When I woke up this morning it was just a typical Monday morning on Joint Base Balad, Iraq. It was nice and cool outside as it has been recently. I went to work and then headed to the usual morning breakfast after our morning briefing. I did find out that I have a performance report to write on one of my guys that unbeknownst to me is overdue! Yikes!!! I don't need that... not when I'm doing such a fantastic job here so far! I will be rectifying that situation in the next day or two and getting that done! I just want to get that monkey off of my back right away.
So... I worked my shift from 11-3 today, and then I went to a thing at the base theater with a few other folks. We got to see Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Gene Cernan speak for about an hour and a half today! Then afterward they had a table set up out front and let groups of people take pictures standing behind them and shook all of our hands. It was truly awesome!!! I enjoyed it very much... as did the rest of the gang... along with the couple hundred others in there as well. Afterwards I got a tasty pepperoni pizza from pizza hut for my dinner. It was really good, too. It's nice to have a little treat every now and then. :)
Now as my day winds down... I can feel the sleepy bug settling in. I have a nice day ahead tomorrow. I don't have to be at work till 11, and I work the last shift. That will give me the time I need to work on the report... and I can work out in the morning, too. I just have to get out of bed before 9 o'clock this time. LOL I will be up for my morning Skype date with Anne Marie at 5, but I will be back in my bed all comfy and cozy by 6. :) I should be able to wake up easily by 8 again after that. I must do it!!!! :)
And that's pretty much another Monday in Iraq in a nutshell... I also saw rain today for the first time since I got here. It felt good... and it's nice and cool outside with some humidity!!! Wow!!! LOL I have to say... it was a pretty good day... and like I've said before... Monday never really feels like Monday here, anyway. :)
Peace, Love, and Poker
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