chatter, chatter, chatter.

living in barracks is disgusting. right now there about 30 women living together in a barracks. luckily, that's not that many, really. but sharing a three stall bathroom, about eight stand up showers and having no private time it gets old, quick. i've only been back two days and already i wish i never had to take my headphones off or that i didn't have to put lotion on after a shower in a bathroom stall. (also, let me mention that they all have oozing small pox vaccine scabs on their arms, something i've been lucky enough to not have to endure.)

listening to women cry on the phone because this is their first deployment, complain about the incompetent leadership (yes...it's true. i'm not in charge.) and be completely oblivious that there are people sleeping due to a 24-hour guard duty shift is beyond annoying.

maybe it's because I've done this before, i don't know. i do know that i am more considerate than most people are. paying attention to my surroundings and trying to make sure that everything i do had minimal impact to the people that are forced to live around me. let's just say Kuwait can't come soon enough. hopefully i'll be in no more than a four-man trailer. this is one of those times i mentioned where you simply say "embrace the suck", because it's going to be over before you know it.

moving on.

my leave plans have started to form! going to Thailand for two weeks in June with Bella hopefully! i have also started researching a travel program called space-a, where a service member can hop on a military flight if there are extra seats, for FREE. i can fly to any active duty base in the world if my schedule is flexible enough to be available when the seat is. usually this happens in a reasonable window and when i get back and settled i think there is a definite world trip in my future. some of the countries i can fly to for FREE include:

Japan

Australia

New Zealand

Guam

Germany

Spain

Italy

and

Alaska!!!

as i have said before, the future is very exciting and i can't wait to get there.

P90X yoga kicked my butt last night and i pulled something in my leg doing combatives today. resting up and back for cardio tomorrow, hopefully. christmas break is almost here and going home will be awesome. i'm glad i'll be able to see my family before i go and of course the Wub. <3

time for bed.