on the road again...

well, i left for what was supposed to be a one night trip, gone less than 16 hrs. because of weather and other stuff going on, i ended up being stranded for an extra five days. FORTUNATELY instead of being stuck in a muddy pit this time around i got stuck on one of the larger bases in the country with all of the fun stuff.








they have a band...







and more importantly a cinnabon
these pictures were from the helicoptor ride into the city...

well, not this one. this one was from a rooftop where i was hanging out with a buddy
















so, the trip was weird. on the one hand, i was stuck sleeping on a cot away from home for a week, no shower, no clean clothes for four days. but on the other hand, i bumped into my very first platoon sergeant from ten years ago. it'd been over 7 since the last time i saw him. and it was a good talk. neat to see how much i've grown professionally, and he had some good things to say about me. that's always nice.

so all in all it was a good trip. and we're that much closer to going home.