Packing Up
October 25th, 2009
We had our customs inspection this weekend. Our conex is now packed and ready to ship back to the states. That’s one more step closer to home. We’re getting mixed information, so we’re not sure if we’re going to make it back for Thanksgiving. I’ve prepared my family for the possibility that I won’t be at the table eating turkey, but I’m hoping that’s not the case. I’d hate to get stuck at Fort Dix, but right now that’s a big possibility.
We have a video teleconference with our replacements next week. That’ll be exciting. I’m so glad we’re in contact with them, because it makes us getting out of here seem a little more real. We’ve got about 3 weeks or so left, maybe longer depending on when our replacements get here. Then it should just be 3 or so days in New Jersey, unless we get stuck over the holiday weekend.
Everyone is so ready to get out of here and this time is dragging by. Putting my feet on American soil, knowing it’s the last time I’ll ever be here, will be so surreal.
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October 26th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Like I said, if you can’t make it home for Thanksgiving there is always room at the Smiths home for you at the dinner table!!!! (although I really hope you can make it home to your family, I know how much everyone misses their families.)
October 27th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 10/27/2009 News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.