Hey y'all -
Sitting here at Station 22 with my Wednesday night crew thinking about all the past many months has had to offer! What a great experience it has been being a part of the Wednesday Night Family. Jonathan and Courtney you have taught me so much and amazingly enough, the 3-EMT'ers have survived a hell of a lot in the past several months...I couldn't have asked for a better precepting experience. You guys ROCK! I honestly plan to take all my new found knowledge and skills with me to Djibouti and see how I can keep things rolling and maybe learn a thing or two more as well. Stay tuned...I have BIG plans.
Packing...UGH! I have so much left to do...and so little time left to do it in. But I will get it done. I promise. Every time I lay my clothes out, the piles just keep growing. Then I think to myself, do I really need all this crap? Of course I do! I am a girl and I will be gone for a year! But where will I keep all of it? Have you seen the pictures? 7 1/2" X 14 1/2" Containerized Living Unit (CLU) is not much space for all my crap. But really, I am trying. I have put back some things already. I did go out and buy 2 new suitcases today. That makes it okay then, right? I need to fill these suitcases! I have one already with just my bedding and linens. How did my Dad deploy all those times for all those years? Well, uh, I guess because he's a man AND because he had uniforms! This is a little nerve wracking, but I'll get through it. Seems I am still slated to depart the US of A next Thursday. So only a week away!
This weekend will be amazing - Leader/Daughter Encampment at Camp Potomac Woods. Lead First-aider (that's me) and Madeleine, my niece, is coming with me as my "daughter." Jodi and Elizabeth are bunking with us too. It's M's first camping experience with the Girl Scouts...so we'll make it a good one for her!
Anyway - just wanted to check in. My stress level is high, anxiety kicking in, a little bit of sadness as I prepare to depart...and to top it off, my Dad asked today if he could take me to the airport! I was hoping to sneak out with no tears...but I am so glad he will be sending me off. But the butterflies I am feeling are pure adrenaline and I just can't wait to get this going! What a great experience this is going to be and I hope in the next few weeks I will have plenty to share with y'all.
So....Ambulance 622-2, is back in quarters.
Heading to bed...good night all! And a pleasant evening to the citizens of Ashburn.
Cheers!
Kathi
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