Okay, I'm back in Tikrit. Crazy depressed Beckie has disappeared (not forever b/c I will have to return to Kuwait for all future exits from Iraq) and I'm getting back into the swing of things. One thing that is not working out for me is getting my sleep routine back to normal. I'm a pretty cocky sleeper, b/c I can sleep almost anywhere, at any time, and for nice long stretches uninfluenced by things like noise, movement, etc. The only condition I usually have a hard time sleeping in is the heat. I mean, I'm the girl who has no problem falling asleep on a flight for 12 hours and sleeping every moment except free meal time. But this jet lag is kicking my rear. I'm currently writing this at 4 a.m. my time after waking at 1:30 a.m., not able to go back to sleep. I attempted for an hour, knowing my body was exhausted, but to no avail. So I turned on the t.v. to discover a classic Lost episode from season 2 where Sayid takes Ben in (though at this time he's going by Henry Gale). Remember when we all thought Sayid might be wrong and Ben was just a harmless victim of the island? Crazy times.
Anyways, now that I'm back, I'm in a much better state of mind. I've already gotten my packages I sent to myself a week ago (great timing), so things are humming along nicely. Turns out my job is still boring, in case anyone was wondering. I'm running low on movies to watch, so I got another Hitchcock selection on Amazon. The people making these collections must have talked before b/c this one includes 8 movies not in the collection I already have. Perfect! It has Strangers on a Train, which I'm most excited about. I love that one. However, I only watch those movies on Saturdays, so I think I'm going to have to delve into the small collection my office has of semi-crappy movies. One's I will only watch if I have to exert no effort to get the movie in my hands. I'll keep you posted. Maybe one will surprise me.
Just to reiterate, it was great to see everyone. Thank you for doing Thanksgiving early for me. My biggest disappointment is that no games were played in that glorious weekend, but I figure if that's my biggest disappointment, I can count myself pretty lucky. We did play domino's my first night back, and that was pretty cool. But this just means the next time any of you see me, I will be merciless in making you play any and all games with me.
Thanks for your prayers for me. Love you all...
3 comments:
Yeah, I was a little sad that no games happened, either, but since we all seemed to be enjoying the conversing and socializing going on, I suppose I can accept the trade-off :) Here are a couple of things you may want to try to keep track of: A) What games do you miss the most (i.e. perhaps prioritize the games you want to play- which ones do you want to play first, second, etc... I'd hate for you to come home and your first game be..."Go Fish" (j/k)
B) If you think of any games you want to get that you know you do not already have, keep a running list of those so we can keep you supplied for birthdays, Christmas, etc. (If you need a refresher on your current inventory at my apt, let me know)
Thanks for the fun times. I can hardly wait for the year to be over! Hope you get back on sleep track soon!
Walmart just called today to say your glasses are in so I will pick them up tomorrow (Thursday) and mail them the same day. Hold on for the Harry Potters -wahoo!
I tag YOU....just for a little bitta funsie time!
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