20 AUG 05

Back in the US of A!!! I am so excited. We landed Thursday morning at 9:33am. It was a very long flight, but I have a wonderful ability to sleep nearly anywhere, so it didn't affect me too much. My kankles were still dreadfully swollen. I'll stay here in Ft. Benning, GA until Fri. Aug. 26th and then I'll have to be at Camp Ripley, MN for a couple days as well. After that I will be home free. I can't wait. All we've been doing is going from briefing to briefing down here. It seems to never end, and almost everyone is suffering from some form of jetleg. We'll be alright in a couple of days. Also, the DFAC people are locals from GA and extremely rude. I've never been so appreciative of the hadjis that we had serve us in Arifjan because they actually were happy just to have a job. Tonight we get to go out and have some fun. Not sure what to do yet. Thanks for the comments about looking thin, but that is definately not the case. You try having a buffet 3 times a day for 8 and a half months. Not likely that I'm going to drop weight. Oh well. Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know that I am in the area. Love you. Can't wait to see you all!
-Mere