Back home....

Well, here I am in good ol Jacksonville. I have been home for 4 1/2 days and it has been a roller coaster ride to say the least. I had so many things go wrong within the first twenty four hours I was here that I was ready to hit the road and head back to my sanctuary in RI. I wasn't even home five minutes and my damn dogs took off, they were gone for like 2 1/2 hours. I was so pissed/ frantic. They finally made it home on their own after I rode around for like an hour straight looking for them. UGHH! Anyway, after that crisis was finished it was just the small things I had to accomplish in my house, trimming bushes out front and cleaning bathrooms of dust and grime that had settled over the past three months. Monday morning I awoke and tried to start Marks truck and low and behold it wouldnt start, the damn thing was so tired from the 850 mile journey that it decided it had had enough. So, 117.00 later, I had AAA put in a new battery. Then, a request from my husband had me going to the Wounded Warriors Barracks aboard Camp Lejuene to visit a few marines who had been injured and now reside there to recuperate. I had been in my nice little bubble for three month and now it is all hitting me right in the face. Much to my surprise the marines were in very good shape and had good attitudes to boot. On Tuesday, on my way to the airport to drop off my aunt, I was pulled over by Jacksonvilles finest. I was given a citation because my license plate had expired. So, I got to spend a half hour of my life in the Jacksonville DMV, which is as pleasant as it sounds. Turns out I had been way ahead of the game but since they dont forward anything from the DMV, I did not receive while I was away and they sent it back to the DMV in Raleigh! MAN, this is exhausting! So, after a tumultuous few days, things have begun to settle into place. I finally got together with my girls and had a round of margaritas and some yummy Mexican food. What more could a girl ask for! Ummmm, maybe her husband! Time is marching on and it looks like we have a little less than eight weeks left of this oh- so- horrid deployment. Well, I guess thats about it for now. I am a sleepy gal and I need to get some shut eye! Til next time....