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Well, the holidays get stranger. I’m in my little trailer-room settled and making the most of life. I have a room to myself with two wall-lockers, one single bed and a bunk bed, and two night stands. I developed a pretty nice setup with a Day bed, a little kitchen area, closet and a nice shelf to organize and store things. Yesterday, 30DEC06, all that changed when I was informed that I need to give up half of everything that I had (1wall locker, 1night stand and 1 bed…) I wasn’t sure how to split a bed in half, so I just gave up the bunk bed . Now, my room is a mess with stuff EVERYWHERE! I’m busy though brainstorming and designing desks and shelves for my room now to make it even cooler!. I’ve been looking for some cinder blocks, but most of those are blown up here in Iraq . So, my New year’s Eve will be spent cleaning and building stuff in my room after all my meetings and briefings are finished today.

I can’t believe it’s really New’s Year’s Eve now… It’s encouraging because it actually feels like I’m making progress here. I ran the last mission of 2006 last night. Soon it will be 2007 for me and I’ll be a little closer to home ! I need to send a shout out to my friends and family: I miss so much Rachel, my love, my Princess, my soul-mate. I miss Kate and Jeremy. I miss Joel and Abigail. I miss Carlton and Shannon. I miss my mom, dad, Lil J, Melissa, and Charles. I miss Margarita and the boys . I miss Diana, Travis and Mr Mabie. I miss Nathan, Chip, Rob, Mr Kim and family. I miss my Uncle Doran and Aunt Carla, Uncle Mike and Aunt Chris. I miss the rest of my family, friends and those who have had a part in my life. God bless you and prosper you, Happy New Year to you. I’ll catch you on the flip side.

World Changer / IED Hunter,
2LTCP3
Prov 3:5-6
Psalms 144:1

Well, I got lucky and they canceled my mission on Christmas. That was a nice present… then they canceled my mission on the 26th; that was alright but kind of irritating. Now we’re back in the swing of things hopefully, and on track for the morning . I successfully celebrated my first Christmas away from home. very very far away from home, but my Puerto Rican family took care of me and we had a very good time despite the circumstances. They tell me all about their traditions and celebrations; and they blow me away. I’m like, “Wow, I have to go check this out!” So maybe next year after I have Christmas and sledding with my family and friends I’ll go visit my other family in PR and celebrate the rest of their Christmas with them . Well, I am tired and I need to rest before I go back out . God bless you and prosper you, I’ll talk to you later…

World Changer / IED Hunter,
2LTCP3
Prov3:5-6
Psalms 144:1

Today I took a walk after I finished all my reports and briefs. I just walked, stopped for a moment at the TMC to find somebody and walked on. I walked pert-near to the gate that takes about 15-20min to drive to. I found another another TMC and stop there for a little bit. While on my walk I found another DFAC and stopped in there for lunch. It was nice to eat someplace new for a change . My walk was a HUGE stress relief; I was praying and worshipping all along the way. Huh, I totally forgot that today was Sunday; I didn’t make it to church, but I went on a prayer walk. I guess that’s a good substitute. While I was walking, I crossed Chris Ann Dr., and I thought to myself, “Where does a name like that come from in a place like this?” It didn’t take me long to determine for myself that “Chris Ann” must be the name of the General’s daughter. It didn’t make sense in my head, but it made me smile ; that’s all that matters in this place….

WorldChanger / IED Hunter,
2LTCP3
Prov 3:5-6
Psalms 144:1