April 23, 2008

• Life_By_Us is your candidate!
   As you all know by now, I’m in the running for AmandasBiggestFan’s competition for Xanga Lifetime.  I’m not going to spend my entire entry on this because I have other subjects to move onto, but for the sake of showing how excited I am over this silly competition, I’ll put forward some effort at the bottom of this post.     

  For now onto more interesting details about life.
    Derek’s definitely coming home early from deployment as I’ve already stated.  
  Meanwhile, they’re sending more troops over there. So for those of you
  who thought this war was over as soon as the new president stepped into
  office, you’re wrong. They’ve shortened the amount of time our boys and
  girls will stay there, but increased the number of tours they’re taking
  each year. We’ll get out of the military at the end of this year so this is our last one, but
  if you have a loved one in the service, give them a kiss because their
  number will be drawn again soon.

  Facts for you:
  -I love Ella Fitgerald and she deserves to be number one  on my music list. If you haven’t heard of the first lady of swing, educate yourself.
  -I have a poor sense of humor.
                       
  - I hiked five miles today and then wasted my progress on a Taco Bell lunch. SO worth it.
  -We’ll be headed down to Texas this weekend, and I know about twenty readers who are looking forward to it as much as I am. You have the number, just call anytime.
   
     Some people are kissing up to the judges. Well, I’d like to inform you that life_by_us will not conform to such tactics. Instead, I’ll be making cheesy videos and taking goofy pictures.
  Just some reasons why  your vote belongs  with life_by_us:
  If she doesn’t get the prize, she’ll have to sell her children to afford her own subscription to xanga lifetime.
  
  She kisses babies.
  She supports a troop. (Her husband. We all have to do our part.)
  She recycles.
  She supports the farmers union:
  

  She’s pro-gun:(paintball)
  

   
  In order to enter your vote, simply click on all four of these websites and type your entry into the comment section. Leaving them on my site will NOT place the vote, so please, spend a few more minutes and visit the judges’ sites.
  Mystic_Xingjing
  AmandasBiggestFan 
  Theblackspiderman
  DrugInducedDuck
  (BTW, BlackSpiderman, as much as I love your screen name, Batman is the SH*T. No doubt.)
  
  My best impression of DrugInducedDuck:
  
  Hmm.. I think I got the “man” part all wrong.

  Another Letter from an
  Occupant:
  (to explain a
  little behind this segment: These are letters from my heart to my distant love.
  I don’t send them to him because it  isn’t necessary to show him how badly I
  yearn for him at times,  but the outlet is needed. Like it or not, it’s my mushy
  side that I don’t often share with others, and from time to time, you can
  glimpse one of the truest loves this world has ever created between two people. 
  Grin and bear it.)
  Dear Love,
  I realize how long we’ve been married now, but without you here in the
  US next to me, time doesn’t pass at all.  I still don’t sleep at
  night.  I lie awake and think of how slowly the days drag on. It’s amazing how small a single bed seems until it’s empty. Now my mattress aches with with extra space that your body should be filling.
     Only a year until we can start our lives together, away from the
  military. Do you know how excited I am to have a “home”? Not just a
  house…. We’ve already got a bench for our front porch. I want to sit
  on it and hold your hand while our kids play in the yard. I’ve been
  dreaming of a Mayberry-esq scene since I first met you in highschool.
  I’ve always known there was no other for me and yet, at times you still
  try my patience like no other.  Through it all,  there’s nothing more
  that I want than to start the rest of my life with you. I’ll forever
  belong to you.

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