The Beginning of the End

Its here… almost!  My time in this hellish wasteland is almost at an end!  Last night my internet was cut off, and I have my lower priority baggage packed and ready to be loaded for shipment.  Soon we will be moving to temporary housing, then comes RIP/TOA!  I can’t wait to get home and spend some real quality time with my family. 

We are, however, still on our regular hellish patrol schedule.  The new guys aren’t here yet.  We have been driving to all the usual places and a few more on what I will refer to as our Farewell Tour.  Shaking hands, kissing cheeks, and eating food.  In fact, I had a really good mix of pomegranite and tomato the other day.  Its was really tangy and sweet, a good combination.

I can’t wait for the Farewell Tour to be over though.  The day I don’t have to go outside the wire will be a day for celebration.  I am exhausted, tired, worn out, and all those other alliterations.  Its been a long, hard fifteen months, and I don’t relish the thoughts of returning again in a year or so.  I pray something will change between now and then, but I doubt it will.  It will be good to sit back and relax a little, but first we have to ensure the new guys know whats going on.

I guess that about covers it.  Nothing new or exciting, but the long road home is about over.