Florida isn’t happening and, oddly, I’m not upset.

Instead, I simply see this as a sign: it’s time to let go.

If things were meant to be between codename Lucy and myself, they would have been. Something would have happened by now that would bring some “ah ha!” moment when I’d go “damn, I cannot live without him.”

Instead, every time we discuss seeing each other, whether in Jacksonville or Florida while he’s there on business or New Mexico where he lives, something happens. Work, life, me being stubborn and not agreeing to a plane ticket, tickets are too much.. always something.

But as I told him tonight, there will be no sad faces. Instead, we should just take it as a sign and move the hell on.

While I’ll be the first to say that I tend to glimpse in the past, when it comes to him the past is all it’ll ever be. There’s too much more I want,  too much more I want to do, none of which is in New Mexico.

So, blog friends, perhaps this will be the last time you hear about codename Lucy. Perhaps this time we will actually look forward and not look back at what was a wonderful time we spent together with a terrible ending and many tears, screams and curses.

Perhaps my troublesome friend from Saturday night will remember we have dinner plans tomorrow and I’ll go on my first actual honest to goodness DATE in months if not years. Perhaps my vacationing friend will actually have his court date in April and come home. Hell, who knows, maybe I’ll meet someone new. But, let’s be serious, that would involve going out. haha. And I surely don’t do that often.

I knew better than to join them. Yet I went anyway.

Last night I was tired and only planned to help Kathy move some stuff to her new residence before going to bed, then I made one phone call that changed all my plans: to my favorite ST boys.

I visited them before helping Kathy, swung back by after helping Kathy, got conned into driving to the Top Hat, went to the Kettle around 1, swung back by the hat to pick one of them up, and ended up being social til like 3. When I passed out cold.

I always forget how much fun I have with those guys, how at the end of the night I’ve had a ball and learned so much about some of them, and how they boost my confidence by about 1000.

I always forget that the former boy next door makes me feel like the most precious thing ever, that he respects the his side of the bed vs my side convo but we will probably end up snuggled up by morning, and that he snores enough to wake up Richlands but I can sleep through it no problem.

I forget that with them I can be 100% myself and there’s no concern of aftermath since they don’t judge anyones little quirks since they have ton of their own.

Mainly I forget what its like to have FUN without any concerns.

This photo opened the door to possibilities for next weekend. Possibilities I rejected a month or so ago.

That’s right blog friends, I may be going to Florida. To see codename Lucy. On codename Lucy’s dime. If I ever thought the boy was dumb, he confirmed it when he said that the investment in a last minute ticket would be worth it to see me. Erm…. I’ve been like a rabid dog for months, are you SURE you want to be stuck in a hotel with me for a weekend? A NON SMOKING room?

Now, to clarify, codename Lucy is supposed to be working basically the entire time I’m in Florida. We’ll have meals, drinks, bullshit time, but not enough time for me to work up the “I’M GOING TO KILL YOU!!!!” that comes so frequently when it comes to him.

The only thing he said that made me cringe was “We can watch sunsets and be all romantic-like.” Erm. I know it’s going to be Valentine’s Day weekend, and I know that at one point you were indeed my Valentine, but this year is not 2005 or 06 or whatever year that year was. In fact, this year my cranky little heart has been taken and I’m just kind of hanging out and enjoying life until the doofus that currently holds it is back among the freedmen. Obviously, if he’s convicted and gets more than probation, I’ll be revisiting that master plan.

The plans are coming together quickly and really all I’m waiting on at this point is him to purchase the damn ticket and let me know what airport I’m leaving from and what time and what day. Luckily, high princess Brown at The Daily News basically kicks ass and told me to take Friday off and catch an early flight. Granted, that was after she put a comment on my Facebook profile about how she “cannot condone such behavior” when I asked if I could bail a few hours early Friday if I needed to get my ass on a plane. Note: I would love an exact list of what Cyndi won’t condone. I wonder if it’s less than I do…

But I digress.

Codename Lucy and I are TERRIBLE for eachother. But we also both want to get along. And I want to be friends. And I have no effing idea what he wants. My very intelligent and cynical mother thinks it’s about his ego, that I’m the one that got away. I think he’s a glutton for punishment as I’ll probably light into him at least three times during my three-day visit if it happens. But, to my defense, I did warn him of my mood as of late.

His response? You need a vacation.

Why, sir, I certainly do agree. Please send my flight information soon!

My mom just learned I have a blog.

From her best friend in high school.

Who she just reunited with via Facebook last week.

And she’s reading my blog in her room while I write this in mine.

The last time my mom found out I had a blog, I was 15, angry and doing 510,000 things I shouldn’t have been doing. Needless to say, there were direct orders to get rid of it. So I got rid of Xanga.

And joined MySpace.

There were no orders to not re-create it. Technicalities, they’re beautiful things. Friends/parents, be aware that any child with a brain will realize what they are. Be clear in your meanings! Or else you have moments where you tell your pissed off 14-year-old not to move from the front seat of your minivan, a guy hits the back of the minivan and the teen does not move from the seat per your orders. Oh yeah, it happened. Mom was pissed, and I can’t say I blame her.

So our current conversation just went:

Her: “What’s your blog?”

Me: “Huh?”

Her: “Your blog. Maureen said she read your blog and you always have nice things to say about your mother.”

Me: *Trying to figure out if there’s anything negative about my mother on this blog* “It’s basically a death toll at this point, but it’s amandahickey… here, i’ll key it in for you”

Her: Cool, is it on jdnews.com?

Me: No. It’s my blog, not work related

Her: Oh…

Then I wandered off… and her room has been very quiet. And then I went back for pages of previous entries to make sure there was nothing that make me homeless tomorrow.

So, Maureen, if you are reading: How did you find this? LOL. I’m really curious.

And I’m veryyyyyyyyy glad you find my mom, she’s glad to have you back!

The Department of Defense announced Friday the deaths of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died Feb. 3 in Timagara, Pakistan, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.                 Killed were:                

Sgt. 1st Class David J. Hartman, 27, of Okinawa, Japan.  He was assigned to the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.                

Sgt. 1st Class Matthew S. Sluss-Tiller, 35, of Callettsburg, Ky.  He was assigned to the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.                

Staff Sgt. Mark A. Stets, 39, of El Cajon, Calif.  He was assigned to the 8th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne), 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. 

Sgt. Dillon B. Foxx, 22, of Traverse City, Mich., died Feb. 5 in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. 

They died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device Feb. 2 in Zabul province, Afghanistan. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 Killed were: Capt. Daniel Whitten, 28, of Grimes, Iowa; and Pfc. Zachary G. Lovejoy, 20, of Albuquerque, N.M.

I’ve had eight days off in the last two weeks. And I have to say, I’ve enjoyed the hell out of it. But, really, what’s not to enjoy when your schedule is:

5 days off

Work 2

2 days off

Work 1

1 day off

????

Let me tell ya, friends: NOTHING.

Life is grand in those moments. Even if you’re doing some work from home, hell, even if you do eight hours worth of work in one day from home, it’s not nearly as painful as being at the office. And, really, you can get more done in less time courtesy of less interruptions/co-workers wanting to take dick-around breaks on the smoke deck.

Today is the end of the extra days off for a while… and by a while, I mean Valentine’s Day weekend when one Timmi Toler is kind enough to cover for me that Saturday so I can hang out with my last roommate from college and catch up. That’s why she’s awesome. She lets me convince her to work a Saturday here and there so I can be a regular 23-year-old pain in the ass female. And that is exactly the plan for that day. And possibly a new tattoo.

I got a letter from my favorite inmate yesterday, which basically made my day. Though him having court today as was scheduled would have made my week… provided he walked out of it and didn’t get escorted by bailiffs. K thanks. Damnit.

I’ve realized that my blog has turned into a death count for the military. And that hurts my soul. But what hurts my soul even more is that there are more than 200 casualties listed on this blog. And we all know I have not been blogging here for very long. I fear the day one of my many friends in the military joins that list. But I truly hope that they are among those that return home from this war that we shouldn’t be in in the first damn place safe and sound.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sgt. Rusty H. Christian, 24, of Greenville, Tenn., died Jan. 28 in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

 Lance Cpl. Michael L. Freeman Jr., 21, of Fayetteville, Pa., died Feb. 1 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C

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