"Working" in Iraq

So everyone is always asking how Eric is, and what he's doing in Iraq... well I'll tell you. Currently... absolutely nothing. He was actually supposed to be on his way home by now, but the unit that is replacing them thought they needed extra time to be trained on how to do practically nothing (the predecessor to doing absolutely nothing). Well, they don't actually need more time to be trained, so Eric and his unit are stuck over there with nothing to do. Thankfully there happens to be a pool where he's at, though it is a long dusty walk to the pool, at least it is something to do, and they sure seemed to have fun!

It also looks like they've all spent a lot of their free time at the gym too!

Now his whole sojourn in Iraq hasn't been filled with doing next-to-nothing, but he has had a far amount of time to himself at home, and at work. So we always make jokes about his "work", because he usually ends up chatting with the other guys, watching movies, chatting with me :), playing his harmonica, surfing the Web and working on his independent study class. 

We can't wait for him to get out of Iraq, back on American soil, and most especially home! So this last little while he is still there, seems to really drag out, more so than the past 11 months because we know it is so close and yet not here yet. But most importantly he is safe and will be home soon!