16 February 2008 

... back in business ... kinda

well i finally got internet in my 6 by 10 foot living space ... i just love these barracks ... anyway i have alot of catching up to do and seeings how i have 4 straight days off i shall be doing all the catching up i can ... be back soon ...

one disturbing thing though ...

while in the dfac eating a meal (i dont call it food but apparently the army does ... btw i HAVE to spend $250 a month to eat the dfac ... ) they had the news on ... some marine civilian person came out and said that they are finally buying in to the MRAP's for iraq (IED proof trucks for soldiers) ... they said that they hadnt adopted the MRAP's earlier cause they cost too much ... COST TOO MUCH!!!!!! the leading cause of deaths / injuries are IED's ... and you say that it was too expensive to buy IED proof trucks ... so basically you are saying it cost to much to try and keep the soldiers safer in iraq ...

i almost threw up right there on the spot ...

02 February 2008 

this is getting old ...

Thank you again everyone for sending well wishes my way!!! I cant thank you enough!!!

So from the moment I stepped foot off the plane back home up until the moment I step foot back on a plane to texas, I can say that I couldnt of had a better time here at home. I had the chance to see alot of my family and friends, I attended some hockey games, and I ate and drank like I hadnt had real food in over a year ;) ... so I knew that I had to go back to texas and I can honestly say that its going to be almost as hard to leave tomorrow as it was when I was going back to Iraq.

All these goodbyes are getting old. Being home for so long I was able to get back into a grove and live like a normal person (thats not in the military) ... and now I have to leave it again to head back to the stupidity that we call the greatest army on the planet (it is, but i still hate it) ... all I want to do is wake up one morning and not have to be in the army any more ... its getting old ...

I am going to try and treat tomorrow like just a normal day ... like its not a big deal ... I already have my next trip back home planned ... but once I get on that plane and put on my head phones its gonna hurt ... and thats getting old!

by the way ... georgie boy approved our pay raise ... let me tell you its a good thing he did!

06 January 2008 

HOME SWEET HOME!!!

It feels sooooo good to be home!!!! Sorry for not posting a little earlier but I needed some chill days with the family ... as soon as I catch back up with the 21st century I will be back in full blogger mode ...

I wanted to thank everyone who emailed me and sent me well wishes ... it really means a lot to get emails from people who are supporting you and it really helped me get through one of (if not the) toughest years of my life ... I really cant thank you enough!!!!!!

again, thank you everyone out there for keeping me going and I will be back in full blogger mode soon!!!!!

Happy Belated New Years!!!!

09 June 2007 

back already

well i have found myself back across the pond already ... my time home was short ... but it was sweet ... i thoroughly enjoyed myself ... it is hard coming back though ... you get back into the rhythm of not being here ... it was nice ... now i get to look forward to seeing if we are going to get extended for sure and to see if i hit the jackpot and catch a duty station close to home ... i just wanted to say thank you ... i have been lucky as to having a great family and friends base and i consider all of you my friends ... i thank you for your support and words of wisdom ... it really helps ... well thank you again ... i will check in later after i get back into the soldier frame of mind ... once again ... thank you!!!!

27 May 2007 

home sweet home

I just wanted to let everyone know that i am currently home for a couple weeks ... its a nice needed break ... although too short ... not that i take much for granted but i have found that i really miss all those little things ... driving a car without having to wear body armor ... being able to walk into walmart and get whatever i want ... being able to see my friends and family ... being home everyone always asks "hows everything over there" "what do you think of the whole thing" ... the general questions that everyone asks ... but the conversation always ends something along the lines of them saying "well i thank you for what you do ... we truly thank you" ... and i usually end it with "thank you ... we couldnt do it without you guys ... you keep us going" ... for the first time i am truly going to realize what memorial day really means! so everyone enjoy themselves alittle extra for the troops that wont be able to ... i however have to drink roughly a 30 pack for all the "drink ones for me" ... but i figure its the least i can do for my fellow comrades ... happy memorial day

07 May 2007 

couple weeks later ...

couple weeks later ...

i thought i would never say this, but i am really glad to just be here watching the sun try and melt the sand. Its been a rough couple of weeks. Having to be in a lot of places at one time, enough paper work to last a lifetime, and of course having to please everyone. But i have finally been able to just find this spot and relax. And let me tell you if anyone bothers me while i am getting my swedish massage in my 1.3 million dollar bungalow i am going to get really pissed. Dont worry the bungalow came with a suite at the hard rock hotel and casino in las vegas.

Its been about 3 weeks since i hit the lotto and i havent been able to really enjoy myself since. Having to get my lawyer and accountant situated, getting my investments set, making sure everyone is taken care of is alot harder then it seems. but finally my friends and i came to the conclusion that the hard rock hotel was going to be our vegas home. the sand bottom pool surrounded by beautiful women made the choice very very easy. not to mention the hositality the hotel has shown since arriving. we got the royal treatment since entering this place, we have been soaking up every second.

i was able to use the "business center" of the hotel for my meeting with one of my best friends. he has his masters in architecture. he has so kindly designed my new house. i have always wanted a castle. now i am going to get what i have always dreamed. i was able to purchase 80 achers of river front land in my home town. i simple donation of 160 achers was needed to arrange that. i was glad to not only get the property but help protect my town from too populated too fast. my castle isnt going to be a real castle, but it will look like one on the outside. it will have gargoyles on the roof, a "mans lounge" with walk in humidor, bar, pool table, card table, and a projector set up on a 60 inch screen, and the house will also contain a pool with a gratto (playboy mansion style). along with those goodies next to the pool will be a barbaque pit, volleyball court, and a basketball court that will be easily converted into a roller hockey rink. those are the more important neccessities that were included but the house will be nice with plenty of goodies to come. i had to make sure though that the study/library contained a bookself that opened up to a secret room containing my vault and walker was more then welcome to include that in the blue print.

for doing such a fantastic job on the prints walker was more then welcome to join us in vegas and enjoy himself a massage as well. we are relaxing this afternoon because tonight was going go get crazy. the concerierge at the hard rock was more then welcome to arrange a VIP club tour of vegas. everything was set up from our stretch limo to our designated tables at club playboy and the ghostbar at the palms, club RA at the mirage, and club tyrst at the wynn. the only thing was that we were going to have to end our tour at spot in the hard rock, but that was an easier decision seeings how they are going to pretty much rope off half the VIP section for us. the only real thing that was missing was the fact that we had to find some ladies. but spotting scott over at floating bar surrounded by ladies pretty much took care of that. i looked over at walker with his shit eatting grin and said "tonight is going to be nuts". "i know" he replied, followed by a quick clank of bud light bottles and a puff on the montecristos. tonight was going to be nuts.

08 April 2007 

finally ...

i have finally been able to log into my blogspot ... i have been able to surf around but for some reason i couldnt log in and comment or post ... after trying for 30 mins tonight i have made it in ...

things here are pretty much the same ol same ol ... we have been alittle down because our red headed step headquaters unit (4ID ... we share ft hood at the moment ... they were supposed to move to ft carson) is coming back early ... im sure you have read in the news ... when they leave to come back they would have only been home for 7 months ... 7 months and they are coming back ... these soldiers are my friends ... and let me tell you they arent happy ... this is where its gonna get really bad ... start sending troops over here after being home for a short amount of time ... they didnt even have enough time to really recoup ... much less fix their vechiles and equipment ... this is going to pay a major toll on families ... it is really sad ... because i saw 4ID leave ... and now i am going to see them come back ... like i mentioned ... they were supposed to move to carson ... but they werent even home long enough to do that ... i am just saying ... things are going to start going down hill even faster ...

but i am really looking forward to going home for R&R ... i really need a break from here ... i need to recharge ... everyone is pretty much at nerves end around here ...

i think in another life i was rich ... i say this because well i was writing about hitting the lotto (btw i have tried to write another blog on that ... nothing good ... so i didnt post ... brain is kinda friend) ... i am fascinated with "luxury things" ... trips, cars, boats, houses ... i am not a materialistic person ... but i dont like to think that "only the rich do that" ... just to let you know i will enjoy a week stay at some remote Fijian island ... anyway i am starting to ramble its kinda late here ... hopefully i will be able to log and surf around on my day off tomorrow ...

Happy easter to everyone out there in bloggerland ... oh and i got promoted!!!! im a specialist now ... my mom was happy for me ... but she let me know that i was always special hahaha ... night bloggerland