Monday, December 31, 2007

Arriving in Munich

so...lets see...events since being in Balad
went to kuwait long enough to change into civilian clothes and fly to frankfurt. The flight felt ritzy even those it was economy class, perphaps because i'm not used to being served anything and by now have become used to easily falling asleep anywhere. The plane had these little TV screens on the back of each seat which i thought was a total trip and movies you could PICK from...sweet huh!?
well i finally got to Frankfurt where i met the family, showered and then took off driving to Munich, surprisingly we did reather well and reach our hotel.
We had a minor scare when the hotel told us that instead of three night s we were only booked for one and that the reservation wasn't till the next day...not gunna lie by this point i was a little tired, cranky, and hungry...not exactly the best combo. Nevertheless we went their sister hotel, and we're staying there. I really like it, it's nice. The hotel sits just beyond the city center but still sorta in the city if that makes any sense, it's small and simple but still really clean cut and has everything you could need..AND the breakfast rocks...at least i think so:D
internet isn't too bad since the cafe is just down the block from the hotel so it gives me a chance to be on my own without totally wigging out my family. i love them so much and it's awesome to see them but just being here is still a total culture shock to me so a little time to myself really helps.
Since tonight is newyears i'm hoping maybe we'll go to the olympic park, i think it will be really cool, if not i think i still wanna wonder around and take cool pictures, i'm so excited about having my camera:D
so ill end this as i have to get back to the hotel, for my brothers and sisters still stuck in Iraq...please know even though i'm here i'm thinking of you and miss you alot already.

Friday, December 28, 2007

Predicting The Future.

you should really not try to predict the future. Ever.
I say this because I'm still sitting in Balad because of what one solider decided to joke about. I'm sure it's quite possible he had absolutely nothing to do with it, but since it was his joke, and we need something to blame for the delays, he, without knowing it of course, volunteered himself for that position. He's perfect. Butthole.
You see we were standing in line ready to do whatever it is that you do before boarding a C1 30...or C 17...when he began to joke about how they all of a sudden wouldn't have room for all of us, or how we would get delayed forever at the last minute. Two second later they came out and told us our flight was delayed. I blame it all on the cheap psychic impostor. I told him he should keep his mouth shut and not predict anything, or say anything for that matter and turned back around. It was him, i swear.
So now we're all still sitting here, at Balad for just a little while longer till this whole shin-dig kicks off so I can get on with this whole break/seeing the fam thing.

Oh Balad!

i really must suck at this whole blog thing.
i just erased what was supposed to be my first post..hopefully this will work, or I'm leaving. seriously.
so Alex started his blog again, i say this because now that i may have continuous Internet access it sorta motivates me to go for the gold. okay or not. But it did motivate me to give this thing another shot, so here goes nothing.
For the record I really don't like Balad, and i have no idea why I'm doing this, or at least, no idea why I'm doing this at this hour. It's one am and I'm manifested for a flight to Kuwait early tomorrow morning, from there hopefully I'll fly to Germany. I feel rather indifferent right now... i think that only because it's late and for the past few days I've been stuck in life's limbo trying to get out of this place. Finally, a chance to get a break and see the family, I'm excited(smile) i really am, it's just late. yeah.
so i suppose in a few days ill post up a couple copies of some letters i wrote to my brother a while back, just to make up for a the blogging i didn't do. I'm not a writer, sorry, and not a good blogger for that matter...which on some level i suppose is okay with me. Blogger is synonymous with angry bitter person, and even though often i can be both, who want to admit to that right? that's no fun. i guess I'm say hopefully I'm not...that would sorta suck as I'd like to think I'm mostly a glass half full type of person...mostly, I'm not perfect either.
and with that i think ill leave, because i have perfected the art of rambling on a tangent..and god bless you if you are still reading, because remember its one am, and i 'm not the writer, just a girl that wants her break, and can't wait to see her family.