At The Air Port

Well today is the day. I am here at the Air Port waiting to take off. It was very sad leaving the kids. This last week has been very tough but hopefully it will be great. I fly from Florida to Atlanta and then have a 6minute flight to Montgomery Alabama. Can you imagine only 6 minutes? How silly. Alright I will keep you posted how it is going. I will try to write at least 2 times per week.
Love you all!!!
Kimberly

Pre Boot Camp is done

Hi Everyone,
Well I finished the Pre Boot Camp program! Yeah! Now I am just getting ready to go. I am getting very sad about leaving the family for 1 month. I am really going to miss them.

Anyway My computer is being fixed for the next several days so I may not post anything for a few days. (I am at the library now using their's)
Have a great Shavuoth and I will write more later in the week
Love,
Kim

Mizner Park Run

Tonight was our run through Mizner Park (an outdoor area with restaurants and stores and a big park in the middle, very popular for ppl to walk and hang out there) tonight was tough because we did our workout befor the run. One part of the workout when we are in Mizner is the dreaded parking garage.
It is a 6 level parking garage that we have to run up and down uaually at least 3-4 times and we also do some exercises on the top. We were all exhausted after this and still had to put on a good show once we get to Mizner Park for all the onlookers. There we did more exercises around the big fountain and then finally ran back to our starting point. It was tough as I still am not a great runner But I am trying my best!

To those of you who asked me that fabulous herbal product I told you about is called:
rhodiola rosea by Gaia herbs. It is supposed to support your adrenal gland and your bdy's ability to adapt to stress. It gives me more energy and makes me feel awake. ( it is made from a flower there are no stimulants in it of any kind)

I am off to bed!
Tomorrow is the last night of my preboot camp boot camp program. They will teast us to see how we improved. I will let you know tomorow how I did.

Good Night!!!!
Kimberly

Our Secret Mission

Sorry I have not written in a few days. I am so tired and sore from my preboot camp program. We had a couple of very tough nights. Last night was fun though, On the Deerfield beach. We had a secret mission we had to fulfill.
First we had to run a mile and one quarter to find the water supplies for our "dehydrated comrades". Then we had a 3 mile run to find the "nuclear warheads" (poles filled with sand) and "land mines"( eggs). (To find those we ran to boca and back to deerfield.)
We had to be the first team back (which we were!!!!) We had to then deactivate the nuclear bombs by passing them through a hoop maze without touching them to the hoops if you touched they exploded. we all exploded ours so we had to pay the penance. Get in the ocean and fill one of those water cooler bottles with water. ( harder then you think esecially with the waves knocking you down). we were the winning team.
Sean came and watched the whole thing. Tonight is our parade through downtown (mizner park) and tomorrow is our reevalation to see how we have improved!
Kimberly

They'll Make A Marine Out of Me Yet!!!!

Ouch, every bone in my body hurts from last nights boot camp. They killed me. They made me run twice as much as everyone else and do 10 times as many pushups because they know I am going to the Air Force. These Marine Guys are killing me. They played games with my mind. (Kim go run and get me a leaf from that tree, No that is the wrong tree, you don't listen not that tree go back and get another one) They actually made me cry. But better now then in the real thing right?
I really suck at running and pushups and things but I am really trying I hope they realize that. Tonight will be torture as I am so sore from last night I am not looking forward to 2 hours of torture again. UGH!!!
All right enough complaining. Tomorrow I am going Uniform and Boot Shopping. That is cool right?
Tell You more tomorrow.
Kim

Last night at work and started boot camp to get ready for real boot camp.

Last night was my last night at Palms West Hospital. It is with great sadness that I left as I really enjoyed working with the wonderful staff there. Although I will not miss working nights as it is tougher to work nights as a nurse then a midwife. ( I am not sure why)
Any way I slept for 5 hours after getting home and then had to get ready for my first night of boot camp to get ready for the real thing.
Tonight We did our body fat measurements. We timed our 1 mile run, our pushups, and our situps. Then we did some other workout stuff as well. We also got a special diet to follow. I am exhausted and am going to bed! Goodnight.
Love,
Kim

Getting Ready To Leave

Well here I am at work at 3am. I only have two more night shifts left here at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee Florida. ( I want to say Thankyou and Bye to all the wonderful people here. The best bunch of nurses I have ever worked with. I will really miss you guys.
Eleanor, I can't believe we found each other again after all these years. You are so wonderful!!!Stay in touch everyone)

My workouts to get ready have not been going so well. It is so hard when you work nights. You are tired all the time. I am hoping to really get ready physically over the next few weeks.

I am taking a Boot camp class starting May 7th for 2 weeks at this great place US Fitness Corps. The instructors there are so wonderful. Helping me run, do pushups and situps and everyhting else.
Some of you have been asking how everything works so this is the plan:
I go to Boot camp for Officers the end of May.
When I finish I go right to our base where I will be working as a nurse midwife in the Air Force. i will work at a hospital just like in the civilian world. But I will be serving our country!
I am very excited as I will have many different opportunities not available to me in the civilian world.
Well that is all for now, I have to get back to work.
Warm Regard's to All!!!!!
Kimberly