summer is my favorite. this is the time of the year when my house is messy, bills are late, i lose sleep, shirk responsibilities, and it flies by too fast. i have to work, so that takes up a large portion of my time. but i need to be out as much as possible. poolside, beach, boating, camping, outside cafes. anything that involves sunshine and warm weather. here it is. july 24th. too much summer gone by already. before i know it, it will be cold again. i need summer year round. nothing that goes wrong feels that serious in flip flops.
i fell in love last summer with my best friend. i would have never guessed we would still be here. even stronger. more in love. solid. so happy i am. change. its constant.
i was thinking today about where i am at this stage of the game and how i NEVER would have imagined this is where i'd be. its crazytown. freaky. im content. not just content, proud. i make a difference everyday.
i am 1 of 10 people tasked in a 3 year mission of saving lives. in the army we are called "killers". not in a derogatory way. almost as a badge of honor. even if we ourselves dont kill, we support the ones who do. for the next 3 years, i am part of a greater cause. this whole year we train. we use our assets (soldiers with certain qualifications)and have them trained as if they were to deploy. we are a medical unit. a HHC Brigade with down traces. so, nurses, emt, commo, logistics, intel, etc... and they prepare for a stateside catastrophe. if a katrina, 9/11, wildfires, or any kind of emergency happens, we will be the task force going in to help. i will bounce all around this country for the next 14 months,training, learning, bringing info back to our soldiers or search for qualified soldiers in our down traces. selecting who will train in what areas, who are high speed enough to take on this huge responsibility and privilege. working closely with FEMA, Homeland Security, DoD, DSCA, NIMS and many other organizations involved in stateside emergencies. together we share a common language, resources, and assets. we are training to work with civilians, law enforcement, local, tribal, and federal. some of my travel is cool, but some sucks. like next week, im going to atterbury indiana to run a week of chemical warfare scenarios with a team from texas who currently run this mission. they pass it to us in 2014. we spend this time learning. take what they do right, change what isnt working. this mission is in its early stages and you can never be fully prepared for an emergency. but in the army, we train/we fight. its fulfilling. i will gain so much intel and have so much education in these areas, its priceless. hopefully when this 3 years are up, i will land a career in this field. again, change. this was not the plan.
i still want to finish my BA. but now for shits and giggles. its something ive always wanted. but not much use for a BA in english. i would love to teach all over the world. but we'll see. who knows. life is what happens when were busy making plans. whatever will be will be. for now ill live in the moment. C2CRE-A mission is my world right now. that aint too bad.
