First off, when you see WOD, that stands for Workout of the Day. So tonight I will be doing the following:
FOR TIME
250 METER ROW
30 KB (KettleBell) CLEAN AND PRESS @35lbs (30 EACH ARM)
30 BOX JUMPS @24"
30 RING DIPS
30 DOUBLE UNDERS
30 OVERHEAD LUNGES @25lb PLATE
30 SIT UPS
250 METER ROW
I will post my time either tonight or tomorrow.
I doubt anybody even knows this Blog still exists. Since I don't do very good job of updating this anymore I am going to change it around so that this blog is more of a workout journal for both Katie and I. I think this is a good way to stay motivated and keep ourselves accountable. So if you have any questions or words of encouragement please do so.
I haven't updated the blog in awhile for two reasons. The first reason is really not much has been going on. I have been living in a proverbial "Groundhog Day." I get up at 4:15 in the morning, leave the house at 4:45 to drive an hour to work and then hand out keys all day. At 4:45 in the afternoon I get out of work and drive the hour home. I try to be in bed between 8:30 and 9 and just do the same thing over and over.
The second reason I have been quiet is because I have been in the process of joining the military....again. This time I have opted to join the U.S. Army. I have been worried that something might go wrong and as such did not want to jinx anything by telling everyone I was joining.
After two years everything came together today. These last two years have been difficult. While being on Active Duty I was trying to complete my degree while going TDY for 30 days to Vegas, two weeks in Texas. I also had a 6 week long leadership school and exercises all thrown in while trying to graduate and finish my packet.
In June I made the tough decision to get out of the Air Force even though the economy was/is on a downward slope. I took a job to put food on the table and once we were settled resumed my application process. This has take a few months but this week everything came together. Monday was a Holiday so I was able to chill. On Tuesday I got up early and was at the Military Entry Processing Station (MEPS) by 6am to get a physical. Finally at 5:00pm I was home after completing the physical and finishing my packet. Only thing left was small details, you know, crossing the "T's" and dotting all the lower case "J's". Once the packet was complete a special board was scheduled for Wednesday just for me.
Today, (Wednesday), I got up and headed back to MEPS and was there at 9:30 am in suit all ready for the board. I just couldn't believe the day had actually come. Two years ago I never thought I was going to make it this far. My time in the Air Force was really helpful with board because I already was aware of proper reporting procedures and how to sit at the position of attention. The board was really friendly and asked a wide range of questions such as "Why would you get an accounting degree just to see combat?" and "What would does your wife think?" After the board I found out I scored 75/75 and came highly recommended by all three members. Talk about a relief. Afterwards, two of the board members (Captains) pulled me into an Office where we chatted and they gave some really good career advice. It was amazing to feel like I belong in their fraternity.
Tomorrow, I will go down and sign my contract. At that point I will be told when I will ship out for OCS. I will update any information as soon as I can.
I am excited for this new chapter in our lives. Everything I have done prior to now has led me to this point. From being a missionary and learning about service before self to being enlisted and understanding the vital role enlisted personnel have in the military. I feel all this has given me the experience to be a good leader. I am humbled to think that the lives of my fellow soldiers will one day rest on the decisions I make.
After completly slacking off I thought I could at least give a short update on the blog. Bottom line, things have been pretty quiet. I have been working quite a bit out in Tooele and that takes up most of my time. I have to be at work at 5:45 in the morning so that requires me to leave the house at around 4:45. By the time I get home at 5:45pm I am pretty well spent. When faced with the option of spending time with the family or updating a blog I have been opting for the family.
We have also joined a Rec Center which is only 1.5 miles aways. For those who remember the St. Peters Rec Plex, this place is just like it. So we have been going swimming quite a bit. The girls love it and it always helps to burn off some extra energy at night.
Last night we went to the Greek Festival in Salt Lake City. I've been to a few, but this one was massive compared to all the others. We even splurged the 5 bucks and had valet parking. The line for the food was stupid long but we still managed to get some awesome lamb.
Hopefully I can do better about updating the blog.
Kind of an inside joke, Penny and Kitty did this routine and it was always funny. At least they thought it was funny.
Well, it has been an eventful week. It has been the first week where I have actually felt like myself....(the past two weeks I have had bronchitis). So, just when I start to get back in the swing of things we noticed something peculiar. In our checking account we noticed an odd transaction. Jake being curious, was wondering if I had a little bit of fun and had forgotten to tell him. To make a long story short.... a man named, Ki Ki, had bought a one-way ticket from Montreal to Quebec City through Air Canada for $134. Of course, it had to happen a day before a car insurance were to come out....luckily, Geico was very nice to work with us. However, we have to wait about 10 days to get our money back, which STINKS! To make it worst, what ever little funds we have we cannot use because we are waiting for new debit cards since our info has been compromised. It's nice to know that our bank can't even show us the decency to overnight cards to us.... we have to wait 5-7 business days. Not to mention Jake at the moment is at an Urgent Care facility, taking Bethany to get a popcorn kernal out of her ear! What is with our girls and popcorn kernals? So, needless to say, I think popcorn is going to be completely banished from our house forever.
