well... it's been a good 7 months since my last blog. i'll be surprised if anyone even reads this because i think most of you gave up hope that i'd ever write another blog. i didn't even think i would, but i find myself up and unable to sleep. what better opportunity to write a blog than now. i'm sure i could discuss the multitude of reasons why i'm turning into an insomniac lately, but they're not exciting and i don't think it's much of anything besides the normal anxiety and stress related thoughts that keep creeping into my mind just as i think i'm drifting into my dream world. tonight, though, there are two additional factors. the first is that it's salsa night in the MWR tent so i can hear reggaeton blasting at ear peircing decibals and i live half a mile down the road. the second is that i had the pleasure of listening to two ghetto-fabulous soldiers have a fight (i believe they were dating, if you can even do that when you're deployed) about dvds and i don't even know what else. i was three seconds away from telling them to take their marital problems somewhere else but they finally stopped.
what else is new? my dad called from kuwait today, two out of five astphans are deployed. fantastic. as you can imagine, it has my mom a little worried. the other family members say they're concerned and will pray for us, but i know that my mom, grandmother (dads side), and fiance are the only three people who consistenly pray and worry on a daily basis. believe me, i'm not complaining. to have that many people who care so deeply for you is an amazing thing. i worry more for my dads safety than mine. he's going to the worse area and he's OLD. that's right, i said it. dad, you're 50 and in no shape to be running around on the battlefield saving lives (he's an Army Nurse). oh well, try to convince uncle sam of that... once he's got you, he's got you.
on that note, though he may have me now he will have to let go on April 30th, 2006 :) that's my freedom date. i can't wait. i'm already searching for jobs in VA and so far it seems like i'll be making the same as i am now, if not more. i could spend an entire blog devoted to why it is that i am disgruntled with my job and the army as a whole, but who really wants to hear that? we'll leave it at - my family is first and until the army gets some things straight, they'll never put family over work. so off i go into corporate america, briefcase in one hand, starbucks in the other, wall street journal tucked under one arm. i'm ready, willing, and most certainly able. now all i need to find is somewhere to go with my briefcase, coffee and newspaper. any takers?
you know, you'd think a deployment would be the perfect time to write all about my travels, adventures, and life and death experiences. sadly, that's not the case. i haven't actually done much travelling, and the life and death experiences are just about nil. i should be thankful for that... and i am. only, i thought i was going into battle. what i got was a crappier run-down version of fort drum, ny with a lot more heat, sandstorms, and camel spiders (do a google images search for camel spiders and try not to throw up). well, i guess war is hell in its own way. mine is death by powerpoint, but again, i'm thankful it's so uneventful.
last but certainly not least is my relationship. we celebrated 1 year in june, i was home on leave in july, and we're still going strong. i'll tell ya what, this deployment has not been good to the relationship... its like a rollercoaster, between good days and bad days, good weeks and bad weeks. who would have thought we'd make it through 8 months of this? we've both changed so much and our relationship has grown stronger and stronger. we were fortunate enough to buy a house together in Chester, VA while i was home. it's fantastic and most importantly - it's ours. i can't wait to start our life together. it's going to be just perfect...
i think that's enough for you to chew on for the next 7 months. just kidding, but no guarantees on how soon i'll post again. maybe i'll try for next week...
what else is new? my dad called from kuwait today, two out of five astphans are deployed. fantastic. as you can imagine, it has my mom a little worried. the other family members say they're concerned and will pray for us, but i know that my mom, grandmother (dads side), and fiance are the only three people who consistenly pray and worry on a daily basis. believe me, i'm not complaining. to have that many people who care so deeply for you is an amazing thing. i worry more for my dads safety than mine. he's going to the worse area and he's OLD. that's right, i said it. dad, you're 50 and in no shape to be running around on the battlefield saving lives (he's an Army Nurse). oh well, try to convince uncle sam of that... once he's got you, he's got you.
on that note, though he may have me now he will have to let go on April 30th, 2006 :) that's my freedom date. i can't wait. i'm already searching for jobs in VA and so far it seems like i'll be making the same as i am now, if not more. i could spend an entire blog devoted to why it is that i am disgruntled with my job and the army as a whole, but who really wants to hear that? we'll leave it at - my family is first and until the army gets some things straight, they'll never put family over work. so off i go into corporate america, briefcase in one hand, starbucks in the other, wall street journal tucked under one arm. i'm ready, willing, and most certainly able. now all i need to find is somewhere to go with my briefcase, coffee and newspaper. any takers?
you know, you'd think a deployment would be the perfect time to write all about my travels, adventures, and life and death experiences. sadly, that's not the case. i haven't actually done much travelling, and the life and death experiences are just about nil. i should be thankful for that... and i am. only, i thought i was going into battle. what i got was a crappier run-down version of fort drum, ny with a lot more heat, sandstorms, and camel spiders (do a google images search for camel spiders and try not to throw up). well, i guess war is hell in its own way. mine is death by powerpoint, but again, i'm thankful it's so uneventful.
last but certainly not least is my relationship. we celebrated 1 year in june, i was home on leave in july, and we're still going strong. i'll tell ya what, this deployment has not been good to the relationship... its like a rollercoaster, between good days and bad days, good weeks and bad weeks. who would have thought we'd make it through 8 months of this? we've both changed so much and our relationship has grown stronger and stronger. we were fortunate enough to buy a house together in Chester, VA while i was home. it's fantastic and most importantly - it's ours. i can't wait to start our life together. it's going to be just perfect...
i think that's enough for you to chew on for the next 7 months. just kidding, but no guarantees on how soon i'll post again. maybe i'll try for next week...
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