lawrocket 3 #1 June 7, 2004 A year ago today (June 7) I kissed my wife for the first time. Since then I quite my job, moved 240 miles north from the downtown LA glitz to Fresno, moved in with her, took a new job, quit the job, got married, started my own firm with her, moved to a house, and got started on a family. I cry at movies now. I haven't jumped in a year, nor have I even golfed in over a year. I've learned carpentry, and have helped build a house. My credit cards are paid off and my only debt is student loans and a car payment. Down from 16k in credit card debt before. I quit tobacco. It's been the best year of my life (yes, even without golf or jumping). Post your accomplishments and failures of the last year. I'd love to read this to pick up my day! My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #2 June 7, 2004 -Paid off my car. -Got promoted to Captain. -Started my pilot's license (90% complete). -Went to Mexico on my first cruise on a big ship, instead of a windjammer. -Got orders to move to New Mexico. -Went to New Orleans for the first time. -Soloed in a C-172. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #3 June 7, 2004 - fell in love - learned to fly on my head - flew an airplane for several hours - bought a winnebego - met a bunch of cool people - changed my attitude towards life for the positive - recently started rock climbing - gained a new nephew, Jack - tried birdman - lots and lots and lots more Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #4 June 7, 2004 1. Got out of a 3 year relationship in the worst way. 2. Realized life is not just about chasing money. 3. Lost 60 lbs 4. I am much healthier then I have ever been. 5. Did my first tandem. 6. Finished AFF and on my way for my A 7. Moved to a new state 8. Met a very awesome girl that I can’t wait to see (she rocks) 9. More important then any thing else. I am happy no matter what. life is good.I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #5 June 7, 2004 Just over a year ago I quit my (secure, solid) job to spend the summer traveling and playing. I really had no idea what I was going to do after the summer. Since then I... - went on the motorhome trip from hell, California to Tennessee and back, with a (now ex) friend. - flew to Florida and jumped at Deland and Sebastian for the first time. - spent a few days at the craps tables in Reno with my ex. - drove to and from southern California to Rantoul, IL for WFFC. - packed most of my shit and moved to Florida. - turned a gift shop into a gear store. - became a part owner in said gear store. - partied my way through a boogie held in my honor. - drove 1400 miles one way - on a whim - to surprise a friend. - spent my first Christmas away from my son and family. And it wasn't too bad. - learned what it's like to really miss your family. - went back to California, visited, picked up more stuff and drove it back to Florida. - was introduced to tunnel crack. - am very proud of my son for earning his private pilot license. - went back to California again, hung out with good people and did my 1000th jump. Finally. - met lots of cool people, made some good friends, had a whole lot of fun. Not a bad 12 months overall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dagny 0 #6 June 7, 2004 QuoteA year ago today (June 7) I kissed my wife for the first time. Congratulations!! And... QuoteI cry at movies now. ...welcome to the club! I've had a very good year, too. I passed all of my classes in school. It was no small task, but I succeeded and am on my way to fulfilling my dream of being a doctor. Passing my classes after struggling academically reminded me that hard work and a little luck makes things possible. I started skydiving a year ago. What an awesome sport! I've lived my dreams in more ways than one. I am spending time with my grandma (who helped raise me when I was a kid) before she dies. This will most likely be the last time I get to spend with her before the cancer takes her. I feel blessed for the time I have with her. I held my newest niece this week. Now I have three little girls to love on. They are they all beautiful and loving and full of energy and life. I love them so much!! And, I've fallen in love! I've met a man who makes me happy and treats me well and that's not an easy find in Missy's world. My life feels richer with him in it. Overall, and despite some ups and downs, I'd say this past year has been a good one. As for personal changes, I'd say that the big ones for me are having faith in my own abilities and intelligence and opening my heart to love despite the fear that my dating past has instilled. I'm looking forward to another good year!Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #7 June 7, 2004 Started drinkng again(3 years off)Quit tobacco (9 months ago)Quit meat, except some seafood ( 7 months ago)Lost 18 lbs.Tried Base from a bridge (6 times)Made a goal to save enough $$ to make 200 jumps in Fla. this winter.(without the credit card !)New life philosophy: Live like I have only six months to live..... for 60 more years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orchid 0 #8 June 7, 2004 Congratulations to you....new family, debt free...that's awesome. It has been a rocky year for me...but I'm keeping things on a positive perspective."Love is doing small things with great love." Lacrosse: Legally beating men with sticks since 1492 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #9 June 7, 2004 I have become even more respected and beautiful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #10 June 7, 2004 You rock, Lisa! Great talking with you at Perris! My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seekfun 0 #11 June 7, 2004 The last year has been busy: June 7th, 2003 - Was sweating my ass off in Kuwait, looking rather intimidating with my Brett Favre jersey and Mossberg shotgun. July 2003 - Returned safely from the war having suffered only a partial tear of my achille's tendon (shot put contest while bored) and a damaged nerve in my wrist (wrestling match that ended in a nasty thorn bush). September 2003 - Separated from the military with 60+ days of vacation left on the books. Pitched a tent at Skydive Chicago and started AFP. October 2003 - Graduated AFP and said, "Yeeee Haaaa". November 2003 - Officially out of the Navy, took a job with the Department of Defense and had to leave the girlfriend. March 2004 - Spent 3 weeks in Alaska on the Government dime!!!!!! Beautiful. March 2004 - Hated the DOD job and decided to quit while eating breakfast at IHOP. Quit job over a cell phone while chewing blueberry pancakes. After 7 years in the Navy, quitting a job was FUN FUN FUN. March 2004 - moved back in with Mom and Dad (unemployed) at the age of 29. Needless to say - no girlfriend at this point. April 19, 2004 - Started a wonderful new job on my Dad's birthday... May 2004 - Sold my truck and bought a Jetta Couple days later - My cousin told me he thought I was gay cause I had no girlfriend and drove a Jetta. June 1st 2004 - Moved into a new apartment. That's the cliff notes version. Insert a few jumps here and there and we're talking about a good year.... Still need a girlfriend... - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moodyskydiver 0 #12 June 7, 2004 Damn what a year it has been.In the last year I have: - Paid off ALL of my remaining $4K of credit card debt.Leaving me with just a monthly truck payment. - Attended my first WFFC and had a kick ass time even if it was sans jumping.Celebrated my 21st B-day there too! - Traveled to CA for the first time. Saw the beauty of the Pacific and had a blast at a semi-nekkid Perris pool party that supposedly didn't happen. - Got my first body piercing - Ended community college with 3 consecutive 4.0 semesters from SummerI 03-Spring 04. - Applied and was accepted to my #1 university choice, Sam Houston State University, where I will take up residence in Fall 04. - Made the choice to double major in Psychology and Criminal Justice rather than just a BA in CJ. - Finally let go of ALOT of emotional baggage. - Have learned to better cope with being Bi-Polar without taking medications. - Got my 2nd tattoo - Shortened my hair length by about 12inches for Locks of Love..still waiting for it to grow back out.lol! - Sold my gear and made the decision to quit jumping indefinitely (atleast until I finish school.) - Survived a broken heart. So much more that I'm not listing! Alot of things learned, loved, gained and lost. Just gotta keep going, looking to the horizon and hoping for the future. "...just an earthbound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmanpilot 0 #13 June 8, 2004 In the past year or so I: - Got a new job. - Got separated. - Got divorced. - Moved to another state. - Had to hear my Dad tell me he has cancer. - Took care of my Dad. - Buried my Dad. - Got real depressed and all shitty feeling. - Got up and kept going. - Got a cool pad. - Got promoted. - Got better. - Got laid. - Got it back._________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #14 June 8, 2004 -Made 250 jumps The rest is history<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #15 June 8, 2004 -got engaged -took a break from school (needed it) and I'm back now -became an instructor Other stuff too, but those are the big ones I can think of.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #16 June 8, 2004 The last year.... hmmm... ...watched my grandmother become the shell of the woman I know ...got a 'new' job in my company ...did my first tandem jump ...got denied AFF training ...did 4 more tandems (feeling like a weenie) ...got involved in a pretty cool project ...met lots of cool people ...boss left ...my job left with her ...decided I would quit and go back to school full time in Fall '04 ...paid off alot of debt ...basicly traveled down the river of 'life' lazily, without direction (eventually I'll find my paddle) JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArcAngel0223 0 #17 June 8, 2004 Hmm.. in the last year.. - Made my first jump - had my first cutaway on jump #3 - had my heart broken twice (one in the middle of senior prom) - graduated from High School -- Army gave me a DEP discharge which really pissed me off - Found out college sucks and I had no motivation to stay - Found my new family in Skydiving - Bought my rig - Realized that trailer factories suck and my motivation to stay in college was immediately found - Grandfather got stomach cancer - Gear loft at home DZ went up in Flames - Stopped working out as often, gained about 5-10 pounds - lost the "Military" attitude - Got a tribal tattoo in between my shoulder blades - Buzzed my head and have kept it that way - Pierced my eyebrow (mom was thrilled) Thats about the size of it Seekfun, I'm not trying to pry into your Opsec in anyway, but I couldn't help but notice you happened to be in Iraq, while in the Navy, holding a mossberg lol... were you NavSpecWar? (SEAL, EOD,SeaBee's?) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crzjp20 0 #18 June 8, 2004 hmmm... -made my first jump -had a cut away -burried a good friend (not skydiving related) -started my own business -moved to kentucky -got a new job -new college -hmm some others that are just for me....-------------------------------------------------- Fear is not a confession of weakness, it is an oportunity for courage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #19 June 8, 2004 Well, in the last year I have..... - Started Dating the woderful and Beautiful "SpeedyGonzales", the relationship is going VERY well - Taken and done well in courses that have challenged me beyond what I thought I was capible (Even if I did take some of them Twice ) - Become an active member of the American Statistical Association, and become more active in My Department.... - Made somewhere close to 250 Jumps, Achieved the SL-I Rating, and Become the Vice President of our Dropzones Exectutive Board.... - Improved my relationship with my family 100000% - Gained 15 Pounds since going to college, Lost 5 since Summer Began.... - Blue Skies,=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nael 0 #20 June 8, 2004 I have: - started a new job (and realised it doesnt pay enough) - had my heart absolutely shattered. - met a new boy who went away but has just come back. - started skydiving (which pretty much ended the rest of my life!) - started dating a skydiver (which is now complicated with the return of the ex ) - realised my life closely resembles a soap opera and probably always will.www.TerminalSports.com.auAustralia's largest skydive gear store Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seekfun 0 #21 June 8, 2004 Quote Seekfun, I'm not trying to pry into your Opsec in anyway, but I couldn't help but notice you happened to be in Iraq, while in the Navy, holding a mossberg lol... were you NavSpecWar? (SEAL, EOD,SeaBee's?) ArcAngel0223, While in the Navy, I was a Hospital Corpsman (medic). Corpsmen get to do a little bit of everything, because medical personnel are needed erverywhere. I didn't work for any special forces teams, but I was an infantry medic with 1st Marine Division for three years and in Kuwait I was part of a small Army, Navy, Coast Guard team of medics. About 20 of us turned a small abandoned building into a clinic and supported the movement of supplies into Iraq right at the outset of the war. We got to play with some fun weapons because we had to transfer a lot of patients through some unsecured areas. So, we would cruise around in these Mitsubishi Pajero SUVs packing serious heat. But, the only real action I saw was a few missiles coming our way. Oh yeah, while in Kuwait, my buddy Ryan and I stole a grill from the SEALs. We used it to barbecue steak and lobsters. Suckers. Really, though, SEALs / RECON are a dedicated bunch of guys that lead a lifestyle most wouldn't want anything to do with. So many people focus on the difficulty of the training. But man, it's the lifestyle that will kill you. - topher Support the Troops... "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tandembrent 0 #22 June 8, 2004 -1 year ago i was with the women i thought i would spend the rest of my life with (glad that didn't happen) -was an important PART of a very happening crew (no longer) -wasn't making a lot of money and loving it -lost a very close friend (never to be equalled) -ended a 23 year friendship over a women -got arrested for unpaid tickets(stupid) now the good stuff, yes there is a little of that! -went back to work in the real world(money i can count on) -found out who my true and real friends are and were all along -paid my tickets and got my license back with no points or a record(good attorney) -got contracts to build 4 houses this year(i will make more money in the next 12 months than in the last 8 years) -realized that i'm not the peice of crap that i thought i might be ***~~~~Green grass and high clouds forever~~~~ no matter where you go, there you are! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #23 June 8, 2004 - Made fabulous new friends. - Took on a 2nd job to afford skydiving. - Went to Vegas and had a blast - Fell in love, then got my heart broken - Repaired the dysfunctional relationship with my parents - Spent good quality time with my nephews - Broke my ankle. - Realized who my true friends were after breaking my ankle - Did my taxes for the first time ever - Finally met Brains and touched/grabbed/fondled his hot ass!!! All i can think of for now. Tis been mostly a good year. And i do have some exciting/fun stuff planned for the next few months. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #24 June 8, 2004 Quote- Made fabulous new friends. - Took on a 2nd job to afford skydiving. - Went to Vegas and had a blast - Fell in love, then got my heart broken - Repaired the dysfunctional relationship with my parents - Spent good quality time with my nephews - Broke my ankle. - Realized who my true friends were after breaking my ankle - Did my taxes for the first time ever -brought in the new year by passing glowsticks All i can think of for now. Tis been mostly a good year. And i do have some exciting/fun stuff planned for the next few months. There i fixed it for you. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blueskyserenity 0 #25 June 8, 2004 -delivered my second child last August (beautiful Nora)-husband left 2 weeks later for a girlie named 'Candy' -divorce soon followed -did my frist tandem-sold my restaurant (x was the chef) -sold my home -shit load tax $ owed to the state from the business (many thanks to my x and the state fifa) -finished AFF on my way to my A-started going to the gym, looking and feeling great -remembered how important 'me' time was and am taking full advantage of it on the weekends my babes are w/ their dad (I skydive) -am all around a much happier person with two beautiful children and great friends and family -emotionally turbulent year, full of up, up, ups & down, down, downs, but leveling offI like coconuts. You can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
