FOB Smart at 2145 - Saturday
I just enjoyed another longer call with my son. His 4-year-old intellect is amazing and at the same time, his funny 4-year-old tricks are so funny to listen to and experience. I ask the question: "You know what?" and Kaesen says, "chicken butt!" We go round and round with this one sometimes... But then sometimes he'll say, "Daddy, you know what?" and I will say, "What?" and he'll then say those most beautiful of words to me, "I love you." And wham, out of nowhere, the day is brighter, or in my case, the night is brighter, and everything in the world is right.
It is Saturday night here in Afghanistan, which makes it Saturday morning back home. We watched another... movie; yes, you guessed it and we laughed a little tonight. Levity is so important, and not taking ourselves too seriously too much of the time, and relaxing - if only for a brief moment - before calling it a night and sleeping into the next day.
I have interesting missions planned for the week, not to anywhere new mind you, but to projects we have been managing for some time. I say interesting because not a mission goes by without some form of "excitement" occurring or some off-plan event transforming the routine to surreal. It is a good time here, save for the fact that we are here and not there, but imagine being on another planet with another purpose and you begin to feel the way we may feel here at times. The projects that I manage are moving along well, I have several new projects about to kick off and the interactions with most of my contractors is nothing if not interesting and challenging simultaneously. Pashto is a language unlike any other I have experienced, but I learn the key phrases and words, more every day, and connect as much as possible with everyone I can. We all do together!
143, Kaesen.
Good night and good day.
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