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Just an Update, and an invite
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Good morning guys!

I joined this squadron WAAAAAAY back in middle school, seems like forever ago. Needless to say, you guys have seen me grow up. When I first joined, I was 15 years old, bright eyed and ready to take on the world. Now, I am 32, and life has caught up to me. I got married last year on Sept. 13 two days after Hurricane Irma sent two tornados through the wedding venue and flooded it under 12 feet of water from the rising St. Johns river. We had plans for members of Squad 7 of the Florida Garrison of the 501st to be there as an honor guard for the wedding. Star Wars themed of course! My wife was dressed as Leia from the award ceremony scene of A New Hope, and I as Han Solo. Everyone in attendance was in full Jedi garb save for my sister the Jawa and my mother-in-law in the funerary dress of Padme Amidala. (She had no idea it was the burial dress, lol!) Even though the venue was destroyed and over 40 guests could not make it including my best man (who had a screen accurate Chewie costume but was flooded in), we pulled off the wedding my wife had always dreamed of.

Despite dreams (delusions) of grandeur in my youth, I found myself working as a maintenance technician in a warehouse. A bit mundane, but someone has to keep a mile of conveyor running, not to mention the whole myriad of other problems the warehouse has. It's decent pay and the benefits are great, and it keeps my wife and I comfortable.

My wife, Lauren, is an AVID SW gamer. Her favorites being KOTOR and the original Battlefront II. She decorates our home with Star Wars everything, and I love it.

As for gaming, these days my Xbone is monopolized by her. On PC I'm mostly on World of Warplanes and Overwatch. Oh, I FINALLY found my left-handed joystick after almost 2 decades of searching! Turns out that, by custom order, Thrustmaster will make a couple of their designs in left-handed configuration. The same cannot be said for their throttle assemblies though, but I've learned to use my TWCS backwards with my right hand just fine.

I know we have a squad setup on World of Warplanes, but I never see any of you online. Shoot me a message some time, I'll be happy to be your wingmate! Tier 1 - Tier 7 right now, as I just got my P-51H.

I haven't forgotten you guys!
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Just an Update, and an invite - by Goku1 - 12-19-2018, 08:20 AM
RE: Just an Update, and an invite - by Holmes - 12-19-2018, 05:01 PM
RE: Just an Update, and an invite - by Goku1 - 12-22-2018, 07:17 PM
RE: Just an Update, and an invite - by Azis - 12-24-2018, 02:16 PM

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