I've got a few days off from the Army before we leave to complete our pre-deployment training. There is plenty to do, but I haven't really been motivated to do any of it. The three weeks I spent in the Idaho desert exhausted me. I have enjoyed spending time with the wife and the boy, though.
The National Guard and the community set up a picnic for the Guard personnel who are deploying with us. The news media were there in force, and we had an interview with a reporter that made it onto the local evening news. It's not anything earth-shattering, but I think we did all right for being such introverted people. One of the guys at Hobbytown recognized us and mentioned it when we visited the store the other day.
I got a neat package in the mail today. My shoe order came in after being on backorder for a few weeks, so I got my pair of Nike Trainer 1.2s in the Bo Jackson Kansas City Royals colors.
I'm pretty happy with them. The blue is certainly very bright. I think they would go down a lot better if I had a KC jersey or sweatshirt to wear with them, but either way I like them a lot and they are a good complement to the brown leather Bo Jackson's my uncle got for me. They sort of form a shoe mullet, the brown shoes are the business up front, and the blue ones are the party in the back.
As far as the hobby goes, I haven't done much aside from reading through White Dwarf and reading the first seven books of the Gaunt's Ghosts series by Dan Abnett. The books are page-turners for sure, and of course they make me want to build my Imperial Guard army. I also got the original Warhammer 40k Dawn of War computer game with a couple of the expansions. It should be a good distraction so I can play with Space Marines and Orks without hauling around ten boxes of figures with me. I've got more than I can fit into my allowed bags anyway, just with all of the gear the Army issues us. Prepping for a deployment shows just how dependent an army is on a long supply and support chain.
Way cool...
ReplyDeleteAwww, that news story was so cute. I guess I missed that one. Thanks for posting it.
ReplyDeleteThere's no way to feel blue when you got a new shoe. Ah, your uncle's a poet. And his feet surely show it. For they are Longfellows.
ReplyDeleteYou three did a great job on the news - I know how it feels to always have people mess up the pronuciation of your name - she almost had it right once! We are going to miss you and Bekah knows I will help in any way I can - love you guys!
ReplyDeleteIt was nice to be in the limelight for a minute or two. I think the boy really stole the show.
ReplyDeleteOur last name has been mispronounced so much, I usually answer to anything that vaguely resembles it. She didn't do too bad compared to some I've heard.
We had an ultrasound yesterday and had a look at the twins. It's still a few weeks out from the definitive ultrasound, but we saw some indicators regarding the genders of the babies. Pretty exciting stuff!
Mate: that news article was a real corker, and that's such a great idea with the reading, too.
ReplyDeleteI resigned my commission in the Territorial Army (British version of the National Guard) in part because my fiancée (now wife) was adamant that she didn't want me deploying. I regretted it for years, but now I've a baby girl I could hardly imagine it.
I guess at least that twins are likely to be deliberately induced, so it's a little easier for them to time your leave...?
All the very best on deployment, Chris: stay safe.