Today wasn't too taxing. We got up and had breakfast (real-ish french toast, not the sticks) which was good. I also had some Arabic pineapple yogurt. After that, Rob and I walked over to the embroidery shop, with the intention of acquiring a few extra nametags. Unfortunately, we were about an hour early, so we HAD to go to the Starbucks. I had a raspberry hot chocolate, and it tasted exactly the same as in the states. Crazy. I think the workers were more on my page though, because they understood perfectly what a "medium" was.
Once the embroidery shop opened, we placed our orders, which was going to take about half an hour. Not bad, all things considered! I got 1 x FINNEGAN, 1 x DANIMAL, 2 x US Navy, and a LT insignia with velcro. So that should allow me to put a name tag on nearly everything that requires one. After that, I went to the barber shop and got a haircut. I made it very clear that I wasn't Army, and I wanted none of that shaving of the head routine. It's shorter now, but in a good way. I think it'll be fine.
After that, it was about lunch time. We had a Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and I had a salad too. It wasn't too bad. Although, I didn't find any gravy, which I found to be odd. After that, we went back to the tent and dismantled our body armor a bit. We were told we could remove the side plates, the shoulder protectors, the butt cover and the groin protector. All of that is designed to make the 3.5 flight a bit more comfortable. So we'll see.
I got to video skype with Emili and the kitties today next, which was fantastic. The video worked for most of the time, and I think the cats were so happy to be picked up and held. (smile) I'm crossing my fingers that my connection in Afghanistan is at least good enough for that. I also hope for a room to myself, but that may not be possible.
Now I'm all packed and ready to go. The cargo truck should be here in about an hour, and we'll depart on a bus after that. I am pretty sure that my day is far from over at this point. I am almost positive we won't take off until the wee hours of tomorrow. And the current rumor is that our flight to Kabul might be on Saturday. So we'll see. I suspect I'll be out of contact for a few days, but should be able to back fill this later. Wish us luck!
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