Pictures from BIAP

Well, I promised pictures, and here they are! These pictures were taken at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) the day after a thunderstorm passed through.


Below: A picture of the palace at BIAP


Below: Another view showing all of the palace


Below: Whoopsie, I think we blew up that bridge


Below: It kind of rained just a little bit


Below: All the "comfort foods" of home


Below: Mmmm


Below: Vegetation! In Iraq!

Mud Pit

Last night, I saw my first true rain storm in almost four months. I swore to myself after Camp Atterbury, I didn't want to see another drop of rain, and for awhile, I had my wish. Back to last night . . . Driving North to Baghdad, it was quite a sight to see! Lightning lit up the northern sky, and it had already rained a few inches farther south. Anywhere there was but a speck of mud turned into a mud pit. It's definitely going to take at least an hour to wash all of it off of my truck! (Pictures to follow!)

The rain marks a changing of the seasons. Fall, and to a greater extent, Winter has arrived. Winter is the real rainy season here in Iraq, and for the next few months, this country will be a giant mud pit. By the end of March, I'm sure everything I own will be, to some extent, covered in mud. Well, that's all I really have for now. I'll definitely update more when I get back to Kuwait!

By the way, for those who are interested, only 45 more days until leave! That means I only have a few more missions before I get to go home! :-)

Time to Relax

As of late, I've been running at a ridiculously busy pace, only having a chance to sleep in my own bed 5 nights out of a month. Well, since returning from my last mission, I've learned that I'm going to have a significant amount of down time before I head out again. This means I'll have the chance to catch up on some much needed sleep. I can't remember the last time I slept for longer than 6 hours, much less 8. I'm aiming for 8 tonight, so, that being said. I have to keep this short. I'll write again soon!

Living the Dream

Lately, I've had very few chances to post, and I want to apologize for that. The Army has a way of keeping you busy sometimes, and it's well outside my power to change that. Luckily for me, this time I'm actually running with the Air Force, which makes for a different change of pace. Luckily, with the pace that we've been running at, time has been flying by. I am officially under the two month mark for coming back on leave! At this point, I really only have a few more missions left before I come home to visit! Disney World, here I come! :-D

Well, that's all I really have time for right now. Hopefully I'll have more to report soon!