Army planes are the worst

Okay, I know it has been a long time since I last posted a blog. Let me catch everyone up to speed. In the last four months work was busy, some stuff got blown up, I ripped up the carpet in my room (it smells better now), we got some new soldiers, had a few sandstorms, they started serving a new kind of ice cream (Jomocha Almond, it is good), they built a coffee shop for us (but it got blown up during it's 2nd week open, so sad) and now I am at the airport in Baghdad for the 4th day trying to get a flight out of here for R&R. Anyone who has had a bad experience with airline cancellations and layovers (this should be everyone) be glad it wasn't an Army flight out of an Army airport. I think because we don't actually pay for the ticket (in fact, we don't even get tickets) the flight operators figure a 96-hour layover (so far) is just part of the normal flight process. Uggghh. As of now it is looking like I will be getting into Austin 4May, probably in the evening. I should be around the city most of the 18days I have home minus a few in the middle (see my mom for details.) I hope I get to see everyone who is in town while I am on leave but if not I'll see you when I get back (only 9 months to go WooHoo.) Till then...