I didn’t know the soldier who died, still sucks… leaves a knot in my chest because it could happen to anyone atanytime.
The tent situation here isn’t too bad. There are twenty men in each. The best part is we have AC. It gets hot here… about 130 degrees during the summer. We’re in the desert, but in the winter it’s still warm during the day and gets cool at night. I’ve done deployments early on in the war without AC… it’s ablessing.
The mosquitoes are the worst. They’re smarter than the ones back home. We’ve had hours-long conversations about them here. We have mosquito nets, but they crawl under them to get inside. They know how to do it. The mice can get bad, but a lot of us try to be careful. Where there are mice, there are snakes, and I don’t care what anybody says, you don’t want a snake hanging around. I check my bed everynight.
You are a dork, but it’s cute you notice things like costumes and get excited about them. I get what you mean, but for me it’s the other way around. I can’t enjoy war movies anymore. I criticize everythinginthem.
Scout’s honor, no matter how good-looking your mom is, I won’t try and steal her awayfrom#4.
All three of us are friends. Max, the one I’ve known since high school, works at a refinery. Des, the one I’ve been friends with since middle school, is afirefighter.
I’ve seenThe Fifth Element. Give me some credit. What costumes did you do? I had this thing for Mila in that orange outfit for the longest. What belt did you have inaikido?
Festivals in Germany are insane. I don’t have any pictures with me, but imagine a ton of people and then multiply it bythree.
We were “together” two years, but we probably only spent maybe two months of that face to face… saying two months is a stretch too, I bet. I had a tour in Italy for a year, and before that she didn’t live anywhere near where I was. We met through a friend of a friend when she visited base. It wasn’t anything thatserious,but….
I’m not going to say you’re right about me choosing to date them. :] I’ve only had my car keyed once when I was twenty and had a couple of exes who were borderline stalkers. I feelhispain.
…what did you mean by you’ve “never had aboyfriend”?
Hope you’reokaytoo.
-Aaron
P.S. Does this count as starting over? :] We can pretend I’ve always known thetruth.
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From:[email protected]
Date: November 24, 2008 1:11a.m.
Subject:RE:Hi
Aaron,
Mosquitoes that know how to get under nets? Mice and snakes? How can I say this? No thank you? You would think, because of Sylvester, I’d be okay with mice, but that is a negative. Snakes? No way, Jose. I feel stupid, but I didn’t put two and two together and figure that it would get cold in the winter on that side of the world. You think “desert” and think “hot” and “dehydration,” not jacketweather.
I’m attaching a picture of my mom and #4 from our trip to Orlando a few months ago when I sent you the Disney postcard. Don’t make meregretit. ;)
Do your friends still live inLouisiana?
You’ll be happy to hear I did a Leeloo costume—that’s Mila’s character. I still have the wig and everything. I’ve also done Diva Plavalaguna, the opera singer. The makeup took a stupid amount of time to do, but it came out well. I only got my yellow belt inaikido.
Excuse me for saying it, but your ex seems dumb. She was fine with you being stationed in Italy but wasn’t okay with you being on deployment now? Sounds fishy. I’m really sorry that happenedtoyou.
I’ll tell you some stories about my brother’s exes if you’re ever down and need alaugh. :)
“I’ve never had a boyfriend” means exactly that. I’ve never had aboyfriend.
Hope the mosquitoes aren’t getting youtoobad.
-Ruby
P.S. I forgot you’d asked if I ever owned a Bedazzler, the answer is no. We were broke back then. She bought me glue and gems from the dollar store. Samething. :)
