ty... yes, very cute, and damn sexy....

"She was my waitress in a mexican restaurant near D.C. I was there for a funeral of a good friend. I am thinking of sending her a card, maybe flowers to see if I should visit her again. What do you think?"

This was a quote from an email I sent to an oversea's online friend of mine. She is from Opole, Poland and we chat time from time. Anyways, The waitress I was speaking of really took my attention, literally. Almost all I can think of everyday for the past week, since I first and only met her. I was driving back from my friends funeral in Arlington, VA. After leaving the funeral I drove around for about 2 hours. Then decided to take some kind of road "66", I just remember the number.

Well I followed the road until I was in Reston/Herndon, VA and decided I should probably eat. I made my way to one place called "Anna's Pizza" I wanted a pizza, just a plain ole pepperoni and cheese pizza. Unfortunately after ordering a beer and drinking some of it I find this is a "Buffet Only" place, but I could order one to go. I was going to do this until they showed me what the pizzas looked like. Not what I was looking for in a pizza, drank my beer and drove around to find another place to eat nearby. This area was foreign to me and all the small shopping centers were well disguised by the streets with trees and hills.

I turned into this one place and saw "On the Border" and thought "Big Burrito." When I arrived the hostess was not very friendly and sat me in the middle of a room, next to large tables of people. It felt akward at first and then I settled in and relized it wasn't so bad after all. Soon after, a tall girl came to my table to greet me and take a drink order. The only thing I noticed was her long legs at first. I wasn't feeling very well, was in a negative mood about the place and never really looked at her. When she came back I actually saw her and paid attention to her. I was so amazed at how she carried herself around the room. She was confident, tall and so attentive of everything aroudn her. With every visit to my table, there was small chat and some joking. I learned she was from Poland, she had a very nice accent on her english. She also didn't like the fact that I did not take home the 1/3 of burrito I had not finished. She told me, "people in my country don't waste food." We laughed and I told her about being from out of town and where I was from. We talked a couple more times before she brought my check and then I left.

I wish I was having a better day and did not have to be at work at 7:00am, or I would have stayed longer and asked her to have a dessert or drink after work. Or maybe I just "pussed" out and shoulda stayed? I still have a 3 hour drive home, maybe, I had no clue where I was. Anyways, "Monika" was on my mind. I learned her name from the receipt, we never exchanged names. She is still on my mind, which brings me to the quote above. "-I am thinking of sending her a card, maybe flowers to see if I should visit her again. What do you think?"

If anyone has an answer for my two questions, please let me know what you think.

Captain James C. Edge

This is my opening blog and dedicated to an old friend. He is a good man and I will mis him. My best to his wife and family. Below is a post from the VMI website.

LEXINGTON, Va., April 15, 2005 ­ Marine Capt. James C. Edge, a 1996 graduate of Virginia Military Institute, was killed in action in Al-Ramadi, Iraq, Thursday.

Details on the circumstances of his death were not immediately available.

A native of Virginia Beach, Va., Capt. Edge, 31, earned a bachelor's degree in international studies while at VMI. In addition, he was, a cadre corporal as a 3rd Classman; a sergeant as a 2nd Classman; and executive officer of Alpha Company as a 1st Classman. He was also a member of the Rat Disciplinary Committee.

He is survived by his wife, Krissy, and two daughters, Helena and Rachel, of San Clemente, Calif.; his father, James Edge of Knotts Island, N.C.; and his mother, Janice T. Whorton of Norfolk, Va.

Funeral arrangements are not available at this time.

Capt. Edge is sixth VMI graduate to die in Iraq.

-VMI-

A memorial service is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., April 25, at the chapel at Naval Air Station Oceana. Naval Air Station Oceana lies16 miles East of Norfolk but within the city limits of Virginia Beach, Va. Your first approach to the Air Station is from Interstate 64 East or West. From 64, take 264 East to First Colonial Road. Proceed on First Colonial past Virginia Beach Blvd. First Colonial becomes Oceana Blvd. Follow Oceana Blvd for the next 4 miles passing the Oceana Stables. The next right will be Tomcat Blvd., which leads to the main gate.

A funeral with full military honors is scheduled for 3 p.m., April 26, at Arlington National Cemetery.