The Hills' Adventures: NO TRESPASSING!!!

Sunday, May 17, 2009

NO TRESPASSING!!!

That's what the sign says...

...But Mike likes to break the rules every now and then.

And this time he wanted ME to be his partner in crime!

Mike is leaving in two weeks for OCS (Officer Candidate School). He will be gone for 8 weeks. (Missing him already!)

He wanted to take me on a 'high-speed' date. He didn't tell me where we were going (because he knew if he did I wouldn't go). I knew we were going on a picnic and I needed to wear hiking shoes.

"Here we are Cass. We just need to climb over this barbed wire fence and then over that chain linked fence with the RAZOR WIRE on top! Pass the NO TRESPASSING SIGNS. Scale the tower up to the ladder and climb 8 flights of stairs to the top of the swaying tower! Cool huh!"

He left out the part about..."without getting caught and thrown into JAIL!!!"

I was cursing his name (with my limited cursing vocabulary) all the way to the top.

I still can't believe I did it.

"No, I'm not doing this. No, NO, NO!"

"Mike, I am a mother of 4 children... I don't need a criminal record."

"If we get caught, I am telling them you forced me to do this."

"Why couldn't I marry a normal guy who takes his wife of 10 years to dinner and rents a movie." (We do that too).

My heart was racing. I didn't realize I was afraid of heights. Actually, I think it was the swaying that set me over. The fact that I might plummet to my death, not to mention, I was breaking the law!

But it was a beautiful view.

I have to hand it to him. He's pretty savvy.

I found it interesting at the end of the night he was more charming to me than ever.

I'm a sucker.

3 comments:

Kathy McIntyre said...: Hey Cassie, I been thinking about you lately, looks like things are good and somewhat crazy!!! We miss you, your such an inspiration to me.; May 19, 2009 at 7:50 PM
Erik & Marcie +3 said...: Cass, you crack me up!! I'm glad you can put up with Mike's antics!!! Looks like fun.; May 25, 2009 at 8:48 AM
Kade said...: Mike I've met that guy Bob Wire and you are so lucky you didn't get caught! I heard if he catches you he'll part your hair or what's left of it with a shovel. Very hostile. Mike this is like you hijacking the earth movers for a joy ride on a date down in utah during college.; May 29, 2009 at 8:57 AM

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DREAMS DO COME TRUE--Mike's New Job

Mike was recently selected to fly AH-64 Apache attack helicopters for the Idaho National Guard! We'll be in Alabama for flight school for two years, then back to Idaho where he'll be a part-time Apache pilot(this video is from the Utah Guard, but you get the idea).

[Mike] I recently embarked on a great adventure. My whole life I’ve been fascinated with military aviation. As a kid I could name any jet or chopper flying. I studied them, built models of them, drew them. But I never pursued my dream of flying because I didn’t think life in the military would suit me and my future family, and I thought that passion was something I'd grow out of. So I chose a career I considered more practical. In my 20s, though, I began regretting not taking that path. That regret grew worse and worse.

Long story short, in the fall of 2008 I put it all on the line and finally went for it. I joined the Army National Guard here in my home town, with the long-shot hope of flying the AH-64 Apache helicopter (the best attack helicopter in the world). The training just to be considered was tough and required quite a commitment: nine weeks of Basic Training, 8 weeks of Officer Candidate School, academic and physical tests, a 6-year commitment regardless of the outcome, plus the preparation on my own time. All that, just to qualify to go before a "flight board" that selects future pilots. The field is very competitive, but failure was not an option—given the wars we’re fighting, I didn’t want to be in the Army, stuck on the ground. I had to succeed.

By some miracle, everything lined up perfectly and I was selected for flight school, despite my lack of experience and prior service, and despite being 3 years over the age limit (I got an age waiver).

In the spring of '10 my family and I moved to Fort Rucker, Alabama for two years of flight training, after which I’ll come back home to Idaho and be a part-time pilot. I’m so excited I can hardly stand it. Getting selected to serve my country, flying the world's best attack helicopter, based right in my home town, is incredible. It still blows me away.

I have the best wife in the world for supporting me in this adventure. She initially told me to do something about this ache in late summer of '08. She encouraged me every step of the way, even while I was gone for months on end, leaving her to manage the home, business, and take care of our babies. And Army pay is not good, especially considering my life may someday be on the line in Afghanistan, Iraq or who-knows-where-else. Thank you, thank you, Cass, for all you are to me.

We may not have it all together...But together we have it all.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

NO TRESPASSING!!!

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