Boots 'n Cats

So today I didn't have to go to class. We have two Wednesdays off this month in case of bad weather aka snow or ice, but it hasn't happened yet so we just get the day off anyways. Sleeping in felt so good. Even though the past weeks have not been stressful, I'm still a heavy and long sleeper at heart. I finally got caught up with my laundry and got everything washed and folded perfectly. Vacuumed my car and leather treated the seats. Vacuumed the house and just watched Arrested Development for like 12 hours haha. Amazing really.

According to my calender I only have 43 training days left before I get to come home. This is not including weekends or days off. But it's like 57 days till I will be in my parents driveway. I'm really looking forward to the drive home because I bought an FM transmitter for my car and it has been amazing. No more burning CD's and it sounds really good. Having an iPod will help for sure.

The last few weeks have been pretty fun. We started doing firearms and have had a lot more free time throughout the days. More down time I should say. It helps me stay somewhat stress free. My mind feels much more at ease lately and I think having some time throughout the day to stop and just breathe has helped. I'm also hanging out with people in class outside of class and some other people I have met in the town. I like being with my new "friends" here outside of class. We went bowling last night and it was really fun. Not a huge group, just my class Sargent Robert, our class "Doc" Nathan, Emily, Mark Spain (Who is awesome), and Issac (who is gay but whatever he doesn't creep me out all the time). I would say that those people, minus Issac, are my closest friends here. The bowling alley is also where the local "younger" crowd hangs out so it's nice seeing people my own age and not just my class.

My roommate Sean, who is an active reserve marine, got called two days ago and found out that he was promoted to Captain and he is really excited and I'm happy for him. He is going to Africa to train a group of soldiers for something over there and he's really happy with all of this. This comes with a pay increase so he's also happy about that.

We got permission to use the hot tub that belongs to one of the other cabins so that is going to be nice after long workouts. I like having Sean's fiance here. She cooks very well, and the place is always clean. I feel bad but she seems like she enjoys taking care of us so I'll let her. They have an awesome dog that I love and he's super nice.

Other than that, not much has happened. Haven't gone hiking since the weather is rainy or cold here lately. It's supposed to warm up and I hope to hike again soon.

Hope you all are doing well who are reading this.
Thanks for your thoughts and time,

Zach