle of Wal-Mart brand wine into their shopping carts, there is a market for cheap wine, said Kathy Micken, professor of marketing at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R. I. She continues: "The right name is important. "

So, here we go: !

The top 12 suggested names for Wal-Mart Wine:

12. Chateau Traileur Parc

11. White Trashfindel

10. Big Red Gulp

9. Grape Expectations

8. Domaine Wal-Mart "Merde du Pays"

7. NASCARbernet

6. Chef Boyardeaux

5. Peanut Noir

4. Chateau des Moines

3. I Can't Believe It's Not Vinegar!

2. World Championship Riesling

And the number 1 name for Wal-Mart Wine . . .

1. Nasti Spumante

my saturday morning

*snore snore*

*toootoootoootoooooooooooot* *toootoootoootoooooooooooot*

cellphone tells me "NEW SHORT TEXT MESSAGE @ 7.15AM"

It was Erin IMing me: "CALL ME when you get up"

Well, I'm up. Dial Erin.

"Hello erin, what's up girl?"

Erin: "OMG! ImStandingOutsideTheSavvisCenterInLineForPrinceTickets"

Me, groggily: "You what?!"

Erin: "PRINCE!!! Nena and I have been here since 7 oclock, but the box office doesn't open till noon. There are 20 people ahead of us, so can you please check the internet and see if you can buy the tickets faster than we can when the box office opens?"

Me, speechless: "Um... sure."

Checks ticketmaster.com. Note that I can't purchase the tickets till noon.

Me: "girl, they have tickets online but I can't buy them till noon."

Erin: "okay, well, i'll call you back later."

*I was in the car driving to forest park couple hours later*

Cellpone rings and erin's photo showed up.

Erin: "hello angeline. You must be tired of my voice already. This guy from the savvis center box office is walking around telling us Here'sWhereICan'tRememberWhatSheSaidHeSaidCozIWasTryingToDrive, so I'll call you back at 11.58am and have you buy the tickets onine and we'll try to get it here and see who gets the ticket first."

Me: "okay..."

*I got lost in the park trying to get home and made it into the door at 11.57am. pant pant. Sure enough the phone rings the minute I sat down in front of the computer*

Erin: "hey angeline. gosh you must be really tired of my voice now. Are you online now?"

Me: "Hold on"... "Okay they have two tickets at section 116 row BB for $xx.00 each"

Erin: "Buy it buy it buy it!"

I can also hear Nena shrieking in the background.

Me: "Okay, got it. It's on my credit card and you now owe me $xxx.00"

Erin: "Oh good! We're going to pho grand to get something eat and we'll buy you lunch."

So all I did was sat in front of the computer, clicked a couple of times, enter my billing info, and voila I got the tickets, vs. standing outside for a couple of hours rolled up in the cold with magazines to read... Hehehehe. I'll let Erin tell her side of the story, which I'm sure it's vastly different compared to mine, as i my brain can't remember half the stuff accurately coz I was half asleep ;)

* This creative writing style is copyrighted by a-go-go.