I had a case of forgetfulness!

I know its been FOREVER since I've posted a blog. So now it's time to start filling everybody in.
The past 30 days have been pretty busy. My boss left around mid to late January for R&R, and I had to pick up some of his responsibilities until he returned. That wasnt too incredibly bad, but it got worse towards the days before he returned because when he returned that meant it was time for my R&R!!! Well, my R&R came and went TOO FAST!
You may ask what did I do? Did I go anywhere special? Yes, I went home thats a special place for me, and I got to see most the people I love the most. Traveling had to be the worst though, because it drains you! And once your body gets somewhat used to the time in the US its time to head back!
Well, I left the night before my R&R officially started to stay at the Kempinski for the night...oooohhhhhh it was very nice! Just to describe it to you will take too much. Basically, the bed is a young kid's nightmare...because you cant jump on it! It had a down cover over the mattress not including the down comforter, so the best description of it is that when I went and lept from the ground to the bed it swallowed me whole and it was INCREDIBLE! They have light sensors in the room for whenever you move by foot the lights would turn on, same with the hallway, totally energy efficient! On top of the comfortable bed, they have what I can only describe to be a Black Out curtain, which means if I were to close that curtain at 1 pm I couldnt be able that it was shining bright outside. I woke up that morning at about 9am and it was SO dark in my room so I looked at my watch and it said 9:00...I was in disbelief, so I opened the curtain and was blinded by the morning sun. So I took advantage of that, that afternoon for an afternoon nap after a swim in the pool and a very delicious lunch. Simply incredible!
I flew out later that night and flew from Djibouti to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Rome, Italy to London, England and then to DC...about 20 something hours of travel. Well, in line to board the plane from London to DC I notice this strikingly gorgeous girl about my age in line with her mom and dad. Well, luck would have it that she sat down right next to me. In my head im constantly repeating to myself "Dont act like a fool, Dont act like a fool" and so half way through the flight my body just randomly says "ok time to sleep!" and I commence with the jello neck head bob. I wake up as she is peering over my way and I notice a wet stain on my shirt...I was drooling!!! Talk about wanting to curl up in a ball in the corner!!! After that hell ride I made it to DC safe and sound, just in time for some winter weather! WOOO! Just what my body wanted! haha.
So I spent a few days in DC with my Dad and his wife, it was a great time, so to relax and spend time with them.
On Valentines Day I made my way home to Norfolk! Which was great also to see mom and just hang out and do what I wanted to do! I also got to meet this amazing little girl named Lana, a newly adopted girl that my best friends family adopted back in December. She is SO adorable, and I'm kind of sad that I didnt get too much time to spend with her, but thats ok I'll get to see her in May when I come home again!!! Cant wait!
So, my days flew by at home, but once again it was great!
I flew out of Dulles on the evening of the 20th and was greeted with snow as I arrived to Dulles! Woo! It was a great send off before I headed off to the dust bowl!
This time on the return, I flew from Dulles to London to Amman, Jordan, to Addis Ababa to Djibouti. Well, I think I have started to become a little more affraid of flying...maybe its the long time in the plane with more things to worry about! I dont know, but from London to Amman I was a little freaked out. I was seated on the emergency exit row, and 2 arab men were seated in front of me and one stood for about 30% of the 6 hour flight, and he would stare at the emergency exit door, and so would the other guy, and then I would see one stare in the distance and nod to anohter friend who happened to sit a few rows back...freaky right? Well, then I see a another guy peep his head from the first class side back to economy and look at the guy who was standing, and they would just make eye contact, but it only happened once. Now, I'm starting to get a little worried, and I ask the stewardess how long until the flight landed, and she told me about 45 minutes...that was a looooong 45 minutes. I was a little worried so I grabed my laptop out of my back pack and opened it up...just my luck the battery was dead, so I folded it up and it was my defense incase anything were to happen. So, I made small talk with the 2 guys who were looking at the emergency exit door toooooo carefully, I improv'd questions like ' hey wheres a good hotel to stay at in Amman? I think I am going to miss my flight' (even though I knew I was on the exact same plane all the way to Ethiopia.) I think it was more to make myself feel better. Who knows, but I tell you what I carried on the conversation until the plane landed in Amman...the guys seemed a little upset. I think I slept about 4 hours out of the entire trip back to Djibouti. I'm exhausted, and I am ready to hit the hay. Take it easy ya'll.
Peace and love