Celebrity deaths piss me off

Yea. I said it. It's Thursday night and I'm supposed to be able to watch my DVR recorded episodes of 30 Rock and The Office. Instead I've recorded old reruns from a perverted celebrity who went into cardiac arrest and died at 51. When my Aunt had a heart attack it didn't interrupt your day, did it? Why in the hell do I have to be subjected to this crap?

Not only has this turned into breaking news, they've started marathons in honor of him and the internet is buzzing with "Oh poor Michael." I'll bet 90% of his mourners didn't even know who the hell he was beyond the guy who invented the moon walk and did that "whoo hoo" move when he grabbed his crotch on stage.

It's not like the president was shot. Now that is something I could see being breaking news. He's the person responsible for running our country. There's a real purpose for him in our lives. Michael Jackson was entertainment for us. Not to say he wasn't entertaining, but holy shit. Does he have to ruin my Thursday? I didn't know the man personally, why am I expected to mourn him?

"Oh he's an icon, he's a legend."

He played the market and made a shitload of money while groping little boys in his spare time. And hell I don't even know if that is true. Nor do I really care. I just want to enjoy my Thursday in peace.

Anniversary

Every year we celebrate unity with an anniversary. Whether that day be for when we met the one we love, when we wed, or when tragedy befell us as a collective. And each year these anniversaries strike you differently depending solely on your disposition for that day.

Today is my two year marriage anniversary, I'd honestly thought just a few months ago that we'd been married three years. Mario and I have both been extremely busy leading up to today and I'm honestly uncertain about whether or not he realizes what today is. I'm thinking he'll figure it out when he starts writing the date over and over to complete some needed paperwork for us to take a vacation.

Yesterday we slaved in the yard to build a new planting space for my vegetables, I need to get them all in the ground here shortly. For the past few months I've been enthralled by plants. The irony is that I've never had a real garden and never bothered to care for any plants, until now. Aside from plants on Ultima Online, I'm a pro at keeping digital plants alive. Apparently, as it would be, I'm pretty good at keeping these real ones alive too. So far, so good.

Later on we're supposed to pack up and head out to pick up a car that Mario won a bid for on Ebay. It looks pretty good actually, can't really complain. It's a 2002 Volkswagon Passat. Well actually, I take that back, I can complain. It has leather seats! I despise leather. Honestly, I don't know how anyone can think it's an awesome material to sit on. Yea sure it's smooth and shiny, but holy shit does it get hot! You leave the car in the sun for five minutes and you'll burn your butt the moment you sit down. Really, it's undo pain. This applies for furniture too. Which leads me in to something else I need to address.

So much to be done, so little time. Here are the much awaited pictures I've been meaning to share:

Reception Dress

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Post Graduation Ceremony

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Our soon-to-be Vehicle

It's Official

Mario graduated from his Warrant Officer Candidate Course today. We pinned him WO1 at the ceremony and his TAC officers encouraged my nephew to punch his rank so Mario would earn his "blood rank", of course Evan didn't draw any blood. I'll post picture of it all a little later. I just wanted to make it known that he did graduate.

Also, I wanted to mention that the first ever combat amputee went through Mario's class and has graduated as well. He'd lost one of his legs in the war and still went through this rigorous training that even candidates with both of their legs struggled doing.

I'm very proud of all the men and woman who finished their training today. Congratulations to them all! Photo's to come later. My husband could use some relaxation so I'm handing the internet over to him, since our router isn't with us. :D All the best, everyone!

And so it begins..

Today was the first official social event of Mario's career as an Army Aviation Warrant Officer. I must say, I made him look damn good! When getting my nails done today I was told that as an Officers Wife I'll be attending tea time with other wives. I'm not so sure about this, but if it's something I need to do to support my husband, I'll gladly sacrifice. However, I am stead-fast that I won't be kissing up to anyone for any reason.

When I was a soldier I treated everyone equally, no matter their rank. Some were appreciative of it, typically the "ass-kissers" scolded me for it. It's not that I was ever disrespectful, I just didn't pucker up my lips to anyone's ass the moment they walked into the room. We're all human beings, nothing in life makes any one person truly better than the next. The standards of the Army make people put others on a pedestal, but in retrospect we are all the same. No matter what rank the soldier wears. Some just take on a lot more responsibility.

I would like to take a moment to share just how proud I am of my husband. He's come so far since we met and I'm humbled to be the source behind it all through his eyes. On more than one occasion he's given me credit for him having the strength and will-power to change for the better. Although I truly believe that everything he's accomplished was by his own ambitions, I'm happy to have stood beside him through it all. Admittedly times were rough for us on a few occasions, but we pushed through it and we rose above the odds. I'm so grateful for the relationship I have with my husband and the wonderful marriage we've built together.

Pictures of my wardrobe from tonight's event will be coming soon. We took a few quick snap shots in our living room so I could show the outfit to my mom, who won't be here until much later tonight. I'll do my best to keep things posted. Always remember to stay positive and live the life you love!