Almost there...

Sorry I didnt post sooner but the govt computers would not let me get to blogspot until now. So I have arrived in Baghdad but waiting for a ride from the airport to the IZ. As the story goes I flew from the US to Germany (short layover) to Italy (short layover) to Qatar. While in Germany one of the guys was yelled at for trying to bring toothpaste on the plane. I explained he was deploying in support of the war on cavities...the lady did not think it was funny, I did though! I spent 3 days in Qatar waiting for a flight to Iraq. While in Qatar I slept in a huge, A/C charged tent...not bad but had nothing else to do. Could not get to my bags because they were in a holding area, so I lived out of my carry on for about 4 days...so I was short on clothes and showers...oh fun! Needless to say I smelled pretty bad. In addition, I took a midnight flight to Baghdad, a bus to the rally point only to find out the bus had already left. So back to the tents I went for another night...but these tents were not like the ones in Qatar...oh how I longed for the Qataristan tents. So late late tonight I should leave for the IZ and finally after a week of travel be at my final destination. Cant wait to bed down in my own place. Thanks in advance for all your prayers. More to come...