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Home! Though it was a short deployment, it was challenging and stressful. I am so glad to be back in the land of the free. It's time to decompress, rest and relax, enjoy time with friends and family, go shopping, hang out at the beach and ease myself back into life.

This is my last morning of enjoying the creature comforts of home before I deploy to the Sandbox for a few months. *sigh*
Hopefully the weeks will fly by.

Sometimes being optimistic sucks. I'm tired of looking on the bright side. I want to wallow in my misery. At least for now.
I found out today that I am leaving for Afghanistan for several months sometime this Spring. The deployment part isn't what I am upset about. That's an accepted occupational hazard. It's the motherfucking timing that I have a huge issue with. I...
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Today sucked. Maybe tomorrow will be better, but the next several weeks/months will be rough.
First, the guy I just started seeing left for his 100+ day tour in Iraq. As a contractor of sorts, it's just the way his job works. I get it; I live a similar lifestyle being Active Duty myself. We both want to try and make it, whatever 'it' is,...
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Sooooo.....I met someone recently and, quite frankly, I am head over heels. I am super stoked about the prospect of forming a relationship with this guy. He and I speak the same language, the dynamic isn't forced and the sexual chemistry is intoxicating. It just feels right. I haven't exactly struck gold in the relationship department over the years, and I feel like I deserve...
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I love being back in Florida. I love living closer to my family. I love the fact that I am 10 minutes away from the beach (which is thankfully clean and free of oil). I love the food. I love/hate stupid rednecks and their giant 4X4 pickup trucks. I love that I can cuss an idiot up and down and they understand everything I say....
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Back in the good, old USA. 5 years of living overseas has come to an end and beachside living is about to start.
Spent my last European weekend drinking wicked awsome Belgian beers in Brussels with my degenerate friends. I've had the equivilant to one solid night of sleep over the past 4 nights. I'm toast. So is my liver. I do believe I will...
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Holy crap, I am stressed the fuck out. I'm in the final weeks of prepping for my move back to Florida from Germany and I feel like I am being pulled into a thousand directions at once. I know that 90% of what I am feeling is perceived and not actual stress, but that knowledge is not helping me cope. I've been waking up with...
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Oil has washed up on Pensacola Beach. My home is now polluted and destroyed. I feel so helpless. It's like watching a close family member or friend die from an illness that's curable, but they are unable to afford the treatment. I know I am not alone in this sentiment, but I can't help feeling isolated and impotent. All I can think about are the...
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Looks like I'm moving back to the good old USA in September. I got orders to Hurlburt Field which is about 1 hour away from my hometown in Florida. I feel somewhat bittersweet about it. I'll be soaking up the sun on the beach every chance I get and I'll see my my beloved family and friends more often, but I will also be closer...
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Birthday shenanigans on the Ides of March...what a hoot. Thanks to those who wished me Happy Birthday, it was much appreciated! I ventured to London for a few days this past week, too. London is a fantastic city, and I wish I had more time to soak up more of her charms.