Friday, July 27, 2012

Who needs a Sauna when you have Kuwait?

It won't be long before July will be gone and August will arrive.  I think I have fully acclimated to the heat.  It has been very hot but the last week it has not been a dry heat.  The humidity, which is usually very low this time of year in Kuwait has been over 40 to 50 percent on some days.  Which means that if you walk outdoors you will be getting wet.  But nonetheless, I have been very good at making sure I get my workouts in everyday and night.  Since I have come to Kuwait I have been losing weight and getting fitter.  I have struggled with my weight over the years.  In April 2011 I weighed my heaviest ever.  But since that time I have slowly but surely lost 47 pounds.  Just since I arrived on Camp Cupcake I have lost 29 pounds.  My goal is to lose another 20 to 30 pounds, meet height weight standards and finally at long last...get promoted.  My birthday is a month a way, and I hope to lose another 8 pounds before than.  Last December, my friend Eric told me I really need to get back in shape.  He was worried about me getting older and all the stuff that comes with age.  When I come home he wants to see some real improvement.  He has already developed a program for me when I come visit him and Wanda (his beautiful wife) in San Diego after the deployment.  Well I have a good start.  Now I got to keep it up.  Today I had pizza for lunch...ha ha.  So, I hope its hot and humid tonight when I go out and sweat to the oldies.  Back home, a lot of changes.  I am single again.  Deployments are tough on relationships.  But I hold no malice in my heart.  I wish T only the best.  I will miss Eddie though.  It will be weird going back to that big house but it such is life.  Sooooo....depending on who you believe, I am either going home in October or December.  I hope it is October but I won't get my hopes built up.  The effin army likes to piss on our hopes and dreams.  So I'll plan on December and be happy if its earlier.  Well, its almost time for me to work off that pizza so I better get moving along.  Stay strong peeps!

Monday, July 16, 2012

Yes I am Alive

I know it has been just over a month since last I wrote.  I am sorry I have been so lax in updating everyone on how I have been doing.  The last month, since last I wrote I have been back home for TDY and then had a few days back home in Albany.  It was a strange feeling to be home -- not seeing Elvis run up to me -- and I barely saw T who had other plans while I was there.  Our relationship has changed -- this deployment has had a heavy burden on us both.  I did see Eddie and Willow, my two other dogs and once they figured out who I was, they quickly adjusted to me being home.  While I was home, I took care of some business--had lunch with my boss, visited with my friends Lou and Tony and went to fireworks with my good friends Justin and Rebecca.  On Monday Night I had dinner and than visited with veterans from the Veterans House which really was positive and affirming.  It reminded me of how important it was for me to get  back home as soon as I can.  At the moment it looks like I could be back for good between October and December.  There is no definite at the moment though.  I hope it is October but If I get back in December before Christmas that would be fine too.  Overall my spirits are pretty good.  Leaving here for 12 days did me well.  I was worried I was going to gain weight but lost 2 pounds while I was away.  So far I have lost 24 pounds since I arrived in Kuwait.  I want to lose even more than that before I leave of course.  I fully intend on being an E-7 before I leave this place.  The next few weeks may see me traveling to exotic places--maybe even Afghanistan.  How ironic.  That was my goal over a year ago....maybe I just might make it there for a week or so.  In the meantime, I am not enjoying the 120 degree heat but I am keeping busy.  So the time goes by and everyday that passes is one day off the calendar.  I promise to write more often kids.