Home Visiting

Had a good time visiting back home in Jacksonville.  Went to the beach and had Aynslee's Birtday.  Glad I got the chance to spend some time with them.  It will be a little while before I am able to come back home.  See ya'll as soon as I can.  I love you all.

Bellagio Fountain video

Thought that I would try and put the video of the Bellagio Fountains on here.  I didn't know how much space the video would take up on my camera so I only took 30 seconds worth.  I wish that I would have caught the whole thing.  I think that I will put a video of Terry Fator on here  if this works out ok.  

Well, Erin and the girls are visiting.  It is a little cramped in this little room, but I think that we will deal with it just fine.  It is really good to see them even if the living conditions aren't the grandest.  

More from Flyback from Vegas

Ok,  Here are some pics of the Grand Canyon.  I have a lot of pictures from the BEAUTIFUL American landscape.  It is just really difficult to sit here and get all of them on my blog.  And lets face it, I still have to update the Flat Stanley Blog.  So, I am going to keep it brief.  

We flew from Las Vegas into Albuquerque, New Mexico and from there into Lubbock, Texas. We stayed the night there and then flew into Houston Texas, from there we hit up Dallas, and then on into New Orleans, Louisiana.  We stayed the night in the Big Easy and then headed out for a little gas-and-go in Alabama.  We flew into Charleston, South Carolina and had to stop due to weather coming in through North Carolina.  We stayed the night in South Carolina and got up the next morning into Norfolk, Virginia.  Yes folks,  that is four days of travel in the back of a HH-60H.  It was a long and fairly rough flight.  I was really glad to get back here in Norfolk. I would prefer to be in Jacksonville, Florida, but I will take what I can get.

Flyback from Vegas (Last Leg)

Ok,  I have a lot of pictures.  More than I could ever post on Blogger.  I will get some pictures of the Grand Canyon up here because there are some really good ones.  Other than that I don't think I will get too much more on here.  (Up Above)  Pictures from the Southern States.  (Bottom) USS Alabama in Mobile Bay; (2nd from Bottom) Gulfport water tower; (2nd from Top) Mississippi Delta; (Top) HH-60H over LSU Stadium.

Back-Log to Vegas

Little Paris

Entrance to the Mirage.

The Fountains at the Bellagio. (Really Cool)

Working to get her up!

Well, I had a good time in Vegas.  I am happier to be back in Norfolk.  (Never thought that I would ever say that.)  It was really cool.  I liked the land scape and the weather wasn't terrible. I didn't like the fact that it was so dry that my  nose hurt or ran the whole time.  There was obviously a lot to see.  I have a whole lot of pictures, but there are too many to post. 

While in Vegas:  Well, I would hope that you saw my post about Terry Fator.  That was pretty much the highlight of my trip.  I did see a lot of cool things.  The fountains at the Bellagio were really cool.  The fountains were to music, they would move and spray to the beat and rhythm of the music.  I have a video, but I am not certain as to how I am going to get it on here.  There were lots of lights.  Some of the Casino's were unbelievable.  I will put some more pictures of some of the interior of the Casinos. All in all, it was a good trip.  I am just glad to be back here. I wish I were back home, but this will have to suffice. 

Terry Fator

Terry Fator, Jay Fairbanks, Flat Stanley, and me

Well, I thought that I would be in the desert by now, but I am living it up in the City that never sleeps.  We took the opportunity to go and see the Terry Fator show.  If you don't know who Terry Fator is, he is one of the winners of "America's Got Talent".  His show was phenomenal.  I don't know if I can fully describe it.  The best thing I could do is tell you to go and look him up on google.  There will be several videos of him from "America's Got Talent".  

I have a lot more pics, but I forgot my cord for my computer to upload the pics from my camera.  Sorry, I will get them up as soon as I can.  Stay tuned and hope that all is well with everyone out there following.  

I love you, Erin, Aynslee, and Avery.  Miss you all so much.  

I am a little late on here, but Happy Birthday, Baby!

Redwolves and the "NEW" Navy Working Uniform

The Good Ol' HH-60H how I've missed you.

Now a member of the Red Wolves of HSC-84.

The new Navy Working Uniform.  (Good bye Maytag Repairman)

   It has been a little busy for me as of late.  As stated in an earlier post, I am now in Norfolk, Va.  It is going okay thus far.  I like the base that we are living on, with exception to the rooms.  In the picture above I caught most of the room, believe it or not.  I have been busy trying to get my qualifications reinstated.  Not to mention that the Navy is undergoing an Uniform change.  I think that every time we change a uniform that the prices of them go up.  I started out in the good ol' Dungarees.  Then we moved on to the Utilities.  Now, we are in the Navy Working Uniform (NWU's).  I bought one set to start off with because they were $125.00 for just the set.  I just about choked when I saw the prices.  I guess that is what an Uniform Allowance is for.

  The Command that I have checked into is really interesting.  Nowhere else in the Navy would you get to do a mission as unique as this is going to be.  (Sorry, can't elaborate.)  Let's just say that it is very important and different than I have ever done.  I think that I am going to like it and it promises to be interesting.

  They have placed me in Quality Assurance.  It's not like I haven't done that job before, but this one is a little different.  I am going to have to get qualified in four more ratings.  That will be new to me considering that all of them have to do with ordinance or electricity.  (Certainly my wife can tell you that me and electricity don't exactly get along.  I would much rather bust a knuckle wide open than get shocked.)  So, it is going to be challenging, but I enjoy a good challenge every once in a while.  

   I think that pretty much covers what has been going on with me in the last couple of weeks and I will be sure to post some more in the coming weeks.  Don't worry, more pictures to come.