A new month

Well, first off I going to say sorry for taking so long to post an update...Things have been pretty busy here.
Work, work, work, a bit more work. Catch some Zz'z every now and then, eat a bit of food and work out in the gym. Normally by the time I get back to my hooch, I tidy up my room and pass out. Then its the whole same thing all over again! Great fun, huh??

But wow! It's already Febuary! Hopefully this pace keeps up and next thing I know, I'll be on my way home!

Things in a war zone...Well...Deployed Garrison is almost like we are stateside still! Just a few changes, like seeing the Iraqies working and hearing their devotional songs being played in the mornings and evenings. There are mortar attacks every so often, but because Victory is so huge, they really don't hit much. We normally take em out before they even have a real chance at doing anything!
Also, LOTS AND LOTS of high ranking officers with not a darn thing on their hands to do, but chase down poor soldiers, fuss and yell at them for every silly little thing. We are suppose to be in a war zone and officers are more worried that you have your boot laces tucked in or a PT belt not being worn the "right way". What the heck is the right way, anyhow?!

The thing that really tripped me out a bit ago, when I loaded the blogpage, it popped up in arabic! What the duce!?? Even now as I type this, I see adds that are in Arabic....Crazy. Also, I finally got internet in my room! Even at $65/mo its worth it to me, because now I can type this up and be cozy on my warm bed with my mink tiger striped blanket.

How sad...It's raining again. I love rain, but not here in Iraq. Iraqie mud is awful stuff...I'll be coming home with some of it still cemented onto my boots, no doubt. It's a gooy sticky mess when wet, and doesn't come off. You have to take a stiff Brissle brush and hot water just to scrub it off. Almost all of my white PT socks are now a lovely shade of tan/yellow dirt on the toes and ankels. You know what everything looks like when it snows? beautifully covered in a layer of dusty white....Now pictures that....Only MUD. That is what everything looks like!! I'll take some pictures of the roads and post them.

Once this so called "mud" dries, it becomes a solid unremoveable hunk of rock. Unwilling, even with the most scraping and scratching, to remain attached to whatever iteam you never wanted dirty in the first place! Ahhh, Iraq....So, so beautiful!

Also, please don't send any more boxes!!! I have a tuff box full of stuff that I need to give away. Once it gets closer to being empty, I'll post to let everyone know! But for now, I have more then enough for my team and the civilians we work with!!! Thank you soo so much for everything though! It's truely a blessing that everyone cares about us over here!

Alright, well I need sleep so I can function tonight at work. I'm exhausted!
Thank you again everyone and I love you all!
Cathy