Today

...is my last full day in Iraq.

Less Than Two Weeks

It's finally getting down to the very end! About two weeks and we'll be out of this camp. By December we should be back in the good ol' US of A, and on to the great state of Minnesota shortly thereafter. At this point, I'd ask everyone to please not send any mail, as it will likely not be delivered here before I leave. I hope you are all well and I'll see you soon.

November is Here

Happy November! Well, I forgot that Halloween was yesterday. That's alright though, I didn't have many costume options anyway. I suppose I could've put on my silk-weight long-underwear and put on my black ski-mask and gone as a ninja. I think that's already been done, however.

We're down to less than a month to go. One would expect morale to be high with the end so near, and it is, but I've noticed that many people are a little edgier than usual as well. Myself included. We are all really looking forward to coming home though, that is for certain.

Things are going very well for the company and for myself, "edginess" aside. In a month that was described on the news tonight as "Bloody October" we had only one or two minor incidents. Hopefully we can finish out November in such a fashion and get home safe and sound.

The mornings have been very cool lately. Down in the high 40s and low 50s. I try to go running during this time to get acclimated to some cold weather! I'm looking forward to doing some snowshoeing and winter camping when I get home. I hope we get a good amount of snow this year.

I hope things are going well for you all back home. See you soon!