Vacation

Tomorrow I get to leave for vacation.  My vacation officially starts one week from today, but I am leaving Taji in the morning.  I get to travel from here to Kuwait with my coworker Derek.  He is very laid back and we get along well.  He is very calming and has talked me out of being overdramatic about things a few times.  I think it will be nice to have some company-a battle buddy for the first part of this journey.

I am SO excited.  I am sure I have been this excited for a vacation before, but I can't remember when.  It has been a long 5+ months in the desert.  It feels like it took forever for this day to get here.  This is a much needed break.  I had the day off today so I could pack my stuff.  I was thinking about everything it is going to take to get home.  It seems like a very long journey and it hasn't even started yet.  It will be worth it.  I will take lots of pictures because vacations are an adventure as well.

I am going to leave you with a couple of pictures.  The first is of me in "Spotty" as my boots have been named.  It was so muddy I actually got to wear them to school once.  The second is a sign warning of danger.  Lots of love, M.