Cpl. Erica

Monday, August 17, 2009

Val and Erica goofing off!!

i'll miss you my friend

don't think bryce would be to happy if you dropped val ;)

bug eyed ???

Last Who -RaHs!

let me show you a head lock...

no let me show you a head lock!

HEYYYY

Brother Bryan and Erica

Erica and Grandma Cathy

Erica and (Marine) Grandpa Bill

Erica and Mom(me)

Shyan and Erica

Kim and Erica

Erica and our neighbor Kassidy

Kass and Erica

Sunday, August 16, 2009

MCRD San Diego

my dad might remember these halls, since the building is a historical landmark, MCRD San Diego, CA

Flags on the San Diego parade deck.

A platoon Practicing their drill.

Friday ran to MCRD San Diego, to pick up last minute items that Miss Erica needed for her trip to NC. A graduation had just finish and lots of people around. Boy does California know how to market or what. Parris Island was congratulations! and California was here go buy tickets to Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, Sea World etc. And their gift shop was amazing and VERY friendly people. :)

Another quick story we parked and just got out of the truck and a car pulled up to park and the gentleman waved us to walk, and Erica started freaking out... oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Holy s***!

I had to say "Erica its okay your in civilian clothes, he doesn't know your a Marine." I could see all the stripes on his arm. He was a Sergeant Major (E9). He smiled and off we went, but she was still freaking, I had to hold my laugh, I had never seen her so nervous!! I won't ever forget the way she acted!

written by: darlene r.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Best Friends! Erica & Nola

so happy to see each other!!

ERICA & NOLA

taken & posted by: darlene r.

mini story

I have many mini stories.. I wish I had a recorder on the way to the airport after graduation of all her stories! Some where so funny.. others cute and made me laugh others not so cute.. some made me mad, although I hid that and just asked questions. I had no control there and have no control of her future and the outcome. I just kept telling her everything happens for a reason.

*This happened when we got home, I was going to the gym with Kim & Val. We are members at LA Fitness... thanks to VAL! So LA Fitness gave Erica a week pass because they knew about her being at Boot Camp and would only be home a week, so nice!

Anyway we were taking turns on the AB's machine, Kim and I were waiting for this BIG guy probably 200 LBs or more, pushing it out "huffing and puffing", think he had it at 150 lbs (I can do 50 lbs on that machine) Any way he got up and left, Erica had not seen him, she sat down pumped once and then moved the weight to 200 LBs and just started pumping away. Kim & I looked at each other and started laughing and saying how amazing she was!
On the bikes she kicked our butts, she had it a level 10 then to level 15 and back to 10 for cool down (I had it a level two, which is tuff for me) and she was riding twice as fast! (ok maybe four times as fast-lol)

Today her best friend is taking her to Disneyland, but she had me get up at 5 am and we went to the gym for an hour, got home took showers and she's off to Disney for the whole day! *you go girl!

written & posted by: darlene r.