OH my sooooo I am not going to give you all the whole shabang that I was busy and didnt have the time obviously its been way too long for that.... I only ask dont look at the last entry's date...ok? Thanks (I know you looked) Honestly I forgot and kept putting it off. But no longer!!! I am back and decided that I am a new person I need a new name. I began as NavyGirl but I have decided thanks to certain events that the Navy doesnt define me, I define me with my randomness and nerdiness(I know not a word but hey its my blog so its my word!) So sit back and just read what I gotta say (honestly you will probably get bored my mind tends to skip everywhere but its need written down if not for your entertainment but mine).
Looking back over the last 5 years I am surprised by how far I have come and grown (dont we all) I was a senior dreaming of adventures, dating, exploring the world, experiencing new things. Since then I have been to so many countries England, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Japan, Guam, South Korea, and the Philippines and I am only 21!! I am nearly done with my military career and am looking forward to having a new beginning I want to study in the UK, whether it be in England, Scotland, or even Ireland idk I just have this gut feeling that that is where I need to be and you know what I am going to do it. Why should I not? I am single (never had a boyfriend honestly dont want one, the only way I would probably get one is so he can fix my car, I know I am supposed to be an engineer and I cant even fix my own car!), I dont have any kids and really no big obligations. The hardest thing with going overseas for an extended amount of time like I want to do would be being away from the family. But I havent lived at home for years and I need to find where I belong. The Navy wasnt the right fit for me, feel like I am in a cage with no lock for a key just trapped. But thats another entry for another day, back to the subject (told you I get distracted) I want to study Art. What kind of art you say? Well thats the thing I dont have a clue. I love art I love every single thing about art!! I love the art they use in video games (cant play those worth shit), I love movies sets the details they put in to it, I love animation, illustration, the history of art, I love making stuff like pottery and drawings. I like it all!! I consider language an art as well, the written word!! So fascinating how with a few words you can bring tears to a readers eyes, or make them laugh out loud, or bring great rage the way words play with emotions is amazing to me and I would love to be part of that world too. One of my good friends upon talking about this dilemma of what to do she simply said do it all! Why do you have to have one career? And you know what she is right!! I will do it all!!! Which I need a school that offers it all I have found a few that I am definitley interested in one in particular is Falsmouth University, excellent art program and english program so we shall see if thats where I will go. I have also been thinking of Canada closer to home.. and just as fascinating. Honestly how much do people really know about canada? Not much really they are a really quiet neighbor of ours dont you think?
So totally different subject I am reading a fantastic series right now called the Outlander By: Diana Gabaldon, has anyone else read it yet? I have seen it around before in the library and working at Hastings book department but it looked so thick and kind of boring so I never bothered to figure out what it was. Well I downloaded it on my lovely kindle and am now enraptured. Fantastically written, its a gem, if you havent read it I would suggest reading it, they are making a TV show out of it actually. Another good series is the series by Lynn Kurland her time traveler series that cover two family clans the MacLeods and the De Piagets I own all of the books... ALL OF THEM... the dialog is well done, they make you laugh out loud and gasp oh they are amazing!!! I also have read the Iron Fey series my best friend at home made me download them and I am thankful I did but I still cursed her. I having an early watch was like oh I will read just a chapter to see what its about... 4 hours later.. in the middle of book 2 I come out of the fog of fantasy land to realize I have 3 hours before watch that series is soooo good it just captures you and it could be suffocating you but you dont care you dont realize it all you know is you must continue kind of like that frenzied kiss (dont play coy I know you know what I am talking about) that kiss where he (or she) is your air and your lungs need air but you dont want to stop cant stop, until finally you come up gasping before diving again into the madness. Yep that book did that.. Read it!!! And know!!!
I havent watched any movies lately other than the new Captain America: Winter Soldier which was incredible!!! Well done it was spot on!! It had me choking back tears at least 3 times and those were close (I was with the guys so obviously I couldnt just burst out in sobbing tears you know gotta keep it cool) I think I left scars on my palms from my nails trying to stifle it. Its much more serious film its not Iron Man but it is perfectly Capt. America. If you havent seen it all I gotta say is WHAT ARE YOU DOING READING THIS!!! GO WATCH IT!!! lol jk but seriously though its way good!!! Well I know this post doesnt make up for all the time I havent written but its a start and I can promise more later. Night Y'all
~JoJo

Long Time No See!!!

Holy cow! Sorry its been so long just so much has happened that I don't even know where the time has gone! Well seeing as my last post was back in December I guess I had better do some catch up. I was stationed at Great Lakes to finish schooling for my rate and now am at my official command, California!!!! (said to the tune of california gurls {by Katy Perry}). So far Cali's weather is amazing but weirdly I really miss snow. I really want to be around the mountains and not just any mountains my mountains of Idaho. I miss the cool dampness and the smell of good soil and green. I miss the waterfalls and the birds chirpping. Don't get me wrong the ocean is amazing and I am looking forward to exploring it more throughly, it just seems so unreal. So much water in one place its kind of scary. Its also a big culture change everything is of mexican orgin. I am not much of a mexican food person I prefer chinese or steak and potatoes not burritos and tamales. And it is odd to me to be on the trolley and not understand half of what is said on there. Lol! Its like France and Germany all over again. Other than that I like my ship for the most part. The people I work with are awesom the ones I don't work with well it depends who it is so far some females have it out for me for some reason, I never did anything to them. I am having a hard time trying to feel like I belong I'm not sure of what I want or who I am anymore. Now a days I don't even feel like picking up a book or a pencil to do a sketch I am just to tired or my mind is reeling and worrying about issues at work and my social life. In other words I am a mess. I am thinking it is a case of homesickness, but yet I don't feel like it is my time to go home just yet I don't feel like I belong there but I dont feel I belong here either. I don't know. Sorry just realized this post is boring and kind of a self-pity party. I can not think of anything funny that has happened to me lately so I will write another post if I think of a tale to share. Thanks for reading :) Hope you all have a fabulous Sunday!!!!

Home Home Home Home Home!!!!!!!

So yes I am home if you couldn't tell. Lol. I came home on Friday, it was so nice. My Dad, siblings, Aunt, Uncle, Grandma, and Great Grandpa all came to see me get off the plane. I was sure I was going to cry but luckily I didn't. To tell the truth it felt surreal still does. I can't believe I'm home and I don't want to wake up from this dream if it is. Another part of me is like boot camp and the military is a big dream, and it never really happened I have been home this whole time and I just went on a trip and I'm not sure where that trip was. I don't know its just weird. When I left Illinois all I could think of was how I'm sure I'm not going to want to come back to this I want to just stay in Idaho. But I don't feel like that all. I have a feeling one day I will return but that time isn't now and won't be for awhile. Many people have asked me if I regret my decision and I just think if you had asked me in boot camp or training I would have said yes but just being back here and remembering why I joined and thinking would I do it again I think yes. Even though its not the life I want for myself in the future its the path I need to take to get where I'm supposed to get. I feel successful and proud of what I have accomplished in just these short few years. I have no regrets. I miss my family more than I can say and wish I could have more time with them I know that is not feasible at this time. Its time to move on, I know they love me and are proud of me, and they know I feel the same way about them for now that is enough. I need to find myself and figure out just who I am and what I want in life. So just realized this whole blog is pretty much my musings on life and me not much funny to say. A funny thing that did happen to me though I was sitting in the car and was texting my brother when my friend banged hard on the window. Scared the crap out of me I turned around and was flipping her off and swearing really bad I was all f*** you, over and over until I realized what I was saying and I slapped myself covering my mouth. She was roaring with laughter darn her. I admit its funny but that's first time I have sworn at someone and released my temper. ha ha oh well its all cool. Well I'm gonna go and spend some time with said crazy friend.

Eyebrows...they make a big difference!!!

4 Days and Awake up!!!

Well I will soon be going home to my lovely Idaho! Its funny you don't realize how much you miss a place until you are gone and sometimes wonder if you will ever see it again. Not exactly the best thing to be thinking when in the military but I think everyone has that in the back of their mind, whether their in the military or not. Today was not a very good day for me. Woke up at 0330 for watch and didn't get off watch till 0745. I went back to bed for a few hours, then texted my two friends to see if we were still going to the mall together. Turns out they were already there. So since that fell through I started to clean things up on my desk to discover that I couldn't my cash. I had about 120 bucks and I thought it was in my uniform pocket not there. Tore up the rest of my room couldn't find it so no luck for me. Looks like I'll be doing really last minute Christmas shopping. So that's my day so far. The really good thing that happened though is my littlest sister Sammy called me she got a new phone and we chatted for awhile and we have been texting each other all day. She makes me smile and makes me happy no matter what mood I'm in. I miss her so much!!! I also got a text message from my old english teacher, she always encouraged me to write hopefully one day I will write a book. Whether or not it will be good who knows but I figure this blog will help me practice writing since I haven't really done much since I got out of high school. During watch today I was so bored that I started reading the navy newspaper and before I knew it I was cutting up the paper and started folding boxes. I made a hand sized  box first and then I just went smaller and smaller so it was a box within a box. When the rovers checked in the last time I had them guess how many boxes I had, the Petty Officer of the Watch was in on my joke we had a "prize" in the very last box. The female rover guesses were all to low, so was the males but the he finally got it. So I started opening the boxes I had 9 boxes that had both a top and bottom. Finally I get to the last one I hand it to him and say look and see your prize. I had cut a circle and the Petty Officer of the Watch had written 1 cent on it. Haha it was awesome to see his face. I gave him the boxes to make up for the joke. He was realllly cute, had to add that in there. ;)
Randomly my ankle swelled up and is black and blue my boots aren't helping. Not much I could go to medical but they would probably give me a boot to wear and put me on hold I don't want that I just want out of here as fast as possible. Pretty much every weekend I'm stuck in this blasted place can't go anywhere cause my friends disappear as soon as liberty is called. Well I better go and get ready for bed, big day tomorrow.

4 day weekend!!!

So this week we got out of school early and liberty was pretty much called immediately so nice. Can't go anywhere though, had duty on Thanksgiving Day. It wasn't to bad. I felt horrible though a really nice couple in my ward had wanted me to have thanksgiving dinner with them but since I had duty I couldn't go and I didn't have their number so I had no way to contact them to cancel. Still feel really bad. For thanksgiving they had over at the pier dinner for us sailors. A bunch of volunteers had come to serve it. It was pretty cool, they had these pictures that kids had drawn and written on saying Happy Thanksgiving and the kids would put a thank you and a bunch of other things like thank you for fighting for us, don't die, what's your favorite weapon, and so on and so on they were so cute some of them just made you want to cry. After I ate since I had nothing else to do I took a nap and got up a few hours later to go eat dinner before my watch only to find out that McDonald's was closed along with everything else so I'm like crap what am I going to eat? I try the vending machines only to discover I have a $20 bill and that's it well that won't work.  Luckily in my two junk drawers (yes I have 2 junk drawers some habits won't die I have to have some kind of chaos in this world, I do organize it once in awhile ahem can't promise it will remain that way usually my organizational mood will last maybe an hour than its done) I discovered I had enough pennies and nickels to buy a muffin for dinner yay me! Watch wasn't to bad it was kind of fun actually. I chatted with quite a few people and nothing was amiss everything looked pretty sat. Easy Day!!! Anyways that's pretty much all I've got for now so see ya later!