i havent been on here a lot lately. i finally started my side job (umpiring) and between that and my other job ive been workin almost every day. but anyways. i got a call from mike today and wwhen we were talking i realized that he has been gone for almost 5 months now. its amazing. this deployment has gone by faster than i thought it would. so he only has hopefully 7 more months left. but hey ive gotta get up and go eat and go out again. i hope everyone s doin good.