I haven't been to Salem, but my parents visited me up here since they're only a few hours away and brought some furniture. That was February 20. My husband was in desert training that whole month, so they didn't get to see him, which they haven't in about a year 'cause he's always in training when they're around ha ha!

A few men were charged. The Army screws itself by making hypocritical rules like "All visitors can stay till 0200 in the barracks and teenagers too, with accompaniment" and then they have rules against drinking and drugs right, but the men do marijuana in the barracks and drink and nobody says jack shit about it. They use lame cop-outs like "Oh these guys are under stress!" Bollocks!
My husband caught a guy while he was in-processing and had to stay overnight downtown Fort Lewis at HQ. Needless to say the thing that killed the girl was substance abuse (big surprise). We're highly against drugs. I mean I don't know how many times Steve has had to tell guys "Consider me asthmatic" to keep them away from him with that junk! They are just careless and it really sheds a bad light on them as soldiers. Still, there are a couple good people in the bunch, but not many.


We got a trip to Mt. Rainier coming up April 8th! I am ecstatic about it because I've wanted to go there ever since I arrived Jan. 21st! there's a museum here and I wanted to go really bad, and what happens you say?! His unit goes to the museum to "educate" the guys on the history of Ft. Lewis and he comes home and says "Don't worry I didn't look at anything" it seems every time we wanna' do something together, they do it first! I am gonna' take so many pictures and then I will go insane from snow in my britches!

Congratulations on the 2nd child coming!!! Children are always a joy Gonna' have one of my own someday, who knows maybe 2. Do you know if its going to be a boy or girl yet? How's teaching going?

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i was re-favoriting stuff from an old account you're welcome.
doing well. living in a man-made world of gossip, booze, and the occasional bag of marijuana. something ill never get used to. it's like high school all over again (oye) but its entertaining. recently there was a murder on base. two 16 year old girls. one dead, one injured. found in a barracks, north fort side. i literally walk around with a stun gun (as they dont allow concealed handguns on post) for protection. always remember military bases are safer than civilian places (sarcasm)

how about you?

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Never take the easy way out, hard work is always the answer.