What a wonderful day I had today! I left early to visit multiple project sites south of Qalat, Afghanistan. Along the way we encountered many "interesting" individuals. My team was strong, my eyes were open, and my heart, at times, was racing from the rush of adrenaline. It seems cliche to say, but there are rarely dull moments here. During our visits to the multiple sites we stopped at, I had a chance to take photos and shoot video of the projects and my surroundings. I am looking forward to receiving the external DVD burner that Kimberly purchased for me to enable the readily posting of photos and video herein and elsewhere.
I spoke with Momma this evening (her morning) and also with K&K. All is well on my home fronts in Texas and Washington. It is always so good to hear their voices. I promise to call everyone else as time permits. Family and friends bind us together in many ways. Hearing a voice on the other end of the line allows the world we live in to seem much smaller than it actually is and comforts in ways we usually do not imagine.
Tonight I have no major plans, other than possibly starting a movie. My TV arrived today that I had shipped to myself 12 days ago, so it will be nice to hook my netbook up to that and watch on a larger screen. My bed is not large, it is only a twin, but it feels so good to crawl into it each night after a long day (12 hours of work and 4+ hours more of being awake). It feels good sometimes to just chill...
Tomorrow I will take a look at a pending CMU wall project nearby. Saturday I will join my team in putting a few new projects out to bid. Work is steadily picking up for me. I am scheduling a routine, although in such a manner as to not appear routine, involving the various projects I am covering, assuming, or will be managing. This is good work for me here in Afghanistan!
Okay family and friends, it is time to wrap it up for now. I miss y'all. I love y'all.
143, K&K.
Good night and good day.
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