Special

Ya'll thought I was special before.
My ERB finally shows SPC.
Yes, I am ecstatic.
Now it's just a matter of the LES, and being pinned Friday.

I'm sluggish today, I've got all sorts of body aches, and I'm not sure why. I'm going to check my temperature on lunch, as there's something not quite sitting right just now.

We ran this morning for PT. It was a long run, but I kept up alright, and did my best to keep a new soldier up there with us. She was hurting, but she didn't completley give up that I saw. She's a medic. I have high hopes for her, based on my first impression. I'm looking forward to the day I have soldiers under me. It may not be all that long. I came back from PT to find that nagging pinch I kept feeling as I was running wasn't just friction- I'd sliced my foot open inside my shoe. I had been bleeding most of the run, from what I could tell. There was quite a bit there. Shower, clean it up, neosporin, package it and get ready for work. It isn't bothering me now, but I'll have to keep an eye on it, as it'd be way too easy to get that kind of wound infected. That would suck.

I'm missing Ryan today, though last night, I layed there looking at his picture and realized that this really was 'it'. It's not coincidence, or just the way things happened. This is that thing that everyone tries to explain, but can't, and now I know why. This is more real than I knew something emotional could be. I am starting to plan the details of the wedding, and, while it's a bit overwhelming, it feels good. Our wedding is going to be unique, and completely unforgettable- and not just for us. I'm proud of us. I'm marrying the only man I've dated and honestly, truly, been able to talk to about absolutely anything. Granted, it may be met with a twisted joke if I don't watch my wording, but I know he takes me seriously.

I told one of our mutual friends who had been out of the net for a while about this yesterday, and it was pretty cool to see the shock and awe of 'Danger's getting married?!' from someone who knows us both.

I'm happy.

-SPC Blip