Back Again, Oh So Soon.

Seems like yesterday I was passing through the Day Street gate for the last time. It was finally over, and life would slowly be returning to normal. It was a pretty emotional few days at the end there. I guess I should say weeks given the news that I got at the beginning of week ten. Being here definitely brings back memories, both the good and the bad. So yeah, checked in and started running into people from OTS left and right. The interesting thing is most of my upper class and some of my lower class is here as well, so the people you couldn’t really associate with while there were finally at the same level as you. The other somewhat awesome thing is everyone here is the same rank. This might not make sense to those on the outside, but on the inside due to fraternization rules and whatnot knowing whether or not someone is enlisted or in your chain of command is sort of a required element before getting to know someone. So yeah, I figured I would meet some interesting people here. The fact there were about two hundred females here versus the twenty or so at OTS was also quite promising.

So yeahhhh. If I had tried to write about how good things might be at the end of the first week, I would have been hard pressed to find something better than the way reality turned out. Now lets not get too excited, but yes, I met someone. Guess I should cover the problem first. Germany. It’s a country in Europe quite far away. And so logistics have sort of shut any potential down. However, it’s really given me the hope for the future that had been slacking over the last few years. There are people out there like me, there are people who understand the type of life I’m living, and there are people who would make me very happy.

So what are the odds that someone like this would be at ASBC. Well I wasn’t expecting much really. I was certainly not expecting I’d be lucky enough for them to be in my flight, the group of fourteen people I’ll be spending much of the time here with. And the real kicker is since they house the members of a flight all in the same hallway, she lives next door. What are the odds people. So yeah, Matt’s a happy camper at the moment.

During the first evening here the guy across the hall and the guy next door to me had come out to say hi so we were chattin it up in the hallway with the typical what do you do where are you stationed did you make the retarded mistake of getting married type conversation (well maybe not that last part out loud) when the girls who we figured were just antisocial began making appearances from the other end of the hall. And so out pops this little bundle of cheerfulness. We blab for quite a while until I feel like a retard for standing that long in the hallway twiddling my thumbs and call it a night. But of course the alphabetical seating arrangement in the flight room has her sitting across from me, so I do my best to try to focus more than average on the lessons and whatnot. That second night after the first day of classes though I stopped by her room for some retardedly fake reason I can’t even remember right now and ended up hanging out for several hours just chatting about this that and the other thing. People who know me know that I tend to be a little um, inquisitive when I first meet someone. I’ve always found it kind of useful to learn as much as possible about someone early on. It just makes it easier to gauge what to expect in the future. It also helps to somehow inquire about those subjects that depending on the answer have the potential to shut things down in a hurry. Yeah it’s not exactly a required element of casual conversation with someone, but I kind of had a feeling that the relevance of this one would be more than average. Luckily I didn’t scare her off too badly though with my continuous grilling. I think.

On Saturday we decided to get out of the dorms and see what there was to see outside the gates. We headed over to one of her family's friend’s places, and chowed down on some yummy edible material. They had two small children there, so I did my usual smile and open my eyes up wide thing and made them giggle profusely. The father was also in the AF, so we had a bunch of conversations and I did the "try not to say anything stupid" thing for a while. Eventually we made our escape and headed over to one of the local malls, because for once I actually was able to provide an idea of something to do, and recalled they had an ice skating rink. I hadn’t been skating in years, and it was certainly an experience. I’m not exactly as agile on blades as I once was. Truth is though, when you're with someone with a smile like hers, you could be watching paint dry and be having a good time. :) Later we wandered around the mall, and I happened upon a wonderfully curvy G35 which was able to distract me for quite some time, still the most aesthetically pleasing vehicle I've seen. That was followed by a trip over to the east coast’s version of White Castle, and then back over to the mall where we went to see Along Came Polly. I did guffaw a few times, so we’ll have to go with 4 Ms. Eventually the day ended and life was good.

So I’ve known someone for like five days and already think she’s pretty durned swell. But yeah. Germany. That’s like, far. Like, really far. Doh. Maybe she has a twin in the San Antonio area. If not it’s back to the drawing board in six weeks. But it should be an interesting six weeks. Worst comes to worst I’ll have someone to visit if I’m ever in the area. Maybe when she’s a general and I’m a captain she’ll be able to hook me up. Har.

Edit: This was written last Saturday and it's now Thursday, so I'll probably have another post around the corner soon.