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So I did get graduated in May so I am now Crystal Johnson Flinn B.S. It was so great to graduate. I was like: the campus is decorated for me! The music is playing for me! All these gifts are for me!! (that may have been the best part!JK) So now what? I walked the stage and they gave me the paper. I know everything now and don't know what to do. The problem is this I have a job that I love. I have coworkers that I love. I have an office I love. I have a shift that I love. I have a boss that I love. I have bennifites that I love. Get the point? I could take a job that has way less client contact and more money but would I have so manny things to love? I would really make more of a difference if I moved up but I would not get to see the client's face when the difference was made. Am I being selfish? Should I try for better paying jobs so that Chris and I would be more comfortable, and I could shop more. (Shopping is always a plus) Also we may only be in Whicita Falls untill Chris graduates in May so why get a new job then leave in less than a year? But Chris may get on to the police force here and then he would not graduate for two more years. So then it would be worth it. Oh and we are trying to have a baby now so if I got a different job then got pregnant the new boss may not be as kind as my current one is. I hate not having a plan. No I hate that I did not work the plan I had: 20- get marriend, 23- graduate with B.S., 24- have a baby & begin graduate school, 27- graduate with a M.A. & have baby #2. So I am 26 and no baby #1 and just now got the B.S. I know that most people who begin college do not finish so there is a good achomplishment but still I feel behind the curve. I feel confused and kind of stuck. Is it time for a new plan? Do I just go with the flow, or be planktoninc? Do I continue to drive Chris crazy with this baby stuff? Do I continue to drive Chris crazy with this plan stuff? Do I continue to drive Chris crazy with this collgege stuff? Well time to get ready to go to my wonderful job. I am blessed and behind all of this whining I know that. I have a degree, the best husband, wonderful family, fun and rewarding job, helpful and nice cowrkers, and a few great friends. The pathetic thing is this -
I WANT MORE!
Monday, June 26, 2006
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Ugh!!
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Well, some of you may know my friend in Dallas, Richard. Well, he is leaving UTDPD and moving to Chicago. It is not his idea, his hand was kinda forced. If you want the whole story you will need to ask me. But the whole situation makes me a little nervious about trying to get on at the UTDPD. I was already thinking about other PD's in the Dallas area, or I might get on here at the WFPD. I am not sure. The other option is to stay where I am and finish out my degree (I need 9 more classes which will take one year if I pass every thing the first time around, and they are not easy classes, ie calc 2+3, physicis 1+2, 2 high level math electives possibly numerical analsis and liner equations, and finally software enginerering). So, I am not at all sure what I am going to do. I think I might try to get on at UTDPD and get trained, get motocycle certified and after about 2-3 years transfer out to another department, and while I am there I can finish out my degree. Who knows (not I).
~ Chris
Current mood:Down
Category: Life
Well, some of you may know my friend in Dallas, Richard. Well, he is leaving UTDPD and moving to Chicago. It is not his idea, his hand was kinda forced. If you want the whole story you will need to ask me. But the whole situation makes me a little nervious about trying to get on at the UTDPD. I was already thinking about other PD's in the Dallas area, or I might get on here at the WFPD. I am not sure. The other option is to stay where I am and finish out my degree (I need 9 more classes which will take one year if I pass every thing the first time around, and they are not easy classes, ie calc 2+3, physicis 1+2, 2 high level math electives possibly numerical analsis and liner equations, and finally software enginerering). So, I am not at all sure what I am going to do. I think I might try to get on at UTDPD and get trained, get motocycle certified and after about 2-3 years transfer out to another department, and while I am there I can finish out my degree. Who knows (not I).
~ Chris
Saturday, April 8, 2006
Just an update by Chris
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Well, life is still going on weither we want it to or not. Crystal will be graduating in May!! GO Crystal! That makes us both very happy.
I have applied again for the UTDPD and should be hearing from them soon for the physical and mental test. That will be a cake walk since I have gone through it before. I do need to start running again so that I will look good when I cross the finish line. I dont need to look like I had to struggle to go a mile and half. After that I will have to go through the interview board. That shouldnt be all that tough either, I just have to make sure they like me. Last time I missed it up because of one question and they got a little confused. That will not happen this time around.
I am doing great in school this semester. I think everyone that sits around me in calculus is a little purplexed on how I am making such good grades while they are struggling to pass. Ah, it is nice! Hahaha!
Work is going fairly good too. We are green this month for externals. We even made the paper on sunday. The last apprehension we made was charged with robbery because she fought back when we stopped her. Hehe, that was pretty fun. The only thing that would make work better would be if I had more recoveries. My boss is kinda pushing for them so I have to get them.
I am so ready for another motorcycle. The one I have is ok, it just doesnt have enough power to really get it out on the highway. When I get my police job, I WILL be getting another bike because the one I have will not cut it in Austin.
Well it is almost time for me to go to work and I have to get ready. I hope we get an external tonight, I love sending people to jail for stupid stuff!
Later all, Chris
Just an update by Chris
Category: Life
Well, life is still going on weither we want it to or not. Crystal will be graduating in May!! GO Crystal! That makes us both very happy.
I have applied again for the UTDPD and should be hearing from them soon for the physical and mental test. That will be a cake walk since I have gone through it before. I do need to start running again so that I will look good when I cross the finish line. I dont need to look like I had to struggle to go a mile and half. After that I will have to go through the interview board. That shouldnt be all that tough either, I just have to make sure they like me. Last time I missed it up because of one question and they got a little confused. That will not happen this time around.
I am doing great in school this semester. I think everyone that sits around me in calculus is a little purplexed on how I am making such good grades while they are struggling to pass. Ah, it is nice! Hahaha!
Work is going fairly good too. We are green this month for externals. We even made the paper on sunday. The last apprehension we made was charged with robbery because she fought back when we stopped her. Hehe, that was pretty fun. The only thing that would make work better would be if I had more recoveries. My boss is kinda pushing for them so I have to get them.
I am so ready for another motorcycle. The one I have is ok, it just doesnt have enough power to really get it out on the highway. When I get my police job, I WILL be getting another bike because the one I have will not cut it in Austin.
Well it is almost time for me to go to work and I have to get ready. I hope we get an external tonight, I love sending people to jail for stupid stuff!
Later all, Chris
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
I should be in bed! ~ Crystal
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OK so it is like past midnight and I have to drive nine hours by myself tomorrow or today. Chris is at work and I decided to put some cool pictures on our space and here I am hours later. I am driving down to my parents house in Rockport, TX today. I have to make a quick trip down there to see my grandmather. We found out a week or so ago that she has breast cancer. My dad said it is the "bad" kind but isn't is all bad? Is there really a kind? Like good or bad? or just Bad and Supper Bad? I quess it is the Super Bad kind then. Living so far from my family is not so bad some days you know I have my space but lately, like the past six months when I need less space and more time, it is hell. I have so much to do in the next two months. I have to work a job that is increasingly both rewarding (working w/clients) and frustrating (working w/co-workers) 40 hours a week. Find a way to crawl accross the MSU graduation stage in May and pray that they have a diploma with my name on it. Actualy at this point I will take anything - a degree in water arobics for Jane Doe and I am happy! How do I do these things knowing that my family is going through so much? I quess I can do these things because my family is going and has gone through so much. I want my grandmother to see me graduate and have children. This can drive me. (Chris said no kids with out a degree first) I can do this! I Can! I WILL! OK - I better go to bed or I will be lost in a ditch tomorrow and not get any of this done! Oh Yea- Check out the picture of Chris in the kitchen! That was a great day! I have a great husband. He makes it easy for me to be far from my family most days! Love You Chris! Oh Yea - Bed!
Current mood: anxious
Category: Life
OK so it is like past midnight and I have to drive nine hours by myself tomorrow or today. Chris is at work and I decided to put some cool pictures on our space and here I am hours later. I am driving down to my parents house in Rockport, TX today. I have to make a quick trip down there to see my grandmather. We found out a week or so ago that she has breast cancer. My dad said it is the "bad" kind but isn't is all bad? Is there really a kind? Like good or bad? or just Bad and Supper Bad? I quess it is the Super Bad kind then. Living so far from my family is not so bad some days you know I have my space but lately, like the past six months when I need less space and more time, it is hell. I have so much to do in the next two months. I have to work a job that is increasingly both rewarding (working w/clients) and frustrating (working w/co-workers) 40 hours a week. Find a way to crawl accross the MSU graduation stage in May and pray that they have a diploma with my name on it. Actualy at this point I will take anything - a degree in water arobics for Jane Doe and I am happy! How do I do these things knowing that my family is going through so much? I quess I can do these things because my family is going and has gone through so much. I want my grandmother to see me graduate and have children. This can drive me. (Chris said no kids with out a degree first) I can do this! I Can! I WILL! OK - I better go to bed or I will be lost in a ditch tomorrow and not get any of this done! Oh Yea- Check out the picture of Chris in the kitchen! That was a great day! I have a great husband. He makes it easy for me to be far from my family most days! Love You Chris! Oh Yea - Bed!
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
My First Blog
This was my first Blog ever. I wrote it on MySpace
This is Crystal and since Chris went through all the trouble of making this space for the both of us then I guess I should at least contribute. So it's Tuesday but since I was off Monday and the weekend if feels like Monday. Although I did not really get a nice relaxing weekend because – I have been SO sick, I had a funeral to go to, the weather was so bad & I had a test on Monday @ 10 am that I could not miss. All of these things would not be all that bad alone but combined they created a sort of hell soup. Because I needed to travel to get to the funeral but the weather was bad. The funeral was Mon. @ 2pm and the viewing was Sunday from 2 to 4, but I could not attend both because of the test on Monday @ 10. I questioned every choice I had because I was SO sick I did not want to leave my bed. Meantime my family is on the icy roads and wanting to know when and if I am coming to the funeral. Not like going to a funeral is on the top of anyone's list but it was an uncle who I have neglected to see for a few years. I have so many fond memories of him from when I was a child but when I moved out I did not make the visits as often as I did when I just went with my parents. Well in the end I slept all of Saturday and most of Sunday with the help of some cough syrup. Studied a little Sunday. Then after my test on Monday I drove to Denton, TX and made it just in time for the funeral. All of Monday was spent driving people around and eating casseroles brought by well intended church members. I finally got home Tuesday morning and still feeling sick called in to work and met up with my good friend "Cough Syrup". I awoke at 12:45 pm and jumped in to some decent clothes to drag myself to my Geology lab in. After the lab I came home and went back to bed and now here I am. I was tired on the road this morning I thought I would be found crashed in to some barn. The good thing is that weekends like this make me appreciate the ones I have to work through! At least at work the problems are some one else's and not mine. If this is a LAME blog then keep the faith because I will get better with time and oh ya more cough syrup!
This is Crystal and since Chris went through all the trouble of making this space for the both of us then I guess I should at least contribute. So it's Tuesday but since I was off Monday and the weekend if feels like Monday. Although I did not really get a nice relaxing weekend because – I have been SO sick, I had a funeral to go to, the weather was so bad & I had a test on Monday @ 10 am that I could not miss. All of these things would not be all that bad alone but combined they created a sort of hell soup. Because I needed to travel to get to the funeral but the weather was bad. The funeral was Mon. @ 2pm and the viewing was Sunday from 2 to 4, but I could not attend both because of the test on Monday @ 10. I questioned every choice I had because I was SO sick I did not want to leave my bed. Meantime my family is on the icy roads and wanting to know when and if I am coming to the funeral. Not like going to a funeral is on the top of anyone's list but it was an uncle who I have neglected to see for a few years. I have so many fond memories of him from when I was a child but when I moved out I did not make the visits as often as I did when I just went with my parents. Well in the end I slept all of Saturday and most of Sunday with the help of some cough syrup. Studied a little Sunday. Then after my test on Monday I drove to Denton, TX and made it just in time for the funeral. All of Monday was spent driving people around and eating casseroles brought by well intended church members. I finally got home Tuesday morning and still feeling sick called in to work and met up with my good friend "Cough Syrup". I awoke at 12:45 pm and jumped in to some decent clothes to drag myself to my Geology lab in. After the lab I came home and went back to bed and now here I am. I was tired on the road this morning I thought I would be found crashed in to some barn. The good thing is that weekends like this make me appreciate the ones I have to work through! At least at work the problems are some one else's and not mine. If this is a LAME blog then keep the faith because I will get better with time and oh ya more cough syrup!
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