Heading Home

Though it seemed like it would never come, the last day of class is here! We finish up with a test and a "graduation ceremony" tomorrow morning. I will be home on Friday! Happy Halloween!

Hello from Ohio

Dear friends and family,

I am getting settled in at my temporary home of a hotel (VOQ) room for the next three weeks. My typical week day will consist of 7 hours of instruction, 1 hour of lunch, some evening reading/homework/study, and it seems like a fair amount of racquetball. If you happen to be reading this from a location near the great state of Ohio, drop me a line. I would love to hang out and catch up. Please keep LeMar in your prayers. These TDYs are always more hard on him than on me because the AF tends to keep me busy while he must go home to an empty house every night. If you are in Florida, give him a buzz. He just may get out and do something if you invite him to tag along! ;) Much love and God bless, Em

Picture & another TDY

This is me at Phoenix Warrior, and I know it is hard to see but that is a Blackhawk just over my shoulder.

I leave the day after tomorrow for my next TDY. This one takes me back to Wright-Patterson AFB in OH, this time for 3 weeks while I take a class. The downside is of course my time away from LeMar, but on a happier note, I will get to see the wonderful Kaisers of Indianapolis and some friends from previous TDYs. Please keep LeMar and I in your prayers during this current time we must spend apart from each other.

I am a clutz

On another note, I wiped out yesterday on the boardwalk to the beach for PT. Note, speed, stopping, and wet wood surfaces don't mix. I was hurting pretty bad yesterday but feel much better today. I scraped up my elbow, did something to my hip and knocked the wind out of myself. My back took the majority of the blow. Apparently I am a bit too bone-y 'cause my spine lead to some nice scrapes on my back as well.

September Recap

Sorry it has been a while since we posted. Here is a recap of the rest of September:
I got back from Phoenix Warrior on September 29th. Highlights of the trip include 3 rides in a Blackhawk, qualifying on the M-16, and firing over 300 blanks from the same weapon in various war-game simulations. I'll spare you the rants from the low-lights of the trip. I do have pictures coming, so hold tight.

While I was gone, LeMar had a nother visitor. This one was reptilian in nature. A small but very quick little lizzard. He didn't get a great shot of him, but here is the best one. Also included is the picture of the capturing technique. The litte guy was released to the wild.



The same weekend I got back from PW, our good friend Cory came down to visit us for the weekend. We enjoyed the short time we got to visit with him as we took in some of the things Panama City has to offer. We played mini golf, took a look at the 15s and 22s on the flight line, enjoyed some time on the base's beach, and :'( watched the Broncos loose to the Colts while eating amazing hot wings. Here are some pictures from our day at the beach.