Well...if this gives you any idea of how close I am to leaving...all of our stuff is packed and ready togo.  I cant wait to come home and see all of you!  I know it doesnt seem like this to you, but it feels like I just got here...but then I look back at when I left California and the date today (09172004) and I see that I have been over here for ( Read more... )

First of all, you read the subject title right...I AM ALMOST READY TO COME HOME!  I can't believe that I have been here for almost two and a half months...it really doesnt feel like that.  I feels like I just got here a few days ago!  But, you know how the story goes...whenever there is good news there HAS to be some kinda bad news.  We did get ( Read more... )

HELLO!  Just like it says...its just another day in paradise.   Not to hot, not to cold...just right for being in the middle of the freaking desert!!  Well...I am now in a little of a jam...here is the story...and I promise not to rant on too long.  So like I said in my last post, the Marine Corps Ball is in December.  Thats not the thing that is ( Read more... )

Hello...well today wasnt very eventful.  To tell you the truth, the past couple of days have been kinda ho hum...just nothing going on.  I did recieve some good things in the mail today, though.  HOLY COW...I ACTUALLY GOT MY MAIL!!!  It felt sssooo good to hear from people back in the states, and not having it be in an email.  People who I didnt ( Read more... )

So I said that I would keep in touch with all of you from back home with this journal...I guess I kinda slacked off there for a while.  Anyway, I just want to set one thing stright...this is by far the worst place I have ever been.  Not only is it hotter than hell here, the sand is like baby powder and it gets everywhere.  It is so fine that it ( Read more... )

Hey...i know that i promissed to keep in touch with everyone...but i have been really busy with my life so far...just to keep you all up to date...i have been here in Iraq for going on a month now...yep...doing my part in OIF II...we have had a few close calls...on one of my first nights out we had some Iraqi mortar shells come in pretty close to ( Read more... )

So yesturday I had the chance to go back down to San Deigo for the weekend...let me tell you that I am glad that I went!  So the day started crappy...rain, clouds and all of that shit...anyway, I jumped on the AMTRACK(<--that is a train) and rode it all the way down to San Diego.  Everything was going great until I arrived at the station.  It ( Read more... )

Hello yall...this is my first entry...and I just want to say hello...and that i love you Sarah...you are my favorite sis...'ohana means family...' :-)