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Aloha in October

Aloha!

Greetings from paradise! Life is wonderful and pretty uneventful and drama free!

I got to go to the mainland twice in two months!
For my first trip, I went to Seattle to see my sister and her family.

I went the last week of August because the kids were still on summer break. I hadn't seen any of them in 3 1/2 years. I travelled 4,000 miles across the ocean and I went to a water park!!! The good news is that the day we went happened to be the best day out of the whole summer! The weather was wonderful - not too hot, not too cold! But the very next day...BAM...cold! Good thing I took pants to wear on my trip! I had to wear them every day I was there. I don't even remember the last time I wore pants! In addition to the water park, I also got to go to several wineries in the Yakima Valley. It was fun for the whole family!

For my second trip, I went to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to attend a training. It was flipping awesome and I came back all motivated and ready to save the world, well at least the single Marines I work with. I had to take a test (that I passed) and now I am a Certified Program Planner. I learned about the differences between Generation X and Generation Y and ways to write to appeal to them through programs and marketing. I learned that I don't have to be creative and try to think up new, innovative programs. I just have to listen to them and give them what they want...quality experiences.

Just last weekend I participated in a biathlon. 2 sports ... swimming and running. It began with a 500 meter swim in the bay (ocean...yuck) but I did it anyway. Then it was followed by a 3.1 mile (5K) run. I WON!!! ... first place my age group. The prize was a medal. :-O
Since my division is the one that puts on the races and all of us are required to work them, I had to persuade the forces to let me participate in a race. This is the only race I got permission for so it was nice to go out and finish well, letting them know that I wasn't just trying to kill time. I am a truly competitive force of nature!!!!
There were 130 participants. I finished 9th among all the women. I finished 40th overall. But all the women had to start 3 minutes after the men and the times weren't adjusted.
I really did work hard for this. I've been running and swimming extra, err..actually training!
My next goal is a triathlon. But I don't have a bike and I said I wouldn't compete in another triathlon until I actually owned a bike! So i'm still looking for a bike.

Time is flying - it's hard to believe that I've been here 10 1/2 months already and everyday is something new!!!