Sunday Funnies

So, here it is. Another Sunday has rolled around and I'm slated to blog my second ever "Sunday Funny". Like I said last week, I work Sunday mornings so I have the opportunity, or misfortune, of airring the news shows that morning. (It depends on which mood you catch me in.) And of course, during the week I'm always working during the evening news and get to catch "World News". At the end of the week I feel like I've met my quota of news and feel adequately in touch with the world.

Anyway, getting to the point... The whole game of politics amuses me most of the time. I feel for the people who find themselves in the public eye because I certainly would stick my foot in my mouth more often than not, if I were to find myself in their shoes. However, I feel like having your words quoted, recorded, disected, and replayed second by second is something that comes with the territory. If you are unable to put truthful words together in intelligent sentences and have the ability to back them up with hard facts, then I don't think politics is for you... or at least it shouldn't be. Being a military wife, I take the government and all our leaders pretty seriously. Not that they, themselves, always deserve to be treated that way, due to some of their outrageous words and actions, but their elected position does. Lately the back and forth between politicians has done nothing more than make me laugh at them. The banter back and forth is just ridiculous, yet they keep doing it! What a waste of time. Our men and women are at war in foreign countries, literally giving their lives so that these politicians will have the freedom to continue what they are doing. Doesn't that seem unfair? I wish the smoke and screen of our government would get torn down, sooner rather than later, so that we can have complete transparency into what our government is doing and what their intentions are, as well as what the people desire of the future.

The clip this week is from ABC's "This Week" and is an interview with Joe Biden. He adamently swore that troops would have a significant decrease in numbers in Afghanistan by the time the July '11 date rolled around. Well, watch as he tries to un-do the words that he said and manipulate them into something else entirely. All it does is make me laugh because we all knew better anyway... it's not like anyone actually believed him. The link is found below.

Biden eating his words

Also, this story made me laugh this weeks as well. While I have my own religious beliefs, I am well aware that some people may not agree with mine, and am glad they have the ability to express that. However taking a blow dryer to your forehead to "de-baptise" yourself is just a little on the hilarious side in my mind. Enjoy the link below.

De-Baptism

I hope everyone enjoys their Sunday and has a fabulous start to the week. Feel free to leave me any kind of feedback, correct my mistakes, assert your own opinions, or share any type of "funny". :)

I could cry

It's 11 o'clock and it's 88 degrees in our house. Why you ask? Because our AC is broken. Of course the hubs would have knee surgery and then the next day the ac goes out. Of course. I really need to go have a good cry

Knee Surgery

Well, the hubs had his surgery today. They found that the tear in his miniscus was larger than they thought, but were still able to fix it. Thankfully there was no lasting damage to his knee cap and he should be back to tip top shape in a few months. He'll be off work until the end of the month and that's not making him sad at all. lol I'm glad I'm off today and tomorrow so I'll be able to baby him thoroughly. He's not in much pain at the moment, but I'm expecting that to change by this evening. He's so strong. I can't believe he lived with such a big tear for so long. Definitely another reason why he's my hero. :) Off to go fill his prescription!

Sunday Funnies

So, I'm going to try and do more with this blog. I'm still brainstorming but the first change/addition I want to institute is the "Sunday Funnies". I know with time this will evolve and take on a life of it's own, but this is how I'm going to start out.

I work at the station every Sunday morning and air ABC's "This Week". By no means am I politically savvy, but I enjoy this show mostly because of the range of guests and I feel like I can keep up with what's being said. I cry evey week when they air the "In Memorium" segment which lists all of the service members who have been killed in action, and laugh at their very own "Sunday Funnies" section. This was what sparked this idea, so thank you Jake Tapper. Being a military wife I feel like we all need to somewhat be in the loop of the political world. Our significant others are a part of that world, whether we like it or not. I am very much a person that loves to laugh and I hope I can inspire you ladies to do the same...while also staying connected to this great country of ours. :) Some weeks I may take this a little more serious than others, but we'll just have to deal with that as it comes.

So, here is this week's. It may not be mentally stimulating, or totally about politics, (maybe I'll just focus on funny things that happened in the world rather than just the political world, hmm...) but I have to admit it's hilarious. Honestly, I chuckle every time I watch it. Just click the link below.

Unnecessary Censorship

Stick with me as I figure this one out. I know at times it'll be difficult. If I could edit the video myself, it'd be a lot easier to produce a mash-up of funny stuff, but alas I am at the mercy of the internet. :) Enjoy your Sunday.

Homesick

I know I'm homesick every now and then, I'm the first to admit it. Hubby knows how much I miss home and my family, but I try to keep it underwraps as best as I can. Due to work I only got to spend two days at home for Christmas and haven't been back for longer than 24 hrs since then. That's not exactly the life I pictured, but I'm married to a man far better than I ever dreamed, so I can deal. However, when I can't make it home for certain events I feel like the worst daughter/sister/aunt/friend ever. My mom has been living with my sister and her family for a while to help them along while my sis finished school. Well, she graduated so my mom found a place of her own and started moving last week. Of course I can't come help because all I get is one lousy day off a week (due to EVERYONE taking vacation). It seems like everyone and their dog came to help mom move, but could her own daughter be there to help? Of course I couldn't. I don't really care what people think, but gosh, what must all of her friends think of me?

I have never missed my niece's function, no matter what. All school events, ballet recitals, birthdays, major and minor events, I've been there...Until this year when I missed her ballet recital this year and her pre-k graduation. When I asked a couple of weeks ago if I could take a vacation day to be at her birthday party in NOVEMBER I was told I couldn't because November is a ratings period. Umm, I can't take one, single solitary day to see my niece celebrate her 6th birthday? My niece called me the other day and asked if I was going to be at her birthday. (The child counts down to it practically starting the day after.) I told her I'd try my hardest, while inside my heart was breaking. I just have to find a way to be there, or I might as well just crawl in a hole and never come out.

I hate what living in another state is doing to me. I have always been surrounded by family and now I'm all alone with only the hubby around. (Not that I'm complaining about him being the only one, but you know what I mean) I just hate being so far away sometimes. I hate how disconnected I feel. I hate that I have to plan out seeing my family and being there for major events. I guess I'm a little more homesick than I'd like to admit sometimes.

Fabulous Day!

Today was my one and only day off this week and boy did I enjoy it! The hubby got put on mid-shift this week so we're still adjusting to him being gone at night, as well as him being home during the day. It was AMAZING to spend some quality time with him while we weren't about to fall over asleep or worrying about needing to go to work in the near future. (Generally we only see each other when I'm getting home from work at 11pm and wake him up when I get in bed) I literally feel like I'm on cloud nine I'm so happy at the moment. I love nothing more than to just hang out with my husband being silly and catching up. My heart is so happy from this day I don't know if anything can bring me down. :)

4th of July

As I grow older I become more and more aware of how lucky I am to have been born in America. I guess being a military wife helps with that as well, but I feel it's also with age. My mind can't wrap around the injustices so many people in the world continue to face on a daily basis, much less all the horrors the world has seen in previous years. Living in America your whole life, it is so easy to take for granted the liberties some people still don't have. I also can't wrap my brain around how many people fought with all their might and literally gave their lives so that the dream of freedom could become a reality. Although I sometimes like to put my blinders on and think my hubby's enlistment is just a job and involves nothing more, in my heart I know it's much deeper than that.  Our men and women in the military literally work every day towards the protection of our liberties. Whether some days are mundane or hectic from 4 am until their head hits the pillow late at night, we civilians depend on them to be able to continue our way of life.

I'm so proud to be married to one of America's hero's. :) I sure am I lucky girl! And we are all lucky to be able to call America our home!