Wednesday, July 15
Fun in Iraq
Sunday, July 12
Operation Baking Gals, The Roundup
I wrote a while back about the article that was written on Operation Baking Gals where I was interviewed. Well, I have finally gotten a chance to sit down and write a post that thanks all of the lovely ladies that took time to send me a package! If you haven't checked it out yet, please look into Operation Baking Gals and if the mood strikes you, participate. Baked goods are the best thing you can get in the mail while deployed...I know from experience!So that is the wrap up! A special thank you to all of these lovely ladies! The Marines and Sailors of my unit were so appreciative and enjoyed the goodies so much! Thanks again and if you have the ability, please consider participating in this group. You can make a huge difference in the lives of those deployed by just baking a batch of cookies!
Friday, July 10
Less than two weeks!
Saturday, July 4
Hashing
I hope that everyone has a great 4th of July weekend! Have a drink for me!
Thursday, June 25
Operation Baking Gals
Have you heard about Operation Baking Gals? If you haven't, you need to. They are a great group of people who like to send service members treats. And lets be honest, as a deployed service member, this is a group I can whole-heartily stand behind! I was privileged to have been picked this past round to receive said baked goods. I have a post with all of the goodies coming soon...however, I had to share this article with you first.
I was contacted by the founder of Operation Baking Gals and she asked if I would mind being interviewed for an newspaper article about the group. Of course I said sure and then I realized it was the newspaper from the town where I am stationed in NC! The article ran today and you can read it here.
If you want to participate in Operation Baking Gals, just check it out here. Speaking from the receiving end of this group, it is a very appreciated!
Sunday, June 21
Sandstorm Extraordinare
Saturday, June 20
Care Packages, Care Packages Everywhere!
Friday, June 12
A funny thing happened on the way to the...
...bathroom. But I'll get to that story in a second. First, I have been in "hiding" the past few days. Well not really. I have just been hostaged by my newest electronic addition. I buckled and bought a Kindle. I got it last weekend (finally!) and have been reading like a crazy lady ever since. I am currently addicted to the "Twilight" series. I am on the last book and don't want it to end! I never thought I would like these books, but I am totally a Twilighter now! I can't wait for "New Moon" to come out in theaters!Second...it is freakin' hot here. Like today it was 119 degrees. And I still feel the need to run outside. Because I am insane. Totally insane. And you don't sweat outside when you run. And then you come inside and you sweat your entire run in about five minutes. Gross. I miss humidity. Seriously.
Finally I am just sick of Iraq! I have about five weeks until I go home and it can't come fast enough. I am still having fun and enjoying myself, but I miss home. I miss my house, my cat, my family. I miss my kitchen and good food and weekends off. Okay, enough whining. I'll be home before I know it. Now onto the story.
The picture above is of a gecko. They are EVERYWHERE here, especially at night. They scurry around outside the buildings and apparently they eat bugs. I don't really care about that. I just think they are creepy. Even though they are only about four inches long or so, I freak if they get too close to me.*
I woke up the other morning and stumbled to the bathroom. I was still half asleep and walked up to the sink. I looked down and there was a gecko in the sink. I don't know about you, but things like this affect me more when I am half asleep and can't process it quickly enough. My heart started beating in my chest a million miles a minute and my hands started to shake. I do not do well with creatures. At. All.
Knowing that geckos will play dead when they are "threatened" **, the thing just sat in the sink. I looked around for something to capture it with. As much as I don't like creatures, I can't even fathom killing them either. Don't try to make sense of it...anyway, they only thing I could find was a tampon box. I dumped the tampons out and then tried to convince the gecko to get in the box. And yes, I talked to it trying to convince it to get in the box. Whatever.
The gecko wanted none of the box. Nothing. It started to move around and try to get out of the sink but the slope of the sink kept it from getting out. Finally it went down the drain. It was butt end up and the tail was within my reach. I said a prayer and reached for it. All of a sudden, the gecko disappeared down the drain and part of its tail remained in my hand. Once my heart started beating again, I dropped the tail part in the sink, shuddered a lot, swore, scrubbed my hands, made sure the tail went down the drain and then left the water on. I was going to "assist" the gecko down the drain.
I went about my business of getting ready and the water continued to run. About five minutes into this, I turned around to grab something. When I turned back to the sink, the gecko was in it again. And of course, this surprised me and I yelped. Then I just felt guilty for having the water run, brushing my teeth and washing my hands all while it was being covered in the water! I turned off the water and tried to capture it in the tampon box again. Well, this time it launched off the tampon box and off the sink onto the floor. After more talking to it, I finally was able to corner it, get it in the box, allow it to play dead, and take it outside. I don't know who was more traumatized by the entire event...me or the partially tail-less gecko!***
*Please just try to forget that I am a Marine Corps Captain currently deployed to Iraq when you picture me screeching and running from a four inch gecko. This does not do good things for the image of the Marine Corps. :)
**I guess a six foot tall girl swearing and freaking out "threatens" a four inch gecko.
***Did I mention they are four inches long? I did? Okay, just want to make sure you realize how ridiculous it is that I am afraid of them. Because I totally am!
Sunday, June 7
Yeah for concerts!
A few nights ago, "Stars and Stripes" hosted a concert here and it was the first one I went to. It was outside, so it was HOT (even though it was after dark), but it was a great time and and I am so glad to have gone. So, want to know who it was that I saw in concert?
Country singer Joe Nichols! It was so cool. I stood in line for about an hour to get my picture taken with him and get an autograph. It was totally worth the wait.
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