Well, I'm finally back! It took about 48 hours to get from Kuwait to the states, but it was ultimately worth it. The process to get from Kuwait to the states is one of the worst experiences I have ever gone through. They keep you up pretty much the entire time. There's lots of briefings, to include 3 hours of safety briefings telling you all the things you're not allowed to do when you get back. It sucks. Then after you get all your briefings, you have to go through customs, where you get to dump your entire life stuffed into two bags out for customs guys to inspect. They even dig through your old underwear....what a wonderful experience.
When you're through customs, they put you in this tiny fenced area for hours....and hours....and you're not allowed to leave. You just sit there until they tell you that you get to leave. Once that call comes, we are all herded onto buses where they take us to the Kuwait International Airport for our 20+ hour flight with stops in Ireland and Maine. It's a very long flight. Most of us take tylenol pm or something like it to try and sleep through a majority of it. It's a civilian flight, so at least we get in flight movies. Funny enough, we have a flight of over 300 soldiers on their way back to the states from a year long tour in Iraq dodging bullets, rockets and mortars....and the in flight movie was "Marley and Me." That made me laugh...
We got here in Texas at about 4 am. My parents drove my car down to Texas from Washington so they were there waiting for me. My parents stayed here with me for a week. It was nice to see them and I love them to death, but a whole week with them is a little too much. I don't have anything here to really entertain them and I still had to go to work for a few days, so I felt bad...then you add in the whole "parental thing." It gets kind of annoying.
I've spent way too much money since I've been back. Mostly on stuff for my apartment, but I did get to go check out what may be my future puppy this last Saturday. I put my deposit down and I really hope I get him. I have to wait a few weeks until they're old enough and then it depends on what puppies the people in front of me pick. If I get him, his name will be Bob. Bob the Bulldog. Here is a picture of him.
Things are starting to calm down now. My parents are gone, my apartments set up...so I'm good to go. I'm happy to be back...
When you're through customs, they put you in this tiny fenced area for hours....and hours....and you're not allowed to leave. You just sit there until they tell you that you get to leave. Once that call comes, we are all herded onto buses where they take us to the Kuwait International Airport for our 20+ hour flight with stops in Ireland and Maine. It's a very long flight. Most of us take tylenol pm or something like it to try and sleep through a majority of it. It's a civilian flight, so at least we get in flight movies. Funny enough, we have a flight of over 300 soldiers on their way back to the states from a year long tour in Iraq dodging bullets, rockets and mortars....and the in flight movie was "Marley and Me." That made me laugh...
We got here in Texas at about 4 am. My parents drove my car down to Texas from Washington so they were there waiting for me. My parents stayed here with me for a week. It was nice to see them and I love them to death, but a whole week with them is a little too much. I don't have anything here to really entertain them and I still had to go to work for a few days, so I felt bad...then you add in the whole "parental thing." It gets kind of annoying.
I've spent way too much money since I've been back. Mostly on stuff for my apartment, but I did get to go check out what may be my future puppy this last Saturday. I put my deposit down and I really hope I get him. I have to wait a few weeks until they're old enough and then it depends on what puppies the people in front of me pick. If I get him, his name will be Bob. Bob the Bulldog. Here is a picture of him.
Things are starting to calm down now. My parents are gone, my apartments set up...so I'm good to go. I'm happy to be back...
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dryad:
good
zoos:
yes! I would love to see your new puppy! Hang outs are long over due.