The OLD FiReCrAcKeR

You all have to keep reminding me to update this thing. Otherwise I'll forget. Life's too short to sit around at computers all day long and type.... although, I do get paid for that. ;--)

Anyways, I don't know how or where to begin this blog. Life has been a whirlwind of events in the past few weeks and I haven't really had time to sit down and think of everything that is happening.

I've been sick, and I feel like I've been run over by a MAC truck. Seriously. I probably should have called out sick one night because I felt so bad... at one point i walked up the stairs at the pd and had to stop and felt like i just ran a mile and could pass out. That's bad. I still feel pretty sick... my glands hurt and i'm all achy. Plus i think something's up with my blood cell count... so i should prob. go check it out. I've got this cut and it won't clot for the life of me. Which is probably also bad. But who knows... damn you winter then summer-like-but-its-really-still-winter and then more winter weather!!

I've been staying with Amanda for the last week or two (or so). We've been having a fun time, figured we call each other when we get up anyways and meet up... why not just stay together. Lol. I'm lucky to have a best friend that is that great. I need to stop by walmart to get something to put most of my stuff in that is here. I guess you could say we're pretty much living together... with the exception being my furniture being in Harrisonburg!!

Saturday night, Teresa, Chad, Amanda and I went to Outback and then back to Teresa's to hang out (and drink). You all would be proud of me as I did not drink the "fire in de hole" that they brought back from the bahamas... It smelled too much like tequila, and I took one shot of it and that was IT. So, after that I watched Amanda and Teresa get pretty toasted, and became the DD for the night.


In other news, i have a new baby cousin, Dominic John Colucci. I've posted the pictures below :--)

Yes, I will be 40 years old when he turns 18. Wow.

I'll update more later if I'm feeling better. But now it's time to get some food with my Sugar Britches :--)

Dominick John Colucci!
1/9/05
7lbs 4oz
20"

Grandma G. and Little Dom

What an interesting couple of weeks... wow. Fun times, dramatic times, and just crazy times. I don't think there' s enough bandwith and space to explain it all here!! LOL.

I've been staying in Broadway all week with Amanda and I haven't really been back to harrisonburg other than to go to walmart, work, and the gym... not that we really have worked out... By the way... do you know guys that shave their legs?? Cuz now I do, LMAO!

Yesterday I had dinner with Theresa and the family and fixed and played with the computer and tried to fix it for them... it has a lot of viruses on it... so who knows!

Let's see... not much new to say. Well, there is a lot that I could still say but I'm not gonna. It really is amazing how things can change in one's life in a short matter of time. I won't go into detail about it all here but between Amanda and I things are always changing!! hahaha...

Enjoy the pictures that are below... there won't be a lot of Bennie's pictures for a while because we've decided to take a break from our singing careers. Anyways, enjoy the pics because there won't be many for a while!! It will be sad (esp. for Chad saying goodbye to his Sugar Britches!!)

Well... I think that I'm gonna head back to RCSO to have Clay check some more addresses for us. ;--)
and I won't feed the monkeys.

Amanda, Theresa, and I :--)

Chadrock and I :--D

Amanda, Tex, and I

Amanda, Pat's mom, and one happy Neil :--P

Chad and his Sugar Britches... I think she's his "real" true love!! hahaha

Amanda, Chad, and I at bennies :--)

My sister Amanda and I :--)

Ok, so I've not been the "best" at keeping this thing up-to-date... but I AM doing a better job than Karen!! LMAO. Anyways... since last update I've been pretty busy running around... worked at EOC again last friday with Donna and Xan... and I wish I could do that more often. It sucks now I don't go back until mid-Feb... i was just getting the "hang" of dispatching over there and I will prob. have to re-learn it since it will have been a while. grrrr. Oh well. Did I mention how much better I like it over there?? I guess it is because fire/rescue is different than law enforcement and it peaks my interest more. ::sigh:: nothing I can do about that...

Foe ECC now we're not moving until whenever later... May or June or July. Everyone was looking forward to March... because we've all been looking to it for a while, just wanting to be in our nice beautiful new home... Hopefully the radios will be done sooner than later!!

Anyways. I completed HazMat awareness this week with Lisa. (and a bunch of others too!) Besides the class being "boring" in general, it wasn't too bad i guess. At least it is over. I've got FF1 starting in a few weeks so I've that to look forward to. Also, Lisa is in class with me... soo, it should be pretty fun :)

This past weekend I had an awesome time with my other half.... you all know who that is, lol. Anyways, we went to Jordon's 5th birthday party (he is starting school this fall!! WOW), and bennies of course. We had the best time too!! hehehe... Can't wait for Saturday, our ritual, lmao! :--)

Yesterday my other half and I went to c'ville and spent money we didn't have on stuff we probably didn't need. But, it was fun. :--P No, we did need jeans... just prob. not those jeans!! ;--)

I can't wait until tomorrow... work tonight and then have the weekend off!! That said, it's naptime...

I guess I should update this considering I updated pictures before! I spent today working at the EOC, which was a nice change from HPD. My apologies to every agency who i tried to dispatch calls to prior to 1500hrs (when i more or less figured out what was correct that i had to do!). But, it was a pretty busy day and I had a LOT of fun. I really like fire/rescue dispatch and I can't wait until I get to learn and do more of it. I like it a lot better than PD!!!

Anyways. New years was fun... Friday I slept most of the day, packed, and headed up to Broadway and then went to Bennies Beach and then Bergton with Amanda. We did the same thing Saturday, and we came back on Sunday... and it was so much fun!! I don't care what you say, I love my Best Friend to death!! We talked about what we're gonna do next year with moving in together and what not and I can't wait. :--)

So.... I've been sick for the past 3 weeks or so... and last week Amanda came to HPD and took me off of my shift to go to RMH to get checked out. Well RMH did nothing (suprise, suprise), and I am still coughing up stuff like crazy... not cool. Sam told me today that I needed to lay off the smokes. (Damn, that will be hard! LMFAO)

Well, I will update more later but I am incredibly tired now... pictures from Christmas, Bennies (before and after Xmas), and the rest of NY are below!

Amanda, Madison, and Myself on Christmas

Amanda and Myself on Christmas

Amanda, Ma Kline, and Myself on Christmas... we went and got her from the Nursing home to be with family on Christmas and it was a great day!

Uncle Pat and Myself!

Teresa, Josh, Wes, and myself... any guesses on who is sober in this picture? (It's me!! LMAO).

Tammy, Neil, Amanda, and Chuck... gosh what a night! :--P

Wes and Myself back at Bennies (this was the "going away" party... tune back in in about 15 days for Wes's return party!)

"Mom" Teresa and her two daughters... lol

Neil, Amanda, and Chuck (from National Alarm... lol) at Bennies

Amanda, Buzzie, and I back at Bennies... fun times :--)

Teresa at Bennies :--)

Both Amanda and I with the Ten-House Firefighter

Myself and the Ten-House Firefighter

Amanda and the Ten-House Firefighter (we still have to find out his name!)

The rear of Ten-Truck

Looking at Ten-Truck from the rear passenger side

This is my FAVORITE picture. This is the rear passenger side of Ten-Truck (Ladder 10)

Ladder 10 (The Ten Truck) Passenger side with the "In Memory of" inscriptions on the side

Ladder 10 (the Ten Truck) of Ten-House on Liberty St/WTC site

The Ten-House engine on Liberty Street near the WTC site