FOB Smart at 2215 - Friday
Another week has come and gone, another Friday has disappeared into the night, and another day closer has come to being with my sweet son again in December! Today has not been rough, nor has it been tough, and it sure has not been lacking in interesting people and interaction with them. We watched another movie tonight, ate another light meal, and drank a few more liters of water, and laughed as much as we could. You know, as with most days of my life, it was a good day here in Qalat, Zabul Province, Afghanistan.
With 61 days and counting remaining, and me sharing this number with my son daily, and the prospect of a beautiful Christmas with family in Las Cruces, I'd say that there is nothing wrong in the world tonight. I'd say that all the pain I must endure in life to achieve success and happiness is worth every moment I have to spend with my beautiful treasure of a son. So, tomorrow the count will be 60, then 59, then 58, and so on until the day arrives where I fly straight back to him. Sounds nice, doesn't it?
Tomorrow I have more paperwork and planning to complete. The road ahead includes several more life-changing projects for the people of Qalat and I am excited at the prospect of many more successful works completed during my deployment here in Afghanistan. These people have so little, we so much, and the opportunity to help them, truly help them, is an amazing one.
143, Kaesen.
Good night and good day.
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