The long road ahead.

First of all, I need to shout out to my friend Katie. Because of her, I now see a road for my future. Admittedly, before today I was completely unsure of what I was going to do after college. I was really scared of graduation. I still am, because of the options I'm now aware of. So what is this amazing opportunity? The Army Reserve.

Haha, yeah, I know. Laugh it up. You think I'm not cut out for the Army. Hell, I know I'm not cut out for the Army. But the Reserve is different. From what I've gathered from Katie so far, it's three months of basic and three months AIT, and after that it's pie. You get a huge amount of money for sign-on, and biweekly paychecks when basic is complete. Not to mention you can pick anywhere for college, and they pay for it all. Family that I've told so far agree with my decision (Dad, my grandmother, my sister) and they think it's a good opportunity for me. I have to say, I agree.

The only drawback for me is the physical hell I'm going to have to put myself through. I'm extremely out of shape and today I began working out at the Y and getting used to the running.

Oh, the f**kn running.

I hate it. A lot. But all the people I've talked to about it say it's all running your ass off, so I might as well suck it up and get used to it. I'm not going to let myself be lazy and have this amazing opportunity get away from me. I've got a long road to go, and I'm putting my nose to the gear.