Good Company

This week has been one of the most stressful weeks I think I have ever had to endure as far as outside distractions. I would say being interrogated at all is bad news, but from an O-6 and an E-9 is even worse! I am glad that it is over. I was able to meet with the bishop this week to discuss the possibility of receiving a patriartical blessing. I was able to receive a recommend! Woot. I believe that I may have taken more extreme tests in this week alone than I would In a whole year at any University. However, In ending the week with all these stressful events, I found myself at the Monterey Airport to pick up a close friend of mine. Ryan. He decided to come visit me for the weekend, and the timing couldn't have been better.

We ended up eating at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Down on Cannery Row. We arrived right when our rain storm was starting to worsen. It was about 530 when we got in line to be seated. First off, we were asked where we would like to sit. Ryan asked for a booth and the person that worked there said there aren't any open. We looked around and there were plenty. The service was overall horrible. We had a server to begin with, that half way through serving us went to work at the bar so he was replaced. We weren't asked any trivia questions, nor were told how the stop/go works. When we finished our meal and were ready to head out, we had to wait an additional 15 minuted for the second server to return to us to ask if we were finished. When we left it was still raining..

After dinner, we had decided to go see a movie. It was a toss up between Green Zone and She Is Way Out Of Your League. We went with the Action! Again, we arrived just in time to find a parking space right next to the theater, which in turn, allowed us to take our seats 10 minutes before the show. Our seats were decent. The movie was excellent. I was very satisfied with the way it was directed and the role that Matt Damon played. I guess I should be researching why we are in Afghanistan and Iraq personally. It is very Interesting.

A Goal, Almost Met.

Today I spoke with my bishop here at the Monterey 2nd Ward. Today i received my recommend for a patriarticle blessing from our stake patriarch. I have waited for this for awhile, and it has been a struggle to finally get to this point in my life. I will call tomorrow to set up a time and date to actually receive this. This personal goal of mine is nearly met.

Sunday

Today a lot of my thoughts have been put at ease. There has been so many moving parts twisting, turning, and winding in my life all at once. I hurt my back last week, this led me to miss part of an exam that was overlooked and not counted against me. Next, leading to a profile forbidding me from physical training at the army standard for three weeks, thus, making me exempt from my final phyisical fitness test here at d.l.i. I have felt a lack of friendship lately, and this has brought me down along with all that has been going on. I have found that even if I don't always have someone to talk to, I want to always be there for others who may feel the same. I am thankful for my family, sometimes it feels as though they aren't there but today I was able to talk to all of them. I was able to attend church today with the Streeters. I have always found them to be good company, Leana made catfish and it was awesome. They introduced me to arrested development. I might have to start watching it, it seems good. Family is a good thing, I never really had family until i became married. My friend Ryan is trying to fly out to Monterey to see me either this weekend or next weekend and my Mom is flying out for my graduation from the french course. I am having my next tattoo drawn up and i should be able to see the outline of it wednesday. It will be a tree expressing all four seasons, to the right of the tree will be a saying "cette vie n'est rien moins de belle" meaning this life is nothing short of beautiful. I am officially in my final week of class, then we are on "Finals" status until graduation. It has been a wonderful sunday. I slept in, finished my laundry, relaxed, attended all of church, spoke with my inlaws and my wife, was invited to the streeters for dinner and got to say goodnight to my little mckenzie. Endurance is the word of the day, many trials will come to pass, many after another at times but enduring until the end we will learn and strengthen our spirits to become closer to god. I will suffer many trials in my life, and i will endure it because I know the outcome if i do.