So, where should I pick up from ? Working all summer? the start of the school year, maybe.
But first, I'm going to explain my mini vacay to pensacola, florida.
On August 30th, after spending Eid with my sister all day, I drove back to my home on campus and packed. Carlos picked me up, with a super packed Nissan Altima and we got ready to embark down south with his mom. After goodbyes and a few tears, we headed out. We left at 8pm, ESt. Drove through NJ, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia (wtf is in west virginia , anyway?!), all straight. We stopped in Virginia for gas and to stretch. I fell asleep, and I woke up when we were in Tennessee (another state i never thought i'd end up in).. We were supposed to stop and sleep in Tennessee and rest but my good old boyfriend, who decided he wasn't going to stop, continued onward. Drove through Tennessee, touched Georgia. Completely baffled as to why there was a minimum speed limit, and my good friend Keri Pye explained the tendency of tractors to drive on interestates. Welcome to the South? and then we hit Alabama. Entered Central Time, and it blew my mind. CENTRAL TIME! haha. Alabamatook FOOOOOOREVER. Entered Florida. Cabin fever was unbearable, but thankfully after only two stops the entire trip, we got to our hotel in pensacola! I guess it wasn't what i expected (the town, not hotel) everything was sprawling and so spread out, and there were PALM TREES !!! we relaxed that day, and met up with his father and little sister who were in pascagoula for work. the next day, carlos checked in to NAS pensacola and i explored the base with his mom. then we found his brand new apartment and he signed the lease!!! friday and saturday were move-in days and organizing/shopping days. somehow ended up in mobile, alabama. never want to go back to alabama again. also STILL didnt see a confederate flag. fail. got to see the navy game with jenny robida and her husband and lauren&aaron rosa at their beautiful home! thanks again for inviting us, lauren! got to meet some cool people and carlos saw some old academy friends. navy won the game! we also got hit with the hurricane, womp. first irene then that one. lol. his parents and sister left on sunday, and afterwards, me and carlos drove to columbus georgia to visit his best friend at fort benning! we spent labor day there and had a good time with brian, including visiting fort benning, the surrounding area, and the national infantry museum. and the shooting range, which i realized was NOT for me when i freaked at the sight ofbullets flying out of a big gun to the wall. STILL dont know how this is a 'family event', and i started crying hysterically. not my finest moment. after that day. then me and carlos drove back to his place so he could be prepared for briefs and stuff the following day. tuesday was a day where we visited the aviation museum on base and pensacola beach! GORGEOUSSSSSS ahhhh love it! we spent the evening watching movies and drinking wine and cuddling. loved love love it. the next morning, he had to report to base and then he drove me to the airport. smallest airport EVER. flew outta pcola to charlotte, and got stuck in charlotte cause newark was delayed. stuck in charlotte for more than 3 hours and finaally boarded and got stuck another hour. got to newark at like 8 or 9ish and back to rutgers later that night! what a trip. can't wait to head back to the beautiful gulf coast and to see my baby again!
