pretty good thanksgiving, got to see some cousins and aunts and uncles.

now im just waiting for our awesome two weeks of underway time!

then a week or so of in port time, then LEAVE!

cant wait.

about to head up to Maryland for turkey; meet some relatives; play some games....good fun!

well our little cruise has come and gone. we actually came back a few days early; because of weather. it was getting pretty harsh out there.
we ran our drills, and the ATG people came and evaluated. they said we are ready for the real deal. just minor discrepincies.

me and Julie kept in contact. and shes coming back to IL for new years. and so am i.

kyle came back a couple days ago i just got done talking with him. him and steve are going to Batavia for thanksgiving; i have duty the day before, but i might have to pull some schemes and show up too. still debating if i want to drive home or drive to Maryland to have dinner with Don and Donna and a bunch of cousins....

and today was Christmas in November for me! i bought a brand new PS3, the brand new Call of Duty 5, and a spectacular Westinghouse 32" LCD HDTV!!
im super-psyched to get it all working. doing some PS3 updates now.

all in all. November has been good.

an absolute blast. it was so very nice to finally meet Julie, and we had...a blast. it was also very nice to see Liz again. and we had...a blast. AND steve came up for the weekend; and it was great seeing him again. so basically, everyone i was with had a blast. success!

but now its three weeks of underway time....