McDonald's in Japan

Do you want to be scared to death before getting your chicken nuggets? Well, then look no further than your local Japanese McDonald's! This creepy little baby awaits you...

I came across this advertisement for the local McDonald's in Okinawa, and all I can say is: WTF? Seriously, I understand the weird food choices such as Shaka Shaka Chicken (the chicken patty in a pouch that you shake!) and the Teriyaki burger, but this is downright scary as all hell. Mr. Top Gun happened to look over at my laptop when I pulled this image up and he said "That is scary as *hit. I'm not going to a McDonald's in Japan now." And you know what? I agree with him- kinda :) Mr. Top Gun also said he is now going to have nightmares about this baby, adding "Stupid kid." Oh, how I love you Mr. Top Gun. You never fail to make me laugh, even when I feel crappy like I do right now. More on my crappy feeling later... Feel free to start your speculations, because my family is sure a baby Top Gun is looming. I however, am not so sure... Monday is 'D day' to see what is going on with me!

Sleep? What is that?

We survived day one of moving and packing. We are alive, but completely drained and exhausted. The good news is that everything went off without a glitch yesterday! We had the most phenomenal moving crew, and they came in to our storage unit (half of our other stuff has been in storage for ever) and went to work- without me having to 'bark' orders at them, which made the move sooo much easier. However, I discovered that I have a secret addiction... I have TONS of DISHWARE!! So much that a good 1o huge boxes were filled and packed to the brim with them. Hey, in my defense I entertain a lot, and I am required to have a lot of china and dishes and fancy glassware. Besides, what woman doesn't need her Kitchen Aide Artisan mixer and all the matching red Fiesta Ware? In all, things went great! My parents stayed with us to supervise and provide some much needed comic entertainment during our long 11 hour day. My Dad and Mr. Top Gun left mid-way through to bring us all back delicious tacos from the BEST little Mexican meat market/restaurant, and we sat on the floor eating them together.

We are dead tired this morning though. Today is our last day of packing at the house, when they come for our express shipment items. As of late, we still have not received a phone call from them stating what TIME they will show up. *Ugh* I have a bad feeling about today, but I'm really trying to stay positive. Mr. Top Gun said he is so tired he feels as if he were out all night drinking, and woke up with a nasty hangover. I feel the same way, and have a lack of sleep induced headache. Isn't PCSing a joy?

Crate number one being loaded!

Mr. Top Gun rolling my Dad in on the dolley. Dad is sitting on top of our HUGE tempurpedic mattress topper, and the other guys are the movers. I think it looks like my Dad is on top of a giant jelly roll!

Scanning and Surveillance...

The light bulbs that had to be taken out from one of our lamps. Naturally, my Dad stepped in and took them. He also swiped about 10 rolls of the good packing tape. Yes, that's my Dad!

The Crates have arrived, the Crates have arrived!

Yeah for PCS! Not really though. Hopefully today goes quickly, but I'm not so sure about that. Can I go to bed yet?

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Enchiladas, and some shenanigans

This was my absolutely delicious and sinful lunch today! They are called Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Enchiladas, and are filled with all white meat chicken and cheese, then topped with the to die for boom boom sauce. I'm glad we made the looooong drive to see family and to eat these mouth watering beauties.

BOOM BOOM SAUCE

3-4 jalapeño* peppers seeded

1 c. sour cream

1 c. cream cheese

1/2 bunch cilantro or to taste

garlic granular to taste

heavy cream to thin or thicken- as needed

Salt to taste

Preheat the broiler or grill. Place seeded whole jalapeño peppers on a baking sheet lined with foil and broil them, turning peppers often until skins are charred or blackened.

Cool peppers in brown bag 20 minutes then remove skin ñ stem. Cut up and place in blender. Place all ingredients in blender adding heavy cream in small amounts as needed for desired texture or thickness. Taste, then adjust the seasoning to your liking. .

Chill before serving or if using for on top of enchiladas, chicken or meat - place a little on top at the very last to heat through just before serving.

Note~ You can add a squeeze of lime or lemon over top when serving or have fresh cilantro chopped on top.

************** Shenanigans, anyone?*************

Alright, I admit it. My family loves to have a good time, and with my Uncle the good time always involves a beer or martini or 6 of them, and my Dad likes to join in this good ol time as well! Surprisingly enough, I didn't even have a sip of anything and I stuck to my trusty and refreshing unsweetened iced tea. Mr. Top Gun did have a Corona though- WOW! Right? My Dad had two really kick yo' butt margaritas, so it was a good thing we all ordered rather filling plates and had more than enough time to sit an enjoy conversing with one another while waiting for our table. Side note- My Aunt D. looked absolutely stunning today in one of her many custom styled wigs. Heck, if I didn't know her I would never have suspected her hair not being real. Now, to the shenanigans... We all finish up our lunches and head outside to say our goodbyes (the part which I had been dreading all day long.) My Aunt D. and I start hugging and crying, and I am ready to just fall apart on the Texas river rocks underneath my feet, when I realize I don't know where my Nana is.

I look over towards our car, my parents car and Aunt D's car and I happen to see my Nana standing waaaaaay over on the other side of the parking lot... Hmmm... perhaps she was wanting to get out of the heat, so she decided to take a little stroll by herself without letting anyone know she was leaving. Here is the deal with Nana: She is a healthy, 70 year old, fiesty, blonde haired, little tiny 4 foot 11 feet tall powerhouse- but, she is known to FALL DOWN- A LOT. As I yell out her name, I see her take a step back on the rocks and then it happens. She falls down onto the rocks and grassy area, kinda rolling on her side! Cue the crazy yelling coming from the mouths of my Mom, Aunt D, Me, Mr. Top Gun and Grandpa... "Oh my God, Nana fell!" "Shit!" Grandpa laughed at her, because he is so used to her little tumbles. It would have been fine, but my family is uber loud. I'm talking really, really loud- loud enough to make everyone around us look at Nana and us. AWESOME.

Thankfully, her fall was cushioned a bit by the grass and there happened to be some girls walking by when she fell, so they helped her right up. In the end, she was more embarrassed than anything and had a little bruise on her leg, but she is fine. I swear, the day something doesn't go wrong with my family will be the day penguins fly. We are a crazy, loud and insane bunch but we love each other, and I can't imagine not seeing them for 3 years. Thank goodness for yearly flights back to the states though! Yeah, Air Force :)

Sunday Funny

Mr. Top Gun, the family and myself are off to spend the day with my Aunt D, and have some delicious mexican food too! I am exhausted though from a night with absolutely NO sleep, therefore making me feel somewhat delirious. Oh well, that's nothing that a nice cold Corona can't fix right? Mr. Top Gun is driving anyways, and I'll probably be a ball of tears on the way home so perhaps two Coronas today?

As you may recall, I love Penguins. They are just so darn cute, and I swear one day I am going to hold one in my arms! Mr. Top Gun proposed to me at the Penguin encounter at Sea World after the park had closed, so these little guys have a very special place in my heart. I thought this picture was so funny and would make for a good Sunday laugh!

Haha! This little Penguin owned this photographer, and I love it!

Like my new header?

So, what do ya'll think about it? Take a few moments to discuss....

I think it totally rocks, and thus would like to thank my friend over at: The Undomestic Army Wife! A few weeks ago, she became a new follower of mine and I checked out her blog- being the nosey little thing that I am. Well guess what? Her blog rocks, and she offered to do a header for my blog! So, I sent some photos of us and this is her final result! I am amazed at her dedication in completing this for me, since it is summer time and she has a crazy house full of people and kiddoes coming and going! I highly suggest that you check out her blog and perhaps she'd be able to help you 'spruce' up your blog. In other news, Mr. Top Gun and I are heading up to visit my Aunt, Uncle and Cousin to say goodbye to them before we leave for Japan, and to see my Aunt D. one last time for lunch before she starts her chemo on Monday. Please keep her in your prayers during this trying time.

I am going to attempt to post on Monday and Tuesday, but if ya'll notice I am MIA for awhile it's because they come to pack us all up on Monday and finish up Tuesday! Then we shall be crashing at my Nana and Grandpas house until we leave.

Dear Human Body

Dear Human Body,

Please stop with this business of being sick. It seems that you may have forgotten my current situation of being in the middle of a HUGE ASS overseas PCS, and if this is your idea of a little game- please stop now. I do not have the time to deal with these body aches, nausea, fever, chills, sneezing and general all over crappy feeling. Do you know how difficult it is to attempt to pack a suitcase when I feel like keeling over and dying on the carpet? You have caused me TWO DAYS of being out of whack already, and a third day is not an option, understood? Also, I would like to know this: Where the hell are you white blood cells? Have you forgotten your job? Clearly, you have and I would appreciate if you would please stop being lazy and man up! I would like to return to my life and finish this PCS crap, so I can enjoy this last week with my family.

Also, I would like to ask you this: Who the hell gets a mild case of the flu in the middle of the summer?

Sincerely,

Mrs. Top Gun

PCS induced schizophrenia, and Mr. Top Gun gets his feet done...

Does PCS'ing make you crazy? It there such a thing as PCS induced schizophrenia? Well, if so- guess what? The Top Gun's have this disease, and judging by the photos shown below I think we both need to be committed. Thanks for the craziness, Air Force! I totally LOVE you right now. Where are my medicines at? Seriously, at this point I don't think our lives could possibly get any crazier or crappy, and if so then feel free to just throw ANYTHING else you may have in store my way- I'm ready, waiting, and will deal with it (in my high heels, of course.)

Anyways, the other evening Mr. Top Gun and I were watching t.v. and I asked him if I could draw on him. Yes, like give him a tattoo or two... See, Mrs. Top Gun has two tattoos and that makes me the 'naughty girl' in Mr. Top Gun's eyes. He has none, and never will, so me drawing on him with a sharpie is as close to 'getting inked' that he shall ever get. He looked at me like I was a space cadet, and then agreed to let me 'ink' him up! On his feet only though... I asked why, and he says: "No one can see my feet in my flight boots. Besides how gay would it be if I had to get a physical or something, and all of a sudden I bend over and the guys see my lower back tattoo drawn by you." First, when does a pop up flight physical occur? It's not time for him to get one, so I figured he would let me ink his lower back. Nope. Oh well, I got his feet!

See, Mr. Top Gun really does LOVE TEXAS!

I drew a star on his left foot with a silver sharpie marker. His big toe got a smiley face! I later learned that silver sharpie marker is HARD as HECK to remove, so Mr. Top Gun walked around with silly looking feet for a few days.

These photos are proof that PCS'ing does make you crazy. So, for those of you that have made the BIG MOVE (overseas or not) what crazy thing (s) did you do? I would like to hope I am not actually going insane!