Saying Goodbye..

There are certain people here that have seemed to bond here, as one would imagine. This is different. The base that I am on is very small, maybe 800 people at most, mostly senior ranking officers and senior enlisted, and very much like a small town. There are very few of us that don't fit that bill. There are elements here, between my unit, the medics at the clinic, the PSD(Personal Security Details), and some other odds and ends that become good friends. The medics are leaving. The time for us to start rotating back has arrived. Its them first, then the PSD people, then finally us. This is a group of Soldiers, Active and Guard, from California to Indiana to Germany, MP's, medics, FP's(Force Protection), and a couple of others that have managed to belong. As I watch these people leave, I am happy that they get to go home, but also saddened at the same time, its very difficult to explain. They lost one of their own this trip, and luckily no one else, as medics have one of the roughest jobs in the Army. They go back to Fort Drum, and I said goodbye tonight. I will remember them always, and attempt to stay in touch, but as with all things, intentions are there, but life happens.

New Year

Well, well, here we are into the 3rd week of the new year, and guess what, feels like the last one, except colder. I am almost out of the black hole that has been my life for the last year and some change.

Some good things have happened over this time period though. I have a new nephew that I haven't even met. My little brother is a dad, and I can't wait to see Keegan. Via the internet, I have managed to reconnect with some long lost friends that will make my trip to Phoenix much more enjoyable than an ordinary trip would be. The year is looking bright, better than the last one started off. Within the next 75 days, I will be back in the States, back in California, and happy not carrying a weapon everywhere I go.

The SO and I split up right before the New Year. Its painful, but it was neccessary. I still love her as much as I always have, and we still have alot shit to sort through in the coming months, but who knows where it will take us. Always, the only thing that I have wanted for her is to be happy, whatever that means. She has been, and will for the foreseeable future continue to be a huge influence in my life. I would not be the man that I am today without her love, and guidance. Oh well.