its the little things...

My pink sheets and pink flower blanket finally arrived!

Here are some pictures of earrings I bought while in Kuwait. They are 18K gold dangle earrings with a rose gold and white gold flower hanging from each. It was suppose to be $110 but I bargained with the vendor and got it for $90!

So Fresh, So Clean!

The laundry facility is walking distance away so here are some pics of me taking a scroll to pick up my laundry this evening. The facility is open everyday from 8am to 8pm and you can pick up your clean clothes in 2 days.

My CHU

Welcome to COB Speicher

What an incredibly bumpy ride from Kuwait to Tikrit. We were making 90 degree maneuvers from left and right and 10 minutes to landing the plane made a sudden drop to avoid potential enemy fire. All I remember is me and everyone else levitating for a good 3 seconds! Thank goodness I wore my seatbelt or I would have been glued to the ceiling! The pictures shown above are of us waiting for the bus ride to the hospital.

Farewell to New Friends

The 47th Combat Support Hospital supports three locations in Iraq: Mosul, Tikrit, and Al Asad. Our group that travelled from Georgia to Kuwait finally had to split up and go to our assigned destinations. The pictures shown above are of all of us saying farewell and safe travels to our buddies heading off to to Mosul. It was hard for me to say goodbye to LT Sabas - she was so kind and a great battle buddy! We plan to Skype with each other and she's going to visit me in Hawaii one day. The Tikrit group (my group) was the last to leave.

Time for Chow!

I was shocked to find out that many American fast food chains made its way to Kuwait. I found: Taco Bell, Burger King, Baskin Robins, Starbucks, Green Bean Coffee, and Panda Express. If you're ever at Camp Buehring, I recommend you trying the beef bugolgi from Panda Express...it is delicious!

It was also nice to see some color while strolling from place to place. Many groups stationed here left their mark by painting on the T-walls. You'll find these walls everywhere in theater. They are intended to protect weaker structures within it from high velocity blasts.

Hello Kitty Soldier

I found these embroidered patches and bags at an alteration store in Kuwait. Who says that Hello Kitty can't tough it out???