It's been a while!!

It has been a while since I've had the chance to get on here!! Let me update everyone, I'm doing fine other than being homesick and missing the family way more than I expected!! Since I've deployed twice before I thought it would be easier this time but to be honest this has been the hardest one so far. I've given it some thought and can't put my finger on it. Why is this one seeming to be more difficult? I know that it will get better and that we'll all make it just fine and that we'll be stronger because of it but that is just my faith talking!! Because as of this moment, I'd do almost anything to go home. I truly have a great respect and appreciation for the military members that live the greater part of their career away from their families, the ones that are gone for 15-18 months home for 6-12 months and on the road again. I think most of it stems from the fact that I'm on a foriegn base within a foriegn country and I don't have the creature comforts of Services and AFN and feel isolated from the fa,ily and the world. I don't get to speak to the wife and kids on a regular basis and I don't get news and more importantly I haven't watched any type of sporting event on a week. Yes, no ESPN I don't know if I'll make it:) Well, I think that is enough whining for now!! Thanks everybody for your support and prayers and looking out for my family, that is one thing that will make this deployment bearable.