Next Month!!!!

A new month and another holiday to go. It's almost time to come home. I was reminded of that fact last night when I turned all my bags in to be shipped home. A few of my bags I had never even touched and had collected dust under my bed. It was a pain to inventory every item, writing down how many tubes of toothpaste I had, but now its all behind and my bags are on their way. My room is practically empty. All the possession I have left can fit in one duffel bag.

I'll be leaving Iraq sometime next month. Its just a matter of weeks now. Everyone is getting really excited but also really anxious. Its just a matter of keeping focus until the end. There is the positive side of being here and avoiding the mess that I hear the first snow has brought back home, but I'd much rather be home shoveling snow than here scraping mud from my boot.

I'll be returning back to work on the 22nd of February. It still seems like a long time but I need some time to get used to being home once I get back. The military life is a little strange and everyone, even people as well adjusted as me need some time to unwind. Its going to be weird going back to work though; a few of my coworkers including my boss have been let go by the company. I guess with the economy that's the way things go but things look like they are getting better.

In other news I'm just about finished with this semester of school. I should be looking at a 4.0 this semester. I registered for next semester too. It will be nice to have a few weeks off but I enjoy school and it makes the time go by a little faster.

Time to get to bed now. Feel free to email me.