Here we are, 10 years later, still in Afghanistan fighting terrorism and from some of the news stories I've read there are Afghans who have never even heard of the September 11th terrorist attacks. They have no idea why the U.S. is in their country. It's quite sad really that something that has affected our lives so drastically and is the reason why we're over here---they've never even heard about.
Anyway, please take this day and an opportunity to pray for everybody over here: contractors, DoD civilians, and military members both U.S. and foreign.
The days drag on here b/c we work 12+ hours a day, however the weeks really do fly by so that is a blessing. I ran into a friend I went through combat skills training with last week. We were only able to hang out for about 5 minutes because she was on her way to work but it was great to randomly see a friendly face.
Since I work with a bunch of Canadians we have found weird idiosyncrasies in what we call things. Our most debated recently is Smarties. Americans think of them as small sugar-like discs in a clear cellophane package. Canadians think of them as something similar to M&Ms. Several care packages came in this week, so here are the two different types of Smarties.
In other big news--I moved off of the top bunk last night. YEAH! I am now in the 'Cadillac' bed that is all by itself and in the back of the room. It's awesome! And through some twist of fate I ended up with the room all to myself for 2 whole days. It's a huge luxury and I'm so happy to be able to have some privacy and not have to worry about being quiet for a room mate or wondering if I can/can't turn on the light. I've learned to celebrate the little things.
Thanks for all your support, love & prayers. I'm over 40% closer to coming home!
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