Some Initial Wedding Pictures
Here are some of the first photos I have from my wedding. There will be more to follow.
Corey sees me for the first time in my wedding dress
Corey signing the Katuba
Corey going down the aisle with his father
Corey and I under the Chuppah
Sunset after the wedding
Introduction of Mr. and Mrs. Corey Ringer
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Back to the Real World
We are back from our honeymoon. We had a wonderful honeymoon. For our honeymoon we took a cruise to the Bahamas. We rented motor scooters and went around the island.
The wedding went off without to much trouble. It was a special day that I will never forget. My Grandfather walked me down the aisle. Seeing Corey under the chuppa waiting for me is a picture that will remain with me for eternity.
I will show some pictures tomorrow, but I have to get back to the real world. Tomorrow I have to get back to the grind. Signal Officer Basic starts tomorrow bright and early at 0530. Fun times! Got to love early wake up calls.
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2 More Days!!!!!!
We only have 2 more days until we graduate. The time now is spent clean and getting all of the administrative stuff taken care of. I can’t wait to get to a civilized place. Lawton, OK is a bit backwoods for me. There are 2 Wal-Marts but no Target. Not even an Olive Garden, not like it is fine dining, but it is better than I-Hop! I have to travel at least an hour to get to a decent shopping place.
I got a little excited this weekend about the wedding. I purchased the shoes that I will be wearing for the reception (I am going barefoot for the ceremony). I went to David’s Bridal for the shoes. I was a little sad that I didn’t have the experience of shopping for my dress like the brides that were at the store, but I am not a nutty bride either. They all seemed so obsessed with the wedding planning. It is like the world has stopped and they are completely focused on their wedding. The store also helped to perpetuate this feeling (it is their job). When I was there I was looking at the veils, a saleswoman came up to me. (With only one week out I am still undecided about wearing one. They are ridiculously expensive and I am getting married on a beach and I don’t know if I need one.) She asks the preliminary questions (sort of similar to what I used to ask when I worked in car sales). Then she asks about my dress and immediately says that I should get a veil (like you would expect them to say any different). I have a hard time paying close to $100 for something that I could make on my own if I had a day to spare. I left without the veil. I got the shoes (they dyed them for me right then and there) and left for my hour and a half trip back to Lawton, OK.
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Finished!!!
I am happy to state here that I have completed all of the requirements for BOLC2. Today I woke up at 0015 for a ten-mile ruck march! This was the last requirement for graduation. We spent the entire first part of the week in the FOB (Forward Operations Base) putting into practice the stuff that we have been learning throughout the course. I am happy to be done. Now we just have out-processing and weapons cleaning left. I should be on the road on Wed. I can’t believe it is only 8 days until my wedding. I am now allowing myself to get excited about it.
There is much traveling to be done between now and then. I have to drive to Augusta, GA and catch a flight to Tampa. That is no small feat. It is over 1500 miles from Ft. Sill to Augusta. Ugh.
I had a wonderful weekend in NJ meeting CR’s family. CR’s brother and sister in-law have 4 children. They are wonderful children. They will look so cute in the wedding. I got to see more of New Jersey than just the airport (which is the only part that I have seen before). It is really beautiful. The landscape is rugged and varied. I think that it is a place that I wouldn’t mind settling down.
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More Fun in the Field
We just completed week 2 in the field. It was good training (as they like to say when something is stupid, but you are still doing it be cause you are in a military school (TRADOC: Training and Doctrine)). I did learn a lot, but it could have been condensed in to three days instead of making us stay out there for five. As field exercises go, this is the most luxurious one that I have ever been on. Hey, if I can get a shower every night, then I will do almost anything. I don’t like being sweaty with no hope of cleaning off the funk from the field for three days. We only have next week left and then I will be done with BOLC 2! One school down, one more to go, However, I found out that I am squad leader for next week, so it will not be stress free!
Even with being told that I will be squad leader all next week, I am allowing myself to get excited about my wedding. I picked up my dress from its second alteration (I lost more weight so I had to have it taken in even more!!!). I am taking it with me to NJ so that CR can take it to a cleaners in Tampa to be cleaned and pressed for the big day. It is coming up so quickly. Only sixteen more days left! Funny how life creeps up on you, I have been so busy with school that I have not let myself get excited about the wedding. Now I look forward to the beach and having my friends around me. It will be a good time. There are still some last minute items to take care of (like the music selection) but I am sure that Buffett will be a staple of the evening.
The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful
Play ball!! (one, two, three, four)
Wheres my per diem? (ladies and gentlemen, the carl reiner band)
Hey bobby, wheres the keys to the rent-a-car?
Jimmy, jimmy, can I open the show in Atlanta please?
Warning! don’t ever start a band!
He worked hard all year, just wanted a few weeks alone
But his old ladys into modelin, she can’t get away from a phone
Besides she bitches about the mosquitoes
She says, down there is nothing to do
Her goddamn phone never stops ringin
He’ll try the service in a day maybe two
Well he’s on his third drink before the wheels of the plane leave the ground
Making points with the stewardess high over long island sound
She’s also spending some time on the island
Too much city madness gives her the blues
They make a date to go dancin and dinin
It seems neither has that much to lose
Chorus:
The weather is here I wish you were beautiful
My thoughts aren’t too clear but don’t run away
My girlfriends a bore, my job is too dutiful
Hell nobody’s perfect would you like to play?
I feel together today
Well now that’s just the start of a well-deserved overdue binge
Meanwhile back in the city certain people are starting to cringe
His lawyers are calling his parents
His girlfriend doesn’t know what to think
His partners are studying their options
He’s just singin and orderin drinks
Chorus:
The weather is here I wish you were beautiful
The skies are too clear life’s so easy today
The beer is too cold, the daiquiris too fruitiful
No place like home when you’re this far away
I don’t care what they say (I don’t care)
Hes goin back to New York pack it up and let everyone know
It was something that he should have done such a long time ago
Still time to start a new life in the palm trees
Ah, Billy Clyde wasn’t insane
And if it doesn’t work out there’ll never be any doubt
That the pleasure was worth all the pain
Chorus:
The weather is here I wish you were beautiful
The skies are too clear lifes so easy today
The beer is too cold, the daiquiris too fruitiful
No place like home when you’re this far away
Time for to play
I need time for to play
Time for to play
I need time for to play
I need time for to play
I need time for to play
I need time for to play
I need time for to play
I need time for to play
-- Jimmy Buffett
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