Monday December 27, 2010
It's been a mostly uneventful day. I think all the running for the holidays finally got to me! I did absolutely nothing today! I felt like a bump on a log!
I did get up and ready to talk to my honey, and we got to video chat today for about an hour. I had jotted down a couple things to tell him about that I kept forgetting. After hearing all about his day I felt like they were silly and really nothing to chat about.. but he humored me as I told him about how the gas prices were high and about the giant pizza we had on Christmas Eve.
His day was pretty busy. Well, he said not much was going on until after lunch, but then he got to basically disassemble a 50-cal machine gun today and fix it.
There was a pilot that needed someone to ride along in one of the helicopters, but there was someone standing closer to the pilot than he was, so he didn't get to go. I know that he is chomping at the bit for that opportunity. I can't say that I blame him! I would be too!
I guess some pilots have spotted people trying to set up IED's but because they find them and get to them before they can get it set up, it prevents them from sending the mortars their way, or setting up the roadside bombs, etc. It's such a scary environment.. It feels hard to believe that he is so close to that sort of danger.
I try not to let my mind dwell there for too long though. Otherwise I will go insane with worry!
He explained to me about the "FARP" which stands for Forward Armament and Refueling Point. He will be rotating into duties there, for a few days at a time here soon. Right now he spends most time in the "SPAM." I don't know what that acronym stands for. But it's a small maintenance area of some kind, not in the main hangars. He said today it was him and two others working on the 50-cal, and the others were playing Playstation. There just hasn't been much going on. Apparently there is much more action at the FARP and it's more of a quick turnaround area for the helicopters to come in, get whatever done and take right back off.
I'm sure he'll be digging that when he gets to go.
We had a nice chat today (as usual) but we were both in a kind of goofy mood so it was fun to be silly again with him. On that note... I am headed to bed. It's technically day ten now, but whose counting....
We got a text from Christian today - he tried to call but we were away from the 'puter so missed it :( But we did get ooVoo up and running and were able to send him a video message - at least we're hoping we did it right. He was headed to bed in his text - thinking it must have been about 10pm there - and said he'd try to call later when he got up. We were up pretty late (well late for us - lol) but didn't hear back but I'm glad he was able to chat with you. Love you both!!
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