My ship got back the 23rd and got all unpacked and that was cool and got me a tour of the ship like 3000 times lol. It seems pretty cool so far but I'm sure it will suck in the next few weeks to come, hopefully I will be able to come home for the 4th of July but not sure about that since their can only be 1 person gone from my section at a time so that kinda sucks but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Tommorow I will get all checked in and everything and get to meet the master chief formally this time and got to answer all his questions and everything, I hope I get everything right.
Yesterday I tried to take a bus up to North Shore but I guess I didn't get off at the right place and the guy was like ya you can take this bus back or whatever but I was like naaa I'll just keep goin this way so I can see this side of the island too. So I kept ridin the bus all the way up to the tip of northwest side of the island and it was very scenic and I guess that's where all the locals go cuz I was the only person around there that looked like me lol. I ran into this one Samoan guy on the bus and was talkin to him and later I heard him say to the bus driver that he hadn't seen a gringo out that way in a while ^-^ , that was hilarious when I heard that. So the bus eventually started going back the way it came and the bus driver told me to take a couple diff buses to get where I wanted to go and I tried that but was confused so I just rode the C bus all the way to Waikiki beach. I got off at Waikiki and heard some music and was drawn to it, and later I found out it was a Sheryl Crow concert that was supposed to play later that night, but right then she was just practicin so I decided to come back later. It was also the annual Spam Jam day and they had all sorts of food made out of spam and people in spam hats and shirts and all sorts of crazy spam craziness lol. I was there for a little bit till it was time to head back to the concert and when I got over there there was a big ol line and I found out tickets were like 41 bucks and I was like are you crazy I can hear her right here just as good, so that's just what I did :) It started to get cold so I walked around to differt places to warm up and I met this one old guy that had these 2 green Parrots from the Amazon and he said he lived on a boat and he makes these cool lookin hats and sells him so he can go get some more liquor or somethin lol. I talked to him for a little bit and then Sherl sang her song "I'm gonna soak up the sun" and I left after that. I ran into the parrot guy again as I was headed back to Waikiki beach and he didn't have the parrots and he said they were his buddy's that lived on his boat, and thought I would buy one of them cool hats so that's just what I did. Then I saw the parrot guy down the road and people were takin pictures with the birds holdin them in their hands and I was like man I wish I had my camera and my phone was dead :(
As I was walkin down the street I heard a song that this one guy sang on the morning news one day and had to make sure it wasn't the same person and sure enough it was the same guy, chillen playin the ukalale and singin right in front of the surfer dude statue. So I stayed their for like an hour listenin to him and bought one of his cds and then I figured it was time to catch my bus back since it was like 10 pm already and the buses stop runnin at like 1 am. I walked for like an hour all the way to Alo Moana which was a long walk and finally found the bus I needed to take back to Pearl Harbor and got home after midnight.
So back to today :)..... I went to church today at the YMCA and their was a new guy with us and it turns out he is from my ship and further investigation from questioning him lol I found out that he had been to GTMO Cuba as well, so that was cool actually meetin somebody that has been down there and knows what I'm talkin about. So after that we met up with Johnny and his girl and another Japanese chick that was chillen with them cuz they picked her up from the airport and are showin her around Hawaii. Today we went around the entire island and I got to see the rest of this place that I hadn't seen before and saw tons of cool beaches and some humongous whales off in the distance blowin water out of their blownose and surfacing on the water showin off their colors and stuff. I'm glad I have a christian group of people to hang out with again and it was amazing and I'm looking forward to next few years here.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Today marks 2 years!
Today is mine and Andrea's 2 year mark of being together, it has been really wonderful to have been able to share what was going on with her and the few days that we actually got to spend together. Next year I plan on having a wedding but I won't know for sure when it's going down until after I get to the ship.
I have been pretty sick today and yesterday was the start of it but I just ignored it and figured it was because I haven't been getting to much sleep or eating right but I guess it's just a normal cold or somethin lol. I don't feel like doing anything today except for maybe going to go get some medicine and talking to Andy. I also checked on my car today and it's out in the middle of the ocean somewhere and hope the pirates don't get to it or I'm gonna have to go kick some pirate booty.
Well I'm talkin to my girl on chatzy right now and that was pretty much my boring day, filing paperwork and being sick. I forgot to mention that somebody ran Andy off the road yesterday and she hit the curb and got a scare but she is okay n as far as I know the car is ok. She also got her roses today so I'm glad they actually made it on time and everything. :)
I have been pretty sick today and yesterday was the start of it but I just ignored it and figured it was because I haven't been getting to much sleep or eating right but I guess it's just a normal cold or somethin lol. I don't feel like doing anything today except for maybe going to go get some medicine and talking to Andy. I also checked on my car today and it's out in the middle of the ocean somewhere and hope the pirates don't get to it or I'm gonna have to go kick some pirate booty.
Well I'm talkin to my girl on chatzy right now and that was pretty much my boring day, filing paperwork and being sick. I forgot to mention that somebody ran Andy off the road yesterday and she hit the curb and got a scare but she is okay n as far as I know the car is ok. She also got her roses today so I'm glad they actually made it on time and everything. :)
Monday, April 20, 2009
It's been a while...
It's late at night, or early in the morning depending what part of the world you are in lol, and I thought I would give blogging a whirl once again.
I am from Texas originally but for some strange reason I joined the Navy and now I am enjoying the sun in Hawaii ^_^ A buddy of mine Dustin also joined the Navy around the same time and he is now in Virginia with his wife Julie and his daughter Abi, but this is not Dustin's blog so let me get back to me.
I have 6 brothers and 2 sisters and I guess you can say that life has been really interesting and crazy at times but who's life isn't? With a family like mine I have learned a lot about sharing, taking what is offered to me, and not really wanting or needing to much. Also they have taught me patience because they were so annoying sometimes but I love them all and really do miss them, I can't lie and say I don't. I don't know how my mom and my dad raised the lot of us but they did a really good job with whatever resources they had and I'm grateful for a set of parents that I was given. My mom passed away of cancer but my dad is still taking care of the family and is awesome even though he is still a workaholic lol.
My church family back home is also a remarkable set of people as well and I miss the lot of them as well and they have always been there for me through the good times as well as the bad and even the times when I didn't feel like telling anybody what was going on. I had my best times with the friends from City Church aka Grace Works aka cornerstone, Metro with Buddy, and the people from Cornerstone Theatre. They were always trying to get me involved in whatever was going on and made me feel that I was wanted around at all times, and I liked that about them. Whenever I needed to get away from my family and feel what I thought was normal for a change they always came through, whether I was helping out at Metro, spending the night at a friends house, or doing a play.
I have been away for more then 2 and a half years and have seen tons of things with the help of the U.S. Navy and I have enjoyed it for the most part but sometimes I just wish I could be amongst old friends and family once again. The other side of me is like no you left to see the world so that's what you will do! lol but I haven't forgot about anybody and I'm sorry if it seems that I have been ignoring you or whatever, I have never meant to do that and I'm sorry if it seems that I have come off that way. I know a lot of people are busy with their everyday life routines and college and work or whatever and it doesn't bother me too much that my phone hardly ever rings or that I don't get a message or comment on the internet. I have a girl that keeps me happy and that talks to me all the time and as long as I have her I'm sure I will stay happy : )
This girl was brought into my life after my mom died of cancer and her mom died in a car accident. I never thought I would fall in love with this girl and never saw a relationship coming into existance between us but I am glad that she stuck around and chased after me, even after I joined the military. She means the world to me and if all goes well a marriage should be coming about in the near future. I have always wanted to share my life with someone be apart of their world as well as mine and she is a dream come true and my only wish that we could spend time with each other every day, which I know one day we it will come to pass.
This post is getting long and time is getting short before I have to be up for work so I will end it here for now, but now that I have a blog I will keep on posting when I get the chance and whoever cares to read be my guest.
Goodnight to all,
Jonathan Schutz
I am from Texas originally but for some strange reason I joined the Navy and now I am enjoying the sun in Hawaii ^_^ A buddy of mine Dustin also joined the Navy around the same time and he is now in Virginia with his wife Julie and his daughter Abi, but this is not Dustin's blog so let me get back to me.
I have 6 brothers and 2 sisters and I guess you can say that life has been really interesting and crazy at times but who's life isn't? With a family like mine I have learned a lot about sharing, taking what is offered to me, and not really wanting or needing to much. Also they have taught me patience because they were so annoying sometimes but I love them all and really do miss them, I can't lie and say I don't. I don't know how my mom and my dad raised the lot of us but they did a really good job with whatever resources they had and I'm grateful for a set of parents that I was given. My mom passed away of cancer but my dad is still taking care of the family and is awesome even though he is still a workaholic lol.
My church family back home is also a remarkable set of people as well and I miss the lot of them as well and they have always been there for me through the good times as well as the bad and even the times when I didn't feel like telling anybody what was going on. I had my best times with the friends from City Church aka Grace Works aka cornerstone, Metro with Buddy, and the people from Cornerstone Theatre. They were always trying to get me involved in whatever was going on and made me feel that I was wanted around at all times, and I liked that about them. Whenever I needed to get away from my family and feel what I thought was normal for a change they always came through, whether I was helping out at Metro, spending the night at a friends house, or doing a play.
I have been away for more then 2 and a half years and have seen tons of things with the help of the U.S. Navy and I have enjoyed it for the most part but sometimes I just wish I could be amongst old friends and family once again. The other side of me is like no you left to see the world so that's what you will do! lol but I haven't forgot about anybody and I'm sorry if it seems that I have been ignoring you or whatever, I have never meant to do that and I'm sorry if it seems that I have come off that way. I know a lot of people are busy with their everyday life routines and college and work or whatever and it doesn't bother me too much that my phone hardly ever rings or that I don't get a message or comment on the internet. I have a girl that keeps me happy and that talks to me all the time and as long as I have her I'm sure I will stay happy : )
This girl was brought into my life after my mom died of cancer and her mom died in a car accident. I never thought I would fall in love with this girl and never saw a relationship coming into existance between us but I am glad that she stuck around and chased after me, even after I joined the military. She means the world to me and if all goes well a marriage should be coming about in the near future. I have always wanted to share my life with someone be apart of their world as well as mine and she is a dream come true and my only wish that we could spend time with each other every day, which I know one day we it will come to pass.
This post is getting long and time is getting short before I have to be up for work so I will end it here for now, but now that I have a blog I will keep on posting when I get the chance and whoever cares to read be my guest.
Goodnight to all,
Jonathan Schutz
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