An Interesting Time In My Life!

That's my friend JP, and as you can tell he is sweating from the heat that the Persian Gulf has to offer. We were in the base in Dubai. All we were doing was sitting down, but all what our bodies could do is sweat in the shade. We had been out to sea for about 50 days without seeing land prior to this day, and today they let us out. They let us out in the base to have fun. We were relieved from all the stress that had been built up. It was a bunch of us sailors going out to do what we did best. But we were restricted to a small space and weren't trusted to go out to the city of Dubai just yet. I didn't mind, and really nobody did; all we wanted was to get some freedom, use a phone, and then drink with our own fellow sailors. We deserved this day, and it didn't matter what anybody said we deserved it. It just reminds me of how lucky we are as Americans, and how much freedom we have. It reminds me not to take my time granted. It reminds of a time I gave up my freedom. It's the pride that makes you keep going to a world that you don't want to be in. Its the pride that your family gives you when you aren't home. I'll be honest I didn't like it when I was in the Navy, but people like JP help you enjoy your time and make you forget about the harsh times. He helped me think about everything, and I helped him understand the way I think. I too learned his way of thinking. I looked over him, and I'll never forget our friendship. Now he is about to go back out to sea, and I wish him luck out there. It's tough hearing my friends go back out on deployment that sometimes I just don't want to hear about it. I don't regret for one second being in the Navy, but I do have to say it was a tough time in my life.

Obsession And The Change That came With It

I like to brag about her, not because she is my girlfriend, but because she means everything to me. Remembering this day, made me think of the months when we first met and how infatuated we were with each other; nothing was wrong and everything was perfect. We saw passed the problems and were, what we believed, in love; maybe we were but more than anything we were just obsessed with each other. I can honestly say I am in love with her now; now there are times when we hate each other. There are times that she can't stand my face and I can't stand her face. I remember the change, it was a time when the butterflies flew away and nothing was perfect anymore. Confused, frustrated, and stressed, we didn't know what had happened. It was the infatuation that wore off and now we were at time where we had to really know each other and bare with each other; so we did. We went through a huge change that many couples usually don't make it through. Even though we aren't obsessed like we used to be I have fallen deeply in love with her. The comfort of her love has been the biggest pillow I have ever felt against me. It just amazes me how much she cares about me, and the way she wants the best for me. The obsession in the beginning of our relationship was beautiful, but it was blinding; now its a lot better because I know the love I experience towards her is real.

Traveling Through The Night Life of Seattle

It was a journey to a place that I was supposed to have fun, a place where people go and lose themselves and forget about all of their problems. It’s the night life that I enjoyed at that moment, and was motivated to go enjoy what the city of Seattle had to offer. The lights that come from the city brought a joy to me which is similar to the joy that little kids get when they get to go to the amusement park. It was a night that I was free of worries, free of responsibilities, and free from the military lifestyle. I was back from the Persian Gulf, and I felt like I deserved to have fun with no regrets; nothing was going to stop me from losing myself that night. Now I that I look back I see that as time goes by we have to enjoy these moments; we have to stop and reward ourselves with these times because they are the most memorable of our lives. The times that you look back and realize how much fun and excitement you had; the times you wish you had when everything is going bad.

The College Experience!

As I wonder around school by my self I wonder, and think about what I have been through. I wonder if it really is worth it to finish school, and if there is going to be a job for me out there when I finish school. It's a chance that I am willing to take; I have always been told to go to college. At first it seemed as if there was a set plan to my life; or just anyone's life. "You go to college, get a good job, and raise a family." Society blinded me, and made me think it was that easy. Now I am trying to figure things out on my own, and college to me is a time where I stop, think, and acquire new knowledge. I don't do it because I have to; I do it because I want to learn. There isn't anything in this world that I cannot learn, and there is no book I cannot read. I will figure my route through life, but until then I will take a minute to think through college.