Anyway, I've reached the magical milestone of 4 months down and about 4 months to go. Yes, you did read that correctly. I will likely be here through March sometime. There once was a time in the past where I was told that this deployment would be short, but I've learned not to trust anything unless it's written down and already happened. I can't say that I'm not surprised that I will be here a little bit longer than expected, but it could always be worse. I have a roof over my head, real bed to sleep in, hot meals everyday, and no one is trying to hurt me here.
I am lucky enough to work with a great group of soldiers and have made some good friends here. I miss my family and friends, but Josh is here with me and we get to spend time together even though we are far away. So, with all of that being said.... It wasn't the best news to find that out, but it wasn't the worst. Josh loves me enough to extend his tour here so we can be together in this half of the world. We both hope to be back around the March/April time and will have lots of traveling planned to catch up with family and friends.
We miss you all and love ya! Thanks for all of the kind thoughts and words on Veterans Day this week. We are proud to serve and wear the uniform!
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| One of the prettiest sunsets I've seen here... The picture doesn't even begin to show how beautiful it was. |
