closing the distance

Once upon a time a woman joined the military, got stationed in New Jersey and somehow fell in love with a man in California. Now that her contract is almost up they are preparing to close the distance and finally be united once and for all.

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I hope I make friends

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lol still haven't but 🤷🏾‍♀️

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Five years and a month

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Four years

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I remember

When we talked about making it official on the way to the long beach aquarium the Saturday of the weekend we first met.. I think it was April 10th 2012

I remember telling you if you want this I promise I will try. That’s all I’ve ever done. I’ve tried and you tried and now almost two years later were set to close the distance this fall. I love you.

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Eric thinks that having a king size bed will solve the problem of a 5'4 person somehow hogging the bed from a 6 foot tall person But really I just like sleeping in the center

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I'm on lunch now :D So here's the rundown on my life now. I've been in California for a little over a year now so I'm officially a resident but legislation already passed to accept military veterans as residents in the eyes of the college we attend. This was such a blessing because without i wouldn't be able to go to school. To give you an idea.. I paid 1575 out of pocket for spring 2015 for two classes. Fall semester was completely covered as was spring. I am taking one class in intercession but it ended up being like 135 dollars. This summer I plan on taking history again just to bring up my gpa because I took that class online ( I learned quickly online classes were not for me) and I ended up with a D. Mm yea no D's are not transferable. I do wanna talk about fafsa. As a military vet don't be afraid to apply for it. I was at first and it was so stupid I could've had money for my intercession class and my summer class! I've applied this year so next year I won't have to pay out of pocket for summer classes. It's best to try not to use your gi Bill for summer simply because they're short and your time to use your benefits is fixed. If you can pay out of pocket or get a grant you'll be able to finish and take classes that are optional but still beneficial to your degree. For example there are two human development classes that are not mandatory for my degree but will help me in the long run that I want to take and will next year As far as me and the boyfriend go.. We'll hit the four year mark this April and I'm not sure what we are going to do. Apollo is still a goober. I'll post a couple pictures

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That moment when people revive an old ass entry 😳 Anyway I guess it's time for an update.. Later though

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there are 2 types of mothers.

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this is iconic tbh

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What dance was this during? Electricity?

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ya 

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tbh Melissa’s reaction bothers me so much it wasn’t cute Abby meant it to be sexual it’s nasty and Melissa should have also been horrified

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Note the dad in the back looking away

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Aw yis

Fall semester has started. It's October 1st. This is my first full BAH check using my post 9-11 gi bill since June. I've had my part time and I went to school over the summer ( just about half time though ) so I was able to cover my bills over the summer but never really breathe I mean I could have breathed in August but I really wanted to do the pixiedust challenge during the tinkerbell half marathon weekend next May and that cost 330. But bonus! My mom, dad and nephew are coming that weekend. None of them have been to California so we're gonna do the price is right maybe and go to Disneyland. Anyway I have it set up so my bank sends and alert to my phone when I get a deposit and yes lord I got that full bah for California. And next week I get paid from my part time. That check won't be as good because I've only worked 17-18 hours a week these last couple weeks because it's been slow but I'm still gonna be able to just play with that money ... Or actually buy a plane ticket to go to Maryland for the holiday lol

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Second semester st the school has started for me! I definitely feel like that now that im older I can really focus on school better. I was still so concerned with hanging out and having fun my first time in college and I have to admit I and shit studying and time management skills. I was in an ultra unhealthy relationship and my mind was constantly in turmoil because he was always off and on.. I'm in a better place, I got a lot out of my system while I was in the military now cos I sit my ass still and really get to it I miss my military friends though. Toni is going to Korea in February and then Okinawa after that and I'm gonna miss her so much! It seems like everyone I was close to at my last base is gone or leaving but that's how it goes. Had I stayed everyone would've left anyway..

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Stay tuned for the sequel to see how it all worked out tomorrow 😊

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We both have to get up early in the morning

Me: shit it's almost ten.. Let me get my shit together for tomorrow since I'm already gonna be fucked up because of how early it is.. *takes a shower and crawls into bed*

Eric: *plays video games until 2 am*

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Guys

This is yet another reminder that your feelings are valid and you shouldn’t feel like you aren’t allowed to feel some type of way.

And if you feel alone with your feelings please know that someone out there knows what you’re going through

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Hello hello

Update ! I love my new job. Everyone is nice and helpful and I love it. Summer semester is almost over and I think I should get a B in geology and fall semester starts not too long after I still find I miss the military, but I really just think that I miss how we had spent so much time together that we had an understanding, but I'm building a family not with the new job. Even if I were there or went back i would be going back to nothing. The only person I would really want to be around is leaving for Korea in February so I'm sad about that..... The couple I lived with when I was there is moving to North Carolina tomorrow. There is one other girl I was kinda attached to but not as much, we both had/have issues and I just wanted to protect her from everything but I don't know if I ever really leaned on her. Everyone I ever leaned on is leaving or is gone. Except for one but she didn't work in my shop. I guess it's just proof that I left at the right time. It was my time to go.. Nothing was ever going to be the same and the delicate ecosystem that I was able to survive in for so long was about to implode.. Or disintegrate ? Either way it's gone and the universe moved me out of that situation before it was too much for me to handle. I needed a support system in order to survive in that environment but it's gone.. So.. I mean. Idk. As much as I get nostalgic for it, had I stayed it would have been more disastrous that moving out here Not that it's that bad out here. I'm still not here for all of it. It's all still pretty foreign to me and I'm having a hard time figuring out how I got in here.. I still miss the set of friends that I had but they've all dispersed so it was it was our time this time in our lives, if I could do things different what would I choose? I don't know. Either way would have forced me to grow as a person at least with leaving to live with Eric in California it was my choice. I made to choice to change before life changed me.