Paperwork is Tiring

I should apologize that I didn't fill out the rest of yesterdays timeline, but nothing of particular interest happened. More paperwork, a couple more briefings, and I got all of my shots updated. I don't have TB, either, in case anyone who was at the wedding was worried. I'm also safely innoculated against Anthrax, so anyone who was thinking about sending me a spiked letter in the mail has missed their chance. Sorry everyone.

Today was more of the same.

We filled out our paperwork to get paid--a good thing--and I and my fellow Captain had the chance to buy uniforms. Best $183.42 I ever spent. The enlisted guys get everything issued to them, but we officers have to buy it on our own. We get a stipend of $200 to cover things, which sounds pretty good--until you factor in that I'd already spent $200 on new uniforms before I came to Jackson. The money spent today was just the icing on the cake.

We had Turkey and stuffing at the dining facility tonight for dinner chow. This is the second turkey/stuffing meal I've had so far. I think I'll keep a tally to see how many times I eat this in the next year. And I can tell you--there's no bigger fan of turkey/stuffing than me. I honestly proposed "Thanksgiving" as a culinary theme for my wedding. Lauren's lack of amusement aside, I thought it was a pretty nifty idea.

All that said, if I keep my current pace of eating turkey/stuffing twice every three days, that projects to about 350 turkey dinners between now and coming home. I can't think I'll still like turkey/stuffing very much after 350 goes at it in a year and a half. I'll come to remember my deployment as "My Deployment--the 545 days that made me hate Thanksgiving".

But for now, things continue to go wel enough, and I'm down to 542 days a wake up. I can practically taste the freedom already--and I'm still a big fan of turkey and stuffing.

Continued Love to All,

Andrew