I'm at camp!!

Hey ya'll!
 I am now at camp and having a blast.  The first three days of this week, have been working on our ropes certification.  I have about 15 blisters on my hands.  Craziness.  Hurts bad, I looks like edward scissor hands with how many band-aids I have on.   I passed the verbal and action test, you had one shot to get everything right, you make one mistake and you are out.  So it was pretty intense but good. I've made some good friends already, people are super nice.  Apparently I became the cool kid with my poi dancing and my awesome tie-dye shirts.  I'll take it. :-D

I am officially arts and crafts head, I accepted, and I'm really excited about it, I was pretty nervous at first, but then I sat down to think of ideas, and told some people and they were like this is going to be epic.  I'll post more about my ideas later when my battery isn't about to die.  Oh yeah, left my laptop charger at home. Silly Aj.

Tonight a bunch of us are going to Ames to hang out since we have the night off, we haven't gone to bed before 1:30 am and so this will be nice to just relax together without working on knots or work. Tomorrow starts the time that we get to know each other and learn camp songs.  Ridiculously excited.
Love you all,
Aj
If you would like to write me I am at the boone Y camp.  Just google the address and C/O it to Aj Smit!
This is going to be a fantastic summer, I feel it from my tie-dye sunglasses to my knee high socks!

Radiant as a shiny new button in San Antonio

Well, like I said, I'm finally posting pictures! Yay follow through!

Jeremy was in the band during BASIC and so he played the tuba. Such a stud. Although, it was pretty toasty outside, and carrying around that huge thing could not have been easy all the time.  He always stayed in formation and rocked it out though. 

This picture is of me in my new sweatshirt, I had had a hard day in Denver one day, and the library was closed (how dare they) and so I went shopping, and for the first time in a VERY long time, I bought myself something just because I wanted to and because it was cute. I love the saying, and that's how I try to live my life, not to mention I sing all the time, in the shower, doing the dishes, cleaning.  I like it.  It feels me. I wear it all the time...I should probably wash it. :-)

In Texas mom and I got there on Tuesday and went to go visit my Uncle Clair.  He was a great host, and we had a really nice time.  He has a really nice apartment and it was good to catch up after all this time (8 years possibly, I know, I'm slacking)

 

This was the first day I was able to see Jeremy.  He was wearing his ABU's and I was so proud. I also wore the dress I got with Aunt Holly in Denver, I'm in love, although I can't take long strides because then my legs are a-showing ;-)  But pairing it with the scarf and the boots made it perfect.

The other nice thing about Lackland besides seeing my kick butt hubby was that I was able to see both sides of my family, both sets of parents came, his and mine, and we were able to spend a lot of time just hanging out and talking.  That hasn't happened in a long time due to the distance between the two families (geography wise, the moms talk often I guess).  But it was cool that the parents were able to go off and have a good time when Jeremy and I needed some alone time, and that we could all come together.  It was just a really perfect time.  And look at our moms.  Can you say gorgeous?

 This is my dad and me.  He had these new blue tooth headphones, pretty cool. Also, quite nice for all the 'hurry up and waiting' we did.

 My parents and Jer and me :-)

 My grandparents and my brother Timothy and my dad.  We actually just dropped Timothy off at the airport this morning at 5 am.  So proud. His first big trip by himself. :-)

Jeremy and I rocking out the bowling balls and shoes. Don't lie, I know your jealous of my coordinating socks, scarf, dress, and shoes.

My parents! Woot woot!

Jeremy's parents Ron and Adri and us.  I'm fairly sure my smile was bigger than the moon that day and that whole weekend. I was so happy.   According to the moms I was as radiant as a shiny new button between my show tunes in the shower and skip in my walk.

What can I say, my man makes me happy.

That's all for now, going to Cedar Falls tonight for one last hoorah, and keeping on trucking with my packing.  I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend, and thank you to all who serve, or who supports someone, in whatever way, who does.

Love you all,

The adventuress,

Aj

New Things

Jeremy in his dress blues. What a stud. ;-)

All this week, I kept thinking about all these things I wanted to blog about.  I tried getting pictures from my mom's camera, but then it didn't work, and so I need to do that still and I can post some.  There are quite a few good ones.  This past weekend I went to San Antonio to see Jeremy. It was awesome.  It was nice to just catch up with everyone.  Jeremy was different, more confident, strong, and gorgeous as always.  I'm so proud of him. He's a keeper.  He really shined as Dorm Chief and I'm excited to see what's next for him.  He was so excited that we brought him treats, his mom made some home made goodies (I didn't have breakfast for two days, and ya'll know that I am ALL ABOUT the breakfast) and so the first day we had to be there at 5:45 AM aieee.  And I had had no breakfast, (but I was looking good so that has to count for something) and Adri let me eat two Monster Cookies underneath the understanding that there was oatmeal in them so they were healthy for me.  Love it.  I was not complaining.  And they were quite delicious.  After that I was able to stay at a hotel on base and they had a FREE coffee machine, so who got a mocha coffee everyday for free?  This girl.  It was awesome!

Speaking of Awesome, this is not :-)
(don't worry, not anyone I know)

  I figure once I get pictures off mom's camera in the next two days I'll talk more about this past weekend, and that way they'll be pretty pictures to go along with it.
This week has been a transitional week for me, now that I'm done traveling for a little bit (about 2 weeks) I can get some stuff done around here, I had girls night on Tuesday with Kelsey and Laura and it was lovely.  We had some cider and chips up on Laura's roof and just talked about life,  love, and plans.  They reassured me about my ability to be a solid Air Force Wife (I get a little excited sometimes), and it was definitely a night of appreciating our friendships. So often you are friends with someone and you don't tell them how much they mean to you and how much you believe in them.  My love cup was full to the brim that night and I'm very thankful for that.  It is so cool how God brings different people into your life.  I feel so blessed to have been able to spend an evening with two of my best friends. Happy Camper I am.  

I'm so excited!!

Red Lips Mcgee and Shaved Head Magoo :-)

Today the family and I went on a mini-venture and went up to the park and got subway sandwiches and just hung out, it was really nice and we went up this cool tower thing and ended up playing Frisbee (which would have been much nicer if I wouldn't have been getting eaten alive by bugs at the same time) **NOTE** My dad has an App for mosquito repellent. Don't trust it.  Not for a second. Doesn't work.

In love.

Big news.  I rediscovered Covergirl Outlast Lipcolor this week. I had some red lipstick, but it kept coming off, so in Texas mom and I grabbed some makeup, and I picked up a red tube that reminded me of what I had in high school show choir and used it. Lasted for like 10 hours in Texas heat and looked great all day.  I'm in love with it.  I've been wearing it everyday.  Well, except for today, today I looked like a boy with my camp clothes on so I didn't think it was appropriate for red lipstick.  Tomorrow?  Most definitly. :-D

In other news I put a dream to rest this week, maybe forever, maybe not, maybe it'll resurface later, and maybe it'll reform.  I really don't know.  But believe it or not I'm really okay with it, it feels like the right decision and I know that God has something else for me lined up next, so I'm interested to see what that is. I think often times people see dreams as an end.  And perhaps some dreams are meant to be journeys.  Not means to an end, or even an end (even if they look like and enticing one), but just a path you are meant to walk that will shape you and guide you into what you are to become.
I think that's about it for now, the picture to the right was taken out of the airplane (I was in the airplane looking out). And there were so many clouds below us it looked like a fluffy carpet. Just looked really cool and peaceful.
Let someone know how much you appreciate them today.
Also Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
Love,
Am the adventurer