Day 151: Red Bull

Vince tried his hand a snapping a daily photo for the blog. He always impresses me in new ways.

Day 142: Post Office

Day 141: An Otherwise Beautiful Day

Despite the ugly man-made crap it was a beautiful day.

Day 140: Standard Issue

This just came in the mail and totally cracks me up! In case you can't read it from the picture, it says, "Standard Issue! Mandatory viewing for all "NEWBIES" in country!" The family that sent this to me is MOST awsome!!! I love you guys!!! xoxo

Day 139: I love this guy!

(My head looks really weird, but he's as studly as ever!)

Day 138: Locks of Love

Ever heard of Locks of Love? I've been participating for about 8 years now. I hope you'll check it out!

Day 137: Legal Services

Day 136: Polish

I can't wait to make my little piggys PINK! I only wish I was allowed to have pink finger nails too. They'd add a little bit of spunk to my daily Army garb, dontcha think?!

Day 135: Flower

Day 134: Handsome

Day 133: Chocolate Bunny

Look at the yummy cuteness I received in the mail...

Day 132: Signs of Spring

Spring isn't as grand as it is back home, but I sure was plesantly surprised to see these purple trees erupt over night. They're BEAUTIFUL!

Day 131: Unforgettable

Debbie, I miss you so much! Thank you for this sweet little frame and everything else you do for me!!! HUGS!!!

Day 130: Staff Only

This is the sign on the front entrance of the hospital. You can only go in around the side. It must be like a secret entrance or something. It really doesn't make too much sense though I realize more and more how common of a thing that is in the little world that surrounds me here.

Day 129: Rose Garden

Vince spotted this rose garden hidden behind a concrete wall as we passed by on a bus. On our way back we decided to stop by and inspect it a bit further. It was over grown, but beautiful... especially in a place like this.

Day 128: Closed for Cleaning

It gets annoying sometimes to have to live in three different time zones. We're on central time ("home time"), local time, and zulu time. Zulu is a set time no matter where you are in the world. I really wish we were all on zulu time, so I wouldn't ever have to worry about time zones.

Day 127: Stamps

Vince bought these for me after we saw them in a little shop here on the FOB (forward operating base). They're stamps! The shop owner said they use them mostly in India to decorate fabrics. A lot of the goods around here come from India since this country isn't as big on production of such things. They're more into the re-selling of stuff it seems, but if I've learned correctly, Indian culture is quite big here since Afghanistan was actually apart of India a loooong time ago. Afghanistan seems to get pushed and pulled all sorts of ways if you look at it's history. Russia, Pakistan, Rome, England, India.... I'm no historian, but it does fascinate me. What do you know about Afghanistan history & culture? Let's share something with the class.... :-)

Day 126: Texas Street

This sign brought a little smile to my face. I'm a Texan if you didn't know. I couldn't get a good picture since I didn't want to stand in the street or the open sewer that runs alongside it, so I settled for my safe position on the sidewalk.

Day 125: Bag Tags

Day 124: MedEvac Bus

Day 123: Mail Room

Here's our little mail room. I work nights, so it's difficult to get my mail when they're only open during the hours that I'm trying to sleep. And here's a close up of the sign on the door...

Day 122: Flood Waters

Day 121: Legs

I took this picture while I was walking. No, those fuzzy things aren't mine. They belong to Vince, but mine do look pretty similar... What?! It's difficult to shave in those dark, tiny, planked showers! ;-)

Day 120: ICU

Our hospital here at Bagram has the most medical support and services in Afghanistan. We treat Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, Seamen, Reservists, Guardsman, Contractors, Afghanis, and even troops from foreign countries that are also apart of NATO and ISAF.

Day 119: Through the Table

I don't know why I took a picture of my boots through the table, but I did...

Day 118: Stop

Day 117: Pucker Face

Oh, man! That was a sour pickle!!!

Day 116: Cool Guy

Yep, he's cooler than I am, but that's okay. I can live with it!

Day 115: FedEx

I couldn't get a good shot since this nutty truck was wedged in between some fancy schmancy limited edition SUVs that apparently were shipped via FedEx. They make me wonder who bought them and with who's money...

Day 114: No Smoking Sign

As I've mentioned before, I just like signs. They're especially interesting here.

Day 113: Enduring Faith Chapel

Day 112: Potty Instructions

This poster was on the outside of the porta-potty infront of the Korean hospital. I can't stop laughing!

Day 111: Korean Hospital

Day 110: Thank you, Jayne!

Jayne sure does know what melts my heart! Look what she made for me:

Day 109: Cards

I received a fabulous box of cards and other yummies from Debbie and Jayne today!!! You two are most fabulous!!! I'll be sure to put these out for the troops on behalf of Operation: Thank the Troops.

Day 108: I (heart) Chelsea

My cousin Chelsea is the sweetest girl I know! Look what I received in the mail... She got together with Bee and Bee's daughter to make a couple cards for me. They even sent some extra craft goodies so I could make some my self. I love you, Chelsea!!!

Day 107: Vespa

I've been saying that I want a Vespa for quite some time. This scooter isn't exactly a Vespa, but it just recharged my draw.

Day 106: Round Rock

Just because.

Day 105: Gas Station

This isn't your usual gas station.

Day 104: Air Force vs. Army

They live here... ...and if you'll recall... I live HERE.

Day 103: Ketchup

It almost looks normal, doesn't it?

Day 102: Hot Guy

He may be hot, but he seriously lacks in the personality department.

Day 101: Forklift Towing

We don't have tow trucks, but we do have forklifts!

Day 100: Behind the Wire

Well, I've been behind this wire for 100 days now. It's gone pretty quickly!

Day 99: PX

The PX (post exchange) is great back home. It's like a cheaper Walmart with name brand stuff, and we don't pay taxes on post either. The little shopettes here are dinky, but it's all we have. They sell some unusual stuff. Can you see anything unexpected on these shelves?

Day 98: Laundry Bags & Rockets

The laundry system here super sucks! It takes about a week to get my stuff back, so I'm always out of something. Grr! P.S. A rocket just landed not 75 yards from me! Freaky!!!

Day 97: Bunkers

These things are everywhere. I'm a tad jealous that the Airforce bunkers have benches and water bottles though. Those guys are so spoiled. ;-)