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This blog has moved! Check it out on Tumblr! Girl X Blogs If you're curious why I moved, check out this post. I also have a new blog on WordPress: My Soliloquy To find out the purpose of this blog, click here.  Angela 

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  Garret recently bought a necklace carved from whale bone.  This design symbolizes marriage and growth in love.  He had “G (heart) A” engraved on it!  I love this necklace!  Not only is it the coolest design, but the symbolism behind it makes it a thousand times more awesome!  It will make a great Hawaiian keepsake!

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A couple of weekends ago Garret and Company went on one of their Kaneohe Bay fishing trips! Here are the pictures of that adventure!  Garret’s friend, AJ, caught a stingray!  Fun times!    

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Ok, so I haven’t written in a while about what’s going on with Garret and the Army situation.   So here’s the Reader’s Digest condensed version (notice it’s still forever long! Imagine what the real version is like!). We had really wanted to get Garret into the Warrior Transition Brigade (WTB) so he could solely focus on getting better, have a primary care manager, and a little guidance through

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Last weekend Garret got up @ 3:30 in the morning to go fishing with his friend Carbone.  Considering this plan was formed after 11:00 the night before, I thought he had completely lost his mind and was sure he wouldn’t actually succeed in waking up at the designated hour.  I was even more sure that Carbone wouldn’t be at our house to pick him up at 4:00 like they had planned.  Carbone’s a good

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Garret’s been fishing with his friends a few times over the last few weeks.  It’s one activity he can do considering it’s not very physically demanding.  Although there can be and have been times when he’s not even up for this, as of late he’s been feeling a tiny bit better (and we will happily take any improvement) and celebrating it by getting out of the house and throwing a line in with his

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I saw this video in one of my AFTB instructor classes and there wasn't a dry eye in the room. I am proud to be the wife of an Army Soldier.

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    I found this this video on YouTube and I was moved to tears.  I just wanted to say to ALL the Soldiers out there, thank you.  Whether you've deployed or not, you made a huge sacrifice to protect me and my freedom, and I cannot express how grateful I am for men and women like you.  To the wives and families of Soldiers, thank you for all that you endure in the name of freedom. Angela

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I found this awesome photo while I was stumbling through cyber land using StumbleUpon.  It's from Wikipedia and it was titled "Peacekeeper Missile Testing"

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It can be tricky at times inter-weaving two blogs for one family.  I've debated back and forth on the best way to handle this dilemma, and I've recently decided to make a change.  From now on all things pertaining to me will be found on Angela's Soliloquy.  All that Garret and I do together and all things pertaining to Garret will be found here.  I'm going to it try this way for a while and see

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As of today Garret has completed his physical therapy.  I wish I could report it worked wonders and he's feeling a huge improvement, but not so much; and the quality of his physical therapy treatments have been a little questionable.  He said that after he'd check in they'd just send him off to corner do his exercises, and that's pretty much the extent of it.  As a girl who has been in physical

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Ok, so remember how a couple of weeks ago I said that Garret's WTB packet had been signed and was going for review, just kidding.  Turns out his packet was JUST sent off a couple of days ago.  Are you freaking kidding me?????  All his Chain of Command had to do was sign one document, of an already completed packet, and still it takes them over a month to sign it and send it off to the appropriate

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Going to the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) was on our "Must Do" list for when my mom came to visit. Besides Pearl Harbor it is the most visited tourist attraction on the island of Oahu. Garret and I had wanted to check it out for a while, but since it's pretty pricey, we decided to wait to until we had company to go. Fortunately I had researched ticket prices prior to my Mom's arrival and

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The Dole Plantation is known for growing many, many crops of pineapples, but they also have an amazing garden, a train that takes you around the property, and the world's largest maze too! They also have the most phenomenal pineapple ice cream you could ever dream of, it was delicious!Most of my pictures are of spectacular flowers from the garden, sorry I don't really know any of their names,

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Recently my Mom came to visit us for about a week and a half.  We had so much fun while she was here!  We did lots of touristy stuff around the island and captured much of it in photos.  I will post slide shows of the different places we went as my schedule allows.   Me and my Mom at the airport after her arrival in Hawaii Garret with my Mom at the airport after her arrival in Hawaii

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Last week while doing online research for something totally unrelated, I discovered that Boston University offers a fully online undergraduate bachelor's degree program.  I immediately began investigating further, and I was so excited by what I found! While they offer multiple graduate degree programs online they only offer one online undergraduate degree, it is a Bachelor's of Liberal Studies

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I have been working on a few other miscellaneous items in the last few weeks that are worthy of noting. I've begun doing some of the necessary preliminary paperwork and by extension research to start my charity.  This is definitely a work in progress, but it makes me feel good taking any steps that will make this goal a reality. Also, I've been working hard on an outline for a novel.  Anyone

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Last night was my first AFTB Instructor Course.  Initially I was little concerned at the length of time for each class, almost four hours, and even though I enjoying learning with the best of them, sometimes sitting in the same place for that long can make my inner A.D.D. child come to life.  Turns out, I had nothing to worry about.  It was a great class, both informative and fun!  I have three

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As of yesterday, Garret has been put on a half day schedule.  Recently his pain management doctor recommended that until he gets into the WTB, he be put on a half day work schedule to increase his resting time and by extension his recouping ability, and yesterday the Unit Physician approved it!  This order is for 30 days at a time, at the end of which he will be re-evaluated to determine if

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After much thought, debate, and research, I have decided to go to an online school to finish  my Bachelor's degree instead of a traditional university.  This way regardless of what our future holds, or where we end up geographically speaking, I will have the opportunity to complete what I started three years ago. After doing some investigating online, I found two schools that would be a great

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I've been looking for part time work for the last six months to no avail.  It didn't help that I was limited to where I could work and the hours I could work, given that we only have one vehicle and my schedule would have to be compatible with Garret's.  Then last week Garret heard about an opening at the Thrift Shop (which is actually run by the Hui -- the spouse's club where I serve as

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One day when we were at the Army Community Services building applying to get an AER loan to pay for my ridiculously expensive root canals (which we were approved for -- Happy Day!), the loan officer said, "You'd make a great instructor.  You're really outgoing.  The AFTB is always looking for good people to teach."  First I said, "Thank you."  Then I said, "What's the AFTB?" I wanted to make

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In late May we were notified that a Med Board had been started on Garret.  We were told to show up at Tripler (the major Army hospital) at such and such a date and time, to begin the process.  At this point we were like, are you kidding me?  He hadn't even started physical therapy yet and they're trying to make a determination as to whether or not he's medically able to do his job?  That's

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As written in previous posts, we've been trying to have Garret transferred to the Warrior Transition Brigade (WTB) and meeting a variety of resistance in varying forms along the way.  Long story short, after getting the Army Regulations for the transfer process to the WTB, I took it upon myself to put together the necessary forms, documents, and information specified in the Army regulations (

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In the last two weeks Garret has begun physical, chiropractic, and aquatic therapy as well as pain management education classes and the use of a prescribed TENS unit.  All of this is in addition to the pain management nerve block injections he was already periodically undergoing.  So far progress is allusive, but we're both hopeful that in time he might greatly benefit from these treatments and

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Every now and then life takes over and leaves you scrambling to catch up.  Long story short, now that my mom's visit has come and gone, and other very pressing situations have been adequately dealt with (for the moment anyway), I can now resume blogging to my hearts content.  A LOT has happened since we last left off and in an effort to avoid a three foot long blog post, I will be posting several

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Long before I got to Hawaii I had heard about Hanauma Bay.  It has the reputation for being one of the best beaches on Oahu and is a must see for many tourists and semi-new residents of the island.  It is a bit of drive from where we live (relatively speaking), and consequently we hadn't yet made it there in our nearly-a-year (can you believe it?) of residency here.  Saturday night we had our

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As you may have noticed, I've been a little MIA lately.  While there are a few reasons for lacks of posts recently, the biggest has been mine and Garret's collective health.  A couple of weekends ago, Garret woke up with the scratchy feeling in his throat that usually precedes a cold, and sure enough by lunch more cold symptoms had made themselves known.  By Tuesday of the following week I

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Many thanks to the women in our life who endlessly devote themselves to motherhood!Kathy Provencio, Maggie Tellez, Erica Johnson, Erline Norton, Wanda Stephens, Priscilla Western, Tanya Norton, Karyn Norton, and Ashley Christensen!!!! We love you!!!!!

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"Children and Mothers never truly part - Bound by the beating of each other's hearts" -- Charlotte Gray

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I am very happy to announce that my Mom is coming to visit us! She's coming in on June 4th and will be here for a couple of weeks! We couldn't be more excited! I've already started working on a list of places to take her and recipes to cook for her. As an added bonus she'll be here on my birthday! I'm a big fan of birthdays!!! We're sure to have a blast!

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Last weekend we went fishing at the pier on the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, with our friend Joe and his mom, Jeannie, who's visiting from Michigan.  Garret bought me a new fishing pole the night before (a bribe to go on more fishing trips).  My pole is absolutely awesome!  It's pink and has blue, green, and red LED lights that light up when you're reeling something in!  Only small bait fish were

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Garret loves checking the mail.  I once asked him why he enjoys it so much and he said, "You never know what you're going to get."  Turns out, he was right.  Friday Garret went out to check the mail, and returned with two boxes.  They were from the Woman's Club of Safford and the letter enclosed said: Dear Garret: This Military Care Package is being sent to you, Garret from the Woman's

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Garret found this while traversing the world of MySpace and it was so touching I had to post it here.

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I am so excited! At our monthly board meeting for the Spouse's Club last week, I was named Volunteer of the Month for my work on our new website! I was so surprised! I received a gift and the Second Vice President, Rachel gave a little speech thanking me for my hard work and complimenting me on a job well done. It was awesome, and it totally made my day. Appreciation is one of the easiest

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Last week was good to me. Garret surprised me with roses when he came home from work on Tuesday. How sweet is that? How cool is it to get a gift when you're least expecting it? A gift given simply because one person thought of another and wanted to do something nice, something thoughtful for them. One of my deepest desires is to be appreciated. To be acknowledged for the things I do daily

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I'm proud to report that I have finished by first knitted baby blanket! My initial attempt was a little rocky, but thankfully this is the techno age and there isn't anything you can't find on the internet. A few informative blogs and a little youtube tutorials later, and voila here it is! Being a gemini I used to be the queen of starting a million projects but not finishing one. It's actually

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Here are some pictures of our weekend in Waikiki. Enjoy!

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Now I know why Waikiki is always listed as one of the world's most beautiful beaches on the travel channel. It absolutely gorgeous here, and that's saying a lot, considering there are many places on this island that take your breath away while giving you a good idea of what heaven could be like!Not only is the beach amazing, but our hotel is rocking our world too! In fact, dare Isay, we're having

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The Army may be flawed and have it's share of downsides, but it does have it's perks too.   For example, we get to spend Thursday through Saturday at the Hilton at Waikiki with our room and meals paid for compliments of the U.S. Army.   We're going for a Married Soldiers Seminar, it's kind of like a Marriage Encounter.  During the day we go to a lecture covering various topics of a marriage

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Today is my Mom's birthday! She's one of my best friends, and has been there for me in both good times and really bad times. She's one of the smartest, most amazing people I know and I'm so proud to be her daughter! I love you so much Mom! I hope you have an AWESOME Birthday!

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In an effort to make up for lost time, I have posted several new entries in the past day and will be posting more in the days to come. Please scroll to the bottom of the page so you can see all the new entries. Thank you!

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Today is my sister Alisa's birthday and I just wanted to say, "Happy Birthday Sweetie!" I love you bunches and I miss you more than my good credit!

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Those of you have tried to talk to me lately know that my cell phone has been on it's last leg. It would miss calls, and/or not let me answer calls, it would say it was charged only to die five minutes later. I wasn't sure if it was possessed or just really sick, if I should call a priest for an exorcism or put it on hospice. Either way, it was time for a new phone. Luckily this sordid series

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We're going to a ball! I'm talking the dress-up, drink champagne, and dance until you turn back into a pumpkin kind of ball! The Army, in a long standing tradition, hosts these formal gatherings for various reasons, the one we're going to is to celebrate the first female four-star general. It's going to be April 10th at Turtle Bay. Turtle Bay! The most awesome resort on the island! We had

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I have been abducted by aliens. That is the only logical explanation for my loss of time. Today I looked at the calendar and it hit me that March is half-way over. I almost fell out of my chair, except that my "chair" is actually a recliner, in a sectional no less, and falling out it would be virtually impossible, but if I had been sitting in your average chair, surely I would've fallen out

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Recently I knitted my sister Erica's daughters some beanies.  Unfortunately Andie's was too small, so I made her another one.  Garret tried it on to give me an idea of the size, and he looked so funny, I just had to take a picture!

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Lately our weekends have taken on a low-key, check for a pulse kind of vibe, and though the activities might vary slightly, the outcome is always the same, relaxing. This is not a bad thing, but it is however, quite different from our past. Our twenties were all about "going out", meeting people, partying, hanging out with friends, and in short, experiencing as much as the world we lived in

Angelanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429661413412332776.post-62031312866985911972009-02-19T19:28:00.001-08:002009-07-27T10:33:44.483-07:00

Many apologies for the delay since my last post, none the less, here is what’s been going on with us 2,000 plus miles across the Pacific . . . . . . When we last left off, Garret and our friend Joe were going to go deep sea fishing at the beginning of the month. It costs $600.00 to charter the boat and rent the equipment for a deep sea fishing excursion. Because of this, usually a group of

Angelanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429661413412332776.post-63803817907497872442008-12-29T13:33:00.000-08:002009-07-27T10:33:44.484-07:00

Garret and I have very different iterests, but yesterday we each had victory in our separate interest areas!Garret went fishing again with Joe at the Marine base and caught his very own stingray! Joe was also lucky, he caught a little shark! Next weekend they're going on their deep sea fishing trip. Needless to say they are very excited!As for me, I completed my first knitted baby beanie! I'm

Angelanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429661413412332776.post-56252574900994217482008-12-29T12:12:00.000-08:002009-07-27T10:32:05.639-07:00

When I called to sign up for digital phone through our cable company, the customer service rep informed me that if the power goes out, the phone won't work. She went on to say during the rainy season power outages are common, especially on the military bases. I told her that wouldn't be a problem since both my husband and I have cell phones, but really in my mind I was thinking, big deal, how

Angelanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429661413412332776.post-5486932263073431112008-12-29T10:10:00.000-08:002009-07-27T10:33:44.484-07:00

Belated Merry Christmas! Obviously I'm a few days late with this post, but better late than never. Our Christmas was just the two of us this year so it was very quiet and peaceful. The night before however, was laced with drama.We had our "Christmas Dinner" on Christmas Eve. Our friends, Joe and Sacha, came over to have dinner with us. After a lovely dinner, we played cards, which was a lot

Angelanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429661413412332776.post-76591164437323943082008-12-22T22:03:00.000-08:002009-07-27T10:34:33.738-07:00

Living in Paradise offers many advantages. One of which is amazing fishing. Now I know that may not sound like fun to a lot people, and I'll be the first to admit it's not something I spend my days longing to do; however, on the occasion when I accompany my husband, I always end up having fun and usually it turns out to be a pretty great day.Sunday was no exception. We went fishing with

Angelanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429661413412332776.post-60807176629189629062008-12-21T02:15:00.000-08:002009-07-27T10:35:08.599-07:00

Okay, so I fianally got everything all set up the way I want it, and I can actually begin blogging now! Happy day!Living in Hawaii is kind of like being stuck in a time loop. Everyday is scarily like the one before. This can be disorienting coming from the mainland. In fact, until I went home to Arizona a couple of weeks ago, I wasn't entirely convinced it was winter. I mean the calendar

Angelanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429661413412332776.post-18996133685749264642008-12-18T20:22:00.001-08:002009-07-27T10:35:16.931-07:00

This blog is new and therefore under construction. More to come.....

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