Back in the States

Back in the States
Originally uploaded by Razorsedge1911.

Here at long last, are some pictures. This is in the parking lot at Camp Shelby right after we got off the buses. From left to right is my mom, me, my cousin, Jesse, and his girlfriend M. Things started off slow because I was stuck down there for a week and a half, but they've picked up since I've been home. Since I've been home, I've met a crazy person that I chatted with online(take warning!), had my truck broken into the first weekend I was back, run a million different errands, visited friends and family all over Tennessee, Georgia, and Kentucky, worked at Fathom and gotten threatened by a bunch of thugs that were mad because we wouldn't let them in, been backpacking in NC and got a tremendous blister on my heel, got some very heavy bumpers installed on my truck, saw King Kong(twice)... So much going on I can hardly remember it all. Have been to a wedding of a childhood friend that I haven't seen since childhood, went to a funeral of the wife of someone I know in the National Guard, went to a wonderful Christmas party and saw lots of great longtime family friends, and most recently just got back in town from visiting Walt Disney World for the first time in five years. I'll be leaving in about five hours to go visit relatives in Kentucky for Christmas, so I won't be sleeping much in between now and then. I hope everyone that reads this is having as good a time as I am. It is so indescribably awesome to be home for Christmas instead of where I was this time last year. Last year we worked all day Christmas and into the night. New Year's too. If you get a minute, please say a prayer for all those families whose loved ones are serving in places very far away this year. My own deployment was not so bad as some, but it makes you really appreciate what you have when you're that far away from it all. Anyway, it's almost three AM now, and we're supposed to leave here in just a few hours to head to my grandparents house. So, if any of those stories I've mentioned sounds interesting, let me know and I'll try to do better about blogging than I have the last several weeks. I just uploaded LOTS of new pictures, so just click on this one to see them. I'm very tired now, and will be more so tomorrow, so I'm gonna call it a night. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, and I will talk to you later. Godspeed and goodnight. Razorsedge out...