Seeing the Light...

On Wednesday at 4pm i headed up to Harrisburg MEPS with my recruiter to take my ASVAB, if you don't know what that stands for, GOOGLE IT! lol I then went into the test taking room full with computers and proceeded to a computer. My recruiter gave me a piece of gum to help my focus and concentrate on the test. I wasn't as nervous as the first time I took it, which was good because i had an idea what was going to be on the test. The first time I took it, i got a 29 and you need a 31 to enlist. So i had to wait an entire 30 long days till i could take it again. So Wednesday, 15, i took it again, this time i got a 42, its not too bad, but wish i got a higher score, it'll do tho! I was on cloud 9 that day because it meant that i could enlist after a very long time of waiting, dieting, running, and stress!! So now i have to get back and be strict with what i eat once again, which i don't mind. I've started running more often even though it's HOT out just about everyday!

The next step in the process of enlistment is the physical part. After i pass the physical, I'll proceed to picking my MOS(GOOGLE IT), my leave date and all of the fun paper work and logistics, signing on the FINAL line; can't back out when i sign my life to the military, then its off to the OATH!

It'll be another week or so till i find out my leave date, but knowing that the hardest part is done and over with, FOREVER! i can see the light at the end of the tunnel.



Some things that I'm going to miss while at Basic Training for 3 months and leaving PA for a life on a Base in another state:
~seeing/speaking to family
~having the freedom to do whatever
~eating my gma's amazing chicken pot pie
~eating junk food
~seeing/talking to my friends
~my amazing BABE!! <3 Kautz!
~the WONDERFUL people that I've gotten to know over the years at LCBC
~the friends that have impacted my life, I've come a long way since my high school years!
~serving in a safe place for middle schoolers to come and and enjoy understanding who God is and knowing that He is ALWAYS with them NO MATTER what they may face in life, even as 5-8 graders!
~my soon-to-be Jcrew girls!! love them all, even if a few are upset that I'm leaving them.
~ after moving to my Base that I'll be live on, being able to travel home to see family and friends
~learning something totally new and seeing where God takes me and use me
~getting cheap airfare tickets! lol
~not joining for recognition, but for my own sake; I've been told that I'm a selfless person, not sure if its a good thing or not, let me know what u think about that one!!


I had a great time getting to know and hanging with some amazing people over the years, especially those that have known me since i've started going to LCBC and the life i was living. I think it's safe to say that I've grown so much since than. I owe it all to the people who were involved with my life. Looking back now, i can' even imagine me doing and saying the things i used too! CRAZY, it blows me away! lol I've come to appreciate life a little more now that i'm older and realizing its now about me but about others! One thing is that whenever i go out to dinner with friends or family, i won't let them pay for my dinner or drinks, i'm not sure why that is but its true. Also, if someone at work wants a drink from the vending machines, i pay for their drink and if they offer to buy me a drink from the machine; i'm like no thank you, you don't have to pay for me. I'm not a fan of parties of any kind because i feel like i don't deserve it or something. So i'm hoping that I don't get any parties before i leave because it's what i decided to do with my life and i'm going to get so much out of it, and doing it for my own good to be challenged and to get out of my comfort zone.

i'll be posting again once i get my leave date, so stay tuned.



thanks for all of the memories and i hope to make more before i leave and throughout my military life! I love you all.