So I pulled an all-nighter packing everything I could fit to a limit of 44 pounds in my checked bag and 15 pounds for my carry-on. My carry-on is almost a joke since my laptop already weighs a little over 7 pounds. Not much more to put in there. The checked bag has clothes, toilettries, shoes and little else. Nora will be sending me everything else once I land in Iraq.
I saw Pop and Grandma today on my way to the airport. It felt really good to see them before I left. I told them I would be travelling but didn't tell them where. I didn't want them to worry especially since Pop had surgery a couple of weeks ago.
There were a lot of tears at the airport. I won't lie, it was pretty hard to leave. The kids bought me some flowers. I tried to be strong but the tears were flowing and I couldn't make them stop. Nora and Annalisa were the same. But I finally walked down to the security check point and waved goodbye.... :-(
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John Lara left on the same plane as me, although he was a little late getting to the airport. After we landed, the shuttle took us to the processing center to eat. We basically dumped our baggage at the door, got in line, ate, then boarded another shuttle with our stuff and went to our hotels. I checked in and discovered I had no roommate. Yea! So I headed to the lobby and started meeting the other arrivals. People from all over the U.S.
I called it an early night since I haven't slept since Friday night. I have to be up and ready for the shuttle at 6 AM. Ugh! Well goodnight!
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