One of the favorite things that I like to say is, "it is what it is." If you have spent any time around me you will probably smile because I say it a lot. It drives my wife crazy, and I can thank the Army for it because I have been conditioned well. I preface all of this because we are waiting to get out of Iraq and on to Afghanistan. We have been bumped off multiple aircraft and sent back to the locker room to await another day. I'm living out of a small bag, have no idea what day it is, stay in a constant state of fatigue, and probably smell wonderful (just ask my roommate). So it is what it is...........
Deployments are strange beast. They are marked by periods of mind numbing boredom where you question yourself "why I'm even here", followed by times of sheer madness, trauma, stress, and loss. The undercurrent of stress of not knowing when this will happen leads to a good time. So it is what it is.............
We are going to be a group of transient nomads for the next several weeks until we get to our final destination in the "Stan". We really don't know what to expect. We all have read what is going on over there so we know that we are needed and have an idea of what to expect. We have been told to expect a primitive location of where we are setting up (I would prefer the word campy) so I guess I will be best friends with the dirt real soon. There is no real use to complain because it is what it is........
I just wish I could fast forward time a bit now. My family needs me desperately, but it is what it is............JB
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Now playing: Matthew Sweet - I've Been Waiting
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This is a site to say hello to all of our family and friends that we don't get to see that much because of our travels with the Army. We hope this is a place for our family and friends to check out photos of the kids and see what we are up to.........
