I'm Home, Beaches.

Take that as you will. I know how I meant it. After a long 8 month bout with the Taliban and the muckering that goes on between Navy professionals (along with some pretty neat port visits), I am home on USA soil. Although Hawaii does not feel like home yet. It is the current place of habitation.

The deployment was an overall success. We were able to drop a few bombs on some enemies of the State. I was certified as a "Qualified Navy Professional". I got to see: Japan, Singapore, Bahrain, Qatar, Dubai (UAE), Phucket (Thailand), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), and Hong Kong. Not a bad list of countries and cities to see. Definitely glad to be home though.

The exact date I was to be home is supposed to be confidential, so only a handful of people knew the it. Thank you to all those that kept Stacy comfortable and occupied. Deployment is almost always harder for the spouse than is home than for the one that is out there kicking butt. She did great, but we are glad to be together again.

We will be in Hawaii for another year or so. I will leave for 3 weeks in July and that will be it for a while. We have friends and family coming to see us. We are excited to see them too. Although I am having a blast traveling the world and doing some pretty cool work, I will forever miss my dear family and close friends. That's what makes this job truly difficult-along with missing U2, The Killers, and Counting Crows in concert.

You know where we'll be.