Tonight I think I might have played my last basketball game here in Iraq. I told some folks I want to play tomorrow night, but I’ve got a problem with blisters (enough said) so I’m thinking an emphatic no on any more basketball. What a wonderful court, too…it was rather interesting having a bunch of rubberized mat thingys to dribble and run on, and a bunch of concrete T-walls to wall the court in. And what basketball game in Baghdad would be complete without a helicopter whizzing overhead??? Truly a court to remember.
One thought that constantly blows my mind is how much time Aftan spent with me just chatting it up online while I was over here. Hey, if you can’t have the significant other by your side, and you can’t call them, do the next best thing and chat with them using MSN or AIM. What amazes me is how even over about 10,000 miles, we grew closer together, furthered our relationship and became best friends…and a deployment is supposed to tear people apart. It didn’t do that to Aftan and I. Thank the Lord for her, because if I didn’t have her my deployment would have royally sucked. She knew just what to say when I needed to hear it, and even through troubles of her own she was there for me. I only hope I could have helped her half as much as she helped me out.
Tomorrow is Ship Everything Back To The States Day. I will be shelling out some cash to do so.
Because of this, I need sleep. God bless.
Yea, I agree. It is pretty amazing that we grew closer together over the past six months. It is so easy to drift apart when such a distance stands between you but we really seem to have been able to raise above it. I am glad to have been able to make your time there a bit easier and enjoyed our many late night talks together. If anything I think that this time apart has helped us really get to know eachother and polish our communication skills. It is so easy to take for granted something as simple as a phone call…we were never afforded that opportunity. I thank God every night for giving us the chance to get to know eachother and progress in our relationship. Chris, your the best and it has been a blessing to get to know you as well as I have…10,000 miles or not.