April Fools

So this year April Fool's Day will likely be the greatest day of the year. Normally people don't think of April Fool's Day as being the greatest day of the year, but this year it's different; this year it's special on a couple different levels. To start things off I want to mention the first reason this year April 1 will be a wonderful day, and to do that I have to use a picture. Yes, that's my upper lip (about two weeks ago or so.) Since it's March, something guys do out here is participate in March Mustache Madness. Personally, I think mustaches are lame and hardly ever look appealing; as such I was really reluctant to actually grow a mustache out this month. But, after being belittled by just about every guy I work/hang out with I decided..."What the hey, who am I trying to impress?" So, for the month of March I will have some nasty fuss on my lip, and thus the first reason April 1 will be a wonderful day. I'm going to shave this thing off at midnight, cause April Mustache Madness just doesn't have the same ring. And time just isn't going fast enough.

The next reason April Fool's Day will be wonderful this year is because it's official...at 00:00 1 April 2009, I will become a Staff Sergeant. No more "Airman Ritchie" for me! I've been waiting for seven months for April 1 to get here and I am currently only 2 weeks from the day. In addition to the extra respect people give you (as in NCOs tend to treat Airmen like dirt) I also am going to be acquiring a higher standard of living on April 1. Not really sure why it is I have to do so, but the Air Force has decided that as an NCO, my standard of living will be higher than it is currently as an Airman. As such, the Air Force will compensate me for that higher standard of living by giving me more every month to pay for my house...and my rent actually went down this year.

I'm actually looking forward to midnight April 1. I've mentioned a few reasons why, but the second reason will come with me getting the crap beat out of me; well not me, per se, but my arms will probably end up black and blue. Even though I know I'm going to be hurting after everyone decides to make sure my new stripe won't come off, I'm really looking forward to getting beat. Would that make me a masochist?