My Deployment

So, this is the week I’ve decided to get sick. I say “decided” because I like to feel as if I had a say in the matter. I didn’t. To be honest, I’m actually quite surprised this is the first time I’ve been sick since I’ve been here. In case you didn’t know: I’m allergic to dust, and this place is like the Times Square of dust mites. So the fact that this is the first time I’ve gotten sick since I’ve been here is amazing in itself (if you could see the bathrooms you’d be even more shocked).

I’m not totally out of it. I can still get around; I’m still working. I just use nose spray a lot and have kleenex with me all the time. Plus I sound funny when I talk. The worst part is sleeping. When your nose is all stuffed up you’re forced to sleep with your mouth open, which means when I wake up my mouth feels like a vaccuum bag. Who knows what crawls in there. I spend most of the night trying to get whatever it is down. It’s hard to swallow on a dry throat.

That’s the only bad news I have to report. Everything else is going smooth, it’s exciting even. The good news is I am no longer stressed out and, so far, the month of May has gone by pretty fast. I have a little over a month and a half and I’ll be out of here.

Other good news to report:

Honeymoon Locale

- I am completely out of debt…and actually the dollar signs in black are starting to pile up nicely. Which means Steph and I should be able to have a nice Honeymoon in Hawaii without going back into debt…which is the goal.

- We have an apartment reserved for when I get back. It is in the same complex I lived before, which is a very nice place. It’s a two bedroom, spacious apartment where I’ll be living alone for a few months until after the wedding. Then it will become a much better place to be. They have a pretty cool swimming pool, so I’m pretty stoked about it.

- I started my 20th book since I’ve been here. My goal was to read 12, so I think I’m doing alright. Middlesex (the 19th) was the best one I’ve read so far. It’s an amazing book and I’d recommend it to anyone.

So things are on the up and up. Now if I can just get rid of this cold and get out of this dust hole I’ll be alright.