This past weekend I was in Florida with the majority of my family. My oldest brother retired from the Air Force at the age of 40 - after 22 years of service. Well actually he isn't technically retired until 4/1/07 because he has enough leave saved up. He is however at home and off work as of now.
My whole life (well except for 6 years of which I was too young to remember) he was always my big bro, who is in the Air Force. All over the country, and the world. I remember he had gotten a tattoo of an eagle - and as gross as this is - I kept the gauze off of the tattoo. It had his blood dried up on the gauze and I guess that made me feel like I was still close to him. I think I finally got rid of it, but God knows I have so much crap in storage it could resurface sometime. I remember in 6th grade, during the whole 1st round with Iraq, specifically Desert Shield/Storm operation. One of the other girls in my class and I would turn on the radio during lunch time or recess to hear what was going on. We both had brothers in the war and each day was scary. Although I'll be honest I don't think I really knew the possibilities then that I can fully recognize now. It was just a lower level of understanding. He also spent 2 years in Germany, where I never got to visit him either. He spent six years in Elkton, MD up near the Mason Dixon line. Which was awesome, that was the closest he had been since I can remember. And yes, visits were more frequent when he was closer. Sadly enough, while he was stationed in MD, was when we lost Dad. I made the phone call and I said you need to be here now and instead of him having to try and hop on a flight we were only looking at a 2-3 hr drive. It allowed him to be with the family when we needed him the most (maybe someone somewhere was looking out for us in that respect). Shortly after, he went back to Florida.
The ceremony was very nice. Fortunately it was casual for civilians (that meant I didn't have to dress up a whole lot), and the military personnel were there in there fatigues. There were lots of big wigs from his base present and some of them said some things about my brother. I never knew that my big brother had accomplished so much. The list went on and on. I'm emotional, we all know that, but hearing this list of things he had accomplished that I didn't know about made me sad. Watching my humble brother listen to all these things made me realize he must be so proud (although he probably wouldn't admit that). And that I needed to be also. And that I am. It also made me wonder what else I've missed in life - things that seem so important that I never knew about. Was that my ignorance, or just a lack of communication.
The flag folding portion was emotional for me. I couldn't help but think of how lucky we were to have Tony there. Because there are so many families who don't see a flag-folding at a retirement, but at their loved one's funeral. That is something I'd always feared.
During Tony's speech he gave the military personnel that attended a 'pep' talk of sorts. You could tell he was a natural on stage - and obviously in his position as a recruiter it paid off knowing all of his accomplishments. Just as he was about to say he had nothing else to say, he said actually I'm not. He got all teary eyed and said "There is one person who is not here today, and that is my father. He died about 10 years ago, but I know he is here in spirit". The whole time he was choking trying to get out each word, but he did. And as humble as he is, I know it was hard to break down like that in front of his peers, especially military ones! This of course, made me bawl even harder.
I can't help but wonder if the military kept him from our 'family' time. From the time we had with Dad. And I know it was his choice to enlist, but I wonder if he knew these were some of the possible consequences. I just hope that now he is able to make up for lost time. With his family in Florida and with us further up the coast. I hope his retirement changes his life dramatically, and ours - with his presence more abundant. I just hope its all he imagined it would be.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Grey's Quotes, well some of them that is!
This is my attempt to recap the last however many episodes it is that I haven't quoted of Grey's! From oldest to newest I guess. That way you dont have to read bottom up! And this will be a LOOOOONNNGGG post, sorry. I'll get the rest of the season up o some time before the next season starts! Haha.
9/28
Yang: Just because u cant touch doesn’t mean u cant enjoy
Burke: Momma, daddy?
Burke’s Mom: Preston? Is this a new service that the hospital is providing?
She-Shephard: I need a day off
The Chief: A day off for what
She-Shephard: I need a day for drinking, I feel like I need to do some drinking ……………………I think God knows that I need to do a little drinking today
Bailey: Can u tell me who’s damn panties are on the bulletin board. This is a hospital, we do serious things like save peoples lives here. I know its one of you, its always one of mine. So tell me which one of u left your damn drawers on my damn surgical floor???
Grey: You’re married and you said things to me.
McDreamy: Yes im married and I said things to you.
Grey: Normally I would like the things you said to me. Normally I would even think the billetin board thing funny. This makes me a homewrecker.
McDreamy: Just for your information my home was wrecked long before u came into the picture.
Yang: Your mother wants to have coffee with me.
Burke: And?
Yang: She thinks I’m a stripper and a racist. You will save me from this, or I will……
Callie: R u trying to seduce me?
George: I was just wondering about panties, panties that are yours and how they ended up on the bulletin board. I’m just wondering how I’ve seen your panties for several days in a row now, and I’ve never seen panties like that before how they ended up on the board. I mean do u have a separate set of panties that I don’t get to see?
Burke’s mom: As you know I’m sure, he graduated first in his class
Yang: Actually I did know that
Burke’s Mom: So u are planning to pursue a less time consuming specialty? Obstetrics perhaps or family medicine? But, after your married. I wouldn’t know a woman who wouldn’t want to marry my Preston, he’s intelligent, he’s good looking, he’s the best thing I’ve ever done. ………….Christina, listen to me. Its not that I don’t like u I think u are a very smart attractive woman. But you are selfish, and my son is giving. And the combination is not going to last much longer.
Grey: I miss dirty stripper Christina, she was more fun and a lot less angry.
Yang: I miss philandering whore Meredith. She was trashy.
George: Do women have 2 separate sets of panties? You know 2 sets they wear for different occasions?
She-Shepherd: Dr. Stevens
Izzie: Please don’t call me Dr.Stevens
She-Shepherd: Please don’t call me Mrs. Shepherd, ha, ha that’s funny
Izzie: She’s drunk
Bartender: this is true
She-Shepherd: Did u know about the slutty sex your slutty friend had with my super slutty husband?
Izzie: U should have a muffin, they are really good and they’ll help you
She-Shepherd: I may be beyond help
Meredith (to George): U could keep using the darts as weapons or you could go get lucky with the sexy hot dirty girl
Yang: Where is he going?
Meredith: To get laid.
Yang: God you know there is something wrong with the world when Bambi is getting laid and I cant even get 5 minutes alone with Burke.
(Grey’s monologue) After the storm, after the rush, after the heat of the moment has passed; We can cool off and clean up the messes we’ve made. We can try to let go of what was.
10/5
Ok, lets start with the fact that I sure as hell wouldn’t mind Meredith’s fantasy myself(u know the both men in bed with her)!! NO complaints
Grey: Most of our fantasies dissolve when we awake banished to the back of our minds but sometimes we are sure if we try hard enough we can LIVE the dream.
McSteamy: You know I don’t have to leave today, I could change my flight.
She-Shepherd: No, no u can’t because I’m sober now and there’s work to do and planes to be caught. Thank you truly Mark, for all the sex. I really, I feel much better now. I do and now I have to go and so do u.
Yang: You had a dream about both of them?
Grey: A threesome
Yang: Nice, just when I think u are boring, u rise
Grey: I’m dating, and it comes with snacks
Yang: Uhm she’s dating everyone with a pulse; She’s playing the fired and I’ve got a wife!
She-Shepherd: Just because what I made, what can only be called a trans-continental booty call, it doesn’t mean you need to make something out of it.
Karev: Here we go………….huh………takes it like a man and walks away.
Yang: He’s coming back, o yes he is give me my money
Callie: It is all warp speed with you……I’m not ready for us to move in together and if u weren’t a toddler and u could use your words then maybe u could have said that the first four times I asked you. And then I could have said cause I’m not either. I’ll be out in a week. George save it I’ll be out in and hour.
She-Shepherd (to Grey): Your face shows up in my head. Your panties show up in my husband’s pocket and really I need a moment with out u.
Karev: Everybody wants a life with out pain. She needs to be on a poster somewhere to remind people pain is there for a reason.
Grey (to McDreamy and McVet): Enough, this is not dating. I want moonlight and flowers and candy and people trying to feel me up. No one is trying to feel me up. Nobody is even looking at me. I’m an intern do the two of u have any idea what it takes to look like this. I’m waxed and plucked and have a clean top on and the two of u are looking at each other. ……………..I want heat, I want romance, damn it I want to feel like a lady.
Grey’s monologue: The fantasy is simple. Pleasure is good. And twice as much pleasure is better. That pain is bad and no pain is better. But the reality is different, the nreality is that pain is there to tell us something. And there sis only so much pleasure we can take without getting a stomachache. And maybe that’s ok. Maybe some fantasies are only supposed to live in our dreams.
Karev: Does it hurt?
Izzie: Yeah.
Karev: Where does it hurt?
Izzie: Everywhere.
Karev: Maybe it hurts for a reason.
10/12 Quotes
Yang: It’s bad enough that Meredith is dating a Vet, I’m not dating a chicken surgeon.
George: Is that?
Yang: McSteamy
McDreamy(to Meredith): You don’t look fine, you look beautiful but you don’t look fine.
Yang: I think I’m gonna throw up.
She-Shepherd: O this is perfect. An adulterous love child.
McDreamy: Goes right along with a adulterous sociopath
Yang: You haven’t had sex with the vet yet? You’ve got to get out of that relationship this minute. Aww a little McBaby.
Yang: He’s perfect, He’s Burke.
Denny’s Dad: Dr Steven’s?
Izzie: Mr. Duquette
Denny’s Dad: Please, call me Denny. Dr Weber said that if I wanted to hear the whole thing, I should ask you. So Izzie, please tell me the whole thing………………………………………..
Izzie: The transplant went so much better than expected.
Denny’s Dad: You aren’t answering my questions. I don’t give a damn about the medicine. I know what killed my son, he had a bad heart. He had a bad heart for a long time. I get that. What I don’t get is how a girl like you goes from being my son’s doctor to being his fiancé on the very day he’s supposed to get a new heart. What I don’t get is how you got him to propose to you on the very day before he died.
Izzie: I was working 80 hrs a week and I was still there. You may not get me, but you don’t have to because I don’t get you either.
Denny’s Dad: Is that what he told you? That his mother and I abandoned him? We he didn’t tell you the truth. It was Dr. after Dr. Everybody had an opinion. One day we came home and found a note that said he didn’t want us to watch him die. So he left.
Izzie: I had no idea. Believe me if I had known, I would never have let him get away with that. Denny’s Dad: And I believe that.
Izzie: What is this?
Denny’s Dad: It’s for you, from Denny.
Callie: I still have some secrets O’Malley. And if you come and see me tonight I might show you one or two of them.
Bailey (to She-Shepherd): You can remember that NO MAN, not Derek, not Mark, defines who you are.
McDreamy (to McVet): So how’s life in the animal kingdom?
Grey: Now all my boys are here. They are all so handsome, and all such good kissers. It wasn’t a date, so much as a disasterously uncomfortable sexual experience.
George: O I can’t ……
McSteamy: If what happened between me and Addison is so unforgivable. How do you justify what happened between you and Meredith.
McDreamy: What the hell are you talking about?
McSteamy: Look if you want me to be the bad guy that’s fine, but I’m not the only bad guy here Derek. You and me, we are the same.
Grey: Are you ok?
She-Shepherd: Fine. How are you?
Grey: I’m trying to choose between two men.
She-Shepherd: O, ok good luck with that
Grey: How did you know Derek was the one
She-Shepherd: Excuse me?
Grey: I know you hate me and everything and you don’t owe me anything. No-thing. I want Derek to be the one, but I would know right?
She-Shepherd: You don’t. I didn’t know. Its just Derek’s the kind of guy that I knew wouldn’t hurt me. Not on purpose anyway. I should have stepped aside should have been a better person Grey: How come we never talked like this before?
She-Shepherd: The only reason we are talking like this now is before I know you wont remember a thing once the drugs wear off.
McDreamy: Were you just talking to her?
She-Shepherd: Yes
McDreamy: What?
She-Shepherd: Don’t hurt her again.
McSteamy: How’s my favorite dirty mistress?
Grey: Haven’t you heard now, I’m a adulterous whore.
McDreamy to Grey: You deserve to be with someone who makes you happy. Who won’t complicate your life, someone who won’t hurt you. He’s that guy, he’s the right guy Meredith. I’m walking away.
9/28
Yang: Just because u cant touch doesn’t mean u cant enjoy
Burke: Momma, daddy?
Burke’s Mom: Preston? Is this a new service that the hospital is providing?
She-Shephard: I need a day off
The Chief: A day off for what
She-Shephard: I need a day for drinking, I feel like I need to do some drinking ……………………I think God knows that I need to do a little drinking today
Bailey: Can u tell me who’s damn panties are on the bulletin board. This is a hospital, we do serious things like save peoples lives here. I know its one of you, its always one of mine. So tell me which one of u left your damn drawers on my damn surgical floor???
Grey: You’re married and you said things to me.
McDreamy: Yes im married and I said things to you.
Grey: Normally I would like the things you said to me. Normally I would even think the billetin board thing funny. This makes me a homewrecker.
McDreamy: Just for your information my home was wrecked long before u came into the picture.
Yang: Your mother wants to have coffee with me.
Burke: And?
Yang: She thinks I’m a stripper and a racist. You will save me from this, or I will……
Callie: R u trying to seduce me?
George: I was just wondering about panties, panties that are yours and how they ended up on the bulletin board. I’m just wondering how I’ve seen your panties for several days in a row now, and I’ve never seen panties like that before how they ended up on the board. I mean do u have a separate set of panties that I don’t get to see?
Burke’s mom: As you know I’m sure, he graduated first in his class
Yang: Actually I did know that
Burke’s Mom: So u are planning to pursue a less time consuming specialty? Obstetrics perhaps or family medicine? But, after your married. I wouldn’t know a woman who wouldn’t want to marry my Preston, he’s intelligent, he’s good looking, he’s the best thing I’ve ever done. ………….Christina, listen to me. Its not that I don’t like u I think u are a very smart attractive woman. But you are selfish, and my son is giving. And the combination is not going to last much longer.
Grey: I miss dirty stripper Christina, she was more fun and a lot less angry.
Yang: I miss philandering whore Meredith. She was trashy.
George: Do women have 2 separate sets of panties? You know 2 sets they wear for different occasions?
She-Shepherd: Dr. Stevens
Izzie: Please don’t call me Dr.Stevens
She-Shepherd: Please don’t call me Mrs. Shepherd, ha, ha that’s funny
Izzie: She’s drunk
Bartender: this is true
She-Shepherd: Did u know about the slutty sex your slutty friend had with my super slutty husband?
Izzie: U should have a muffin, they are really good and they’ll help you
She-Shepherd: I may be beyond help
Meredith (to George): U could keep using the darts as weapons or you could go get lucky with the sexy hot dirty girl
Yang: Where is he going?
Meredith: To get laid.
Yang: God you know there is something wrong with the world when Bambi is getting laid and I cant even get 5 minutes alone with Burke.
(Grey’s monologue) After the storm, after the rush, after the heat of the moment has passed; We can cool off and clean up the messes we’ve made. We can try to let go of what was.
10/5
Ok, lets start with the fact that I sure as hell wouldn’t mind Meredith’s fantasy myself(u know the both men in bed with her)!! NO complaints
Grey: Most of our fantasies dissolve when we awake banished to the back of our minds but sometimes we are sure if we try hard enough we can LIVE the dream.
McSteamy: You know I don’t have to leave today, I could change my flight.
She-Shepherd: No, no u can’t because I’m sober now and there’s work to do and planes to be caught. Thank you truly Mark, for all the sex. I really, I feel much better now. I do and now I have to go and so do u.
Yang: You had a dream about both of them?
Grey: A threesome
Yang: Nice, just when I think u are boring, u rise
Grey: I’m dating, and it comes with snacks
Yang: Uhm she’s dating everyone with a pulse; She’s playing the fired and I’ve got a wife!
She-Shepherd: Just because what I made, what can only be called a trans-continental booty call, it doesn’t mean you need to make something out of it.
Karev: Here we go………….huh………takes it like a man and walks away.
Yang: He’s coming back, o yes he is give me my money
Callie: It is all warp speed with you……I’m not ready for us to move in together and if u weren’t a toddler and u could use your words then maybe u could have said that the first four times I asked you. And then I could have said cause I’m not either. I’ll be out in a week. George save it I’ll be out in and hour.
She-Shepherd (to Grey): Your face shows up in my head. Your panties show up in my husband’s pocket and really I need a moment with out u.
Karev: Everybody wants a life with out pain. She needs to be on a poster somewhere to remind people pain is there for a reason.
Grey (to McDreamy and McVet): Enough, this is not dating. I want moonlight and flowers and candy and people trying to feel me up. No one is trying to feel me up. Nobody is even looking at me. I’m an intern do the two of u have any idea what it takes to look like this. I’m waxed and plucked and have a clean top on and the two of u are looking at each other. ……………..I want heat, I want romance, damn it I want to feel like a lady.
Grey’s monologue: The fantasy is simple. Pleasure is good. And twice as much pleasure is better. That pain is bad and no pain is better. But the reality is different, the nreality is that pain is there to tell us something. And there sis only so much pleasure we can take without getting a stomachache. And maybe that’s ok. Maybe some fantasies are only supposed to live in our dreams.
Karev: Does it hurt?
Izzie: Yeah.
Karev: Where does it hurt?
Izzie: Everywhere.
Karev: Maybe it hurts for a reason.
10/12 Quotes
Yang: It’s bad enough that Meredith is dating a Vet, I’m not dating a chicken surgeon.
George: Is that?
Yang: McSteamy
McDreamy(to Meredith): You don’t look fine, you look beautiful but you don’t look fine.
Yang: I think I’m gonna throw up.
She-Shepherd: O this is perfect. An adulterous love child.
McDreamy: Goes right along with a adulterous sociopath
Yang: You haven’t had sex with the vet yet? You’ve got to get out of that relationship this minute. Aww a little McBaby.
Yang: He’s perfect, He’s Burke.
Denny’s Dad: Dr Steven’s?
Izzie: Mr. Duquette
Denny’s Dad: Please, call me Denny. Dr Weber said that if I wanted to hear the whole thing, I should ask you. So Izzie, please tell me the whole thing………………………………………..
Izzie: The transplant went so much better than expected.
Denny’s Dad: You aren’t answering my questions. I don’t give a damn about the medicine. I know what killed my son, he had a bad heart. He had a bad heart for a long time. I get that. What I don’t get is how a girl like you goes from being my son’s doctor to being his fiancé on the very day he’s supposed to get a new heart. What I don’t get is how you got him to propose to you on the very day before he died.
Izzie: I was working 80 hrs a week and I was still there. You may not get me, but you don’t have to because I don’t get you either.
Denny’s Dad: Is that what he told you? That his mother and I abandoned him? We he didn’t tell you the truth. It was Dr. after Dr. Everybody had an opinion. One day we came home and found a note that said he didn’t want us to watch him die. So he left.
Izzie: I had no idea. Believe me if I had known, I would never have let him get away with that. Denny’s Dad: And I believe that.
Izzie: What is this?
Denny’s Dad: It’s for you, from Denny.
Callie: I still have some secrets O’Malley. And if you come and see me tonight I might show you one or two of them.
Bailey (to She-Shepherd): You can remember that NO MAN, not Derek, not Mark, defines who you are.
McDreamy (to McVet): So how’s life in the animal kingdom?
Grey: Now all my boys are here. They are all so handsome, and all such good kissers. It wasn’t a date, so much as a disasterously uncomfortable sexual experience.
George: O I can’t ……
McSteamy: If what happened between me and Addison is so unforgivable. How do you justify what happened between you and Meredith.
McDreamy: What the hell are you talking about?
McSteamy: Look if you want me to be the bad guy that’s fine, but I’m not the only bad guy here Derek. You and me, we are the same.
Grey: Are you ok?
She-Shepherd: Fine. How are you?
Grey: I’m trying to choose between two men.
She-Shepherd: O, ok good luck with that
Grey: How did you know Derek was the one
She-Shepherd: Excuse me?
Grey: I know you hate me and everything and you don’t owe me anything. No-thing. I want Derek to be the one, but I would know right?
She-Shepherd: You don’t. I didn’t know. Its just Derek’s the kind of guy that I knew wouldn’t hurt me. Not on purpose anyway. I should have stepped aside should have been a better person Grey: How come we never talked like this before?
She-Shepherd: The only reason we are talking like this now is before I know you wont remember a thing once the drugs wear off.
McDreamy: Were you just talking to her?
She-Shepherd: Yes
McDreamy: What?
She-Shepherd: Don’t hurt her again.
McSteamy: How’s my favorite dirty mistress?
Grey: Haven’t you heard now, I’m a adulterous whore.
McDreamy to Grey: You deserve to be with someone who makes you happy. Who won’t complicate your life, someone who won’t hurt you. He’s that guy, he’s the right guy Meredith. I’m walking away.
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