Big Ben & Parliment, London 

Just thought I'd post a few pics from London!  Scroll down & check 'em out . . .  Feel free to leave rude and/or sarcastic comments - I miss you guys!

Us on a "gianormous" ferris wheel 

This sucker was HUGE!  It's called the Eye of London and there were like 15-20 people in our pod thing.  The 'flight' (It's sponsored by British Airways - what do you expect them to call it?!) lasted around 45 minutes and the wheel never stops, not even to let you on & off!  Score!

Me & Shanna at a pub in London 

Ooh, we're in a beer garden - how very special.  This is at a pub in London called "The Champion," we were below street level, it rocked!  Ah, don't we look posh . . .

I'm back home, sleeping in my own bed!  Finally!!!  Our little excursion to Laredo zapped all of my energy (chemical decontamination in 110 degree heat is never a good thing) - the only way to completely recover would be to sleep for a week.  Since that's not a possibility I'm destined to wander the Earth in a zombie-like state until rapture.  It's all good, I've had some completely awesome experiences these past couple of months and I wouldn't change anything!  Well, spending more than 2 days with Warren would have been nice - but after the initial beating he gave me (which, by the way, I'm still sporting bruises) I feel much safer with my abusive little brother at a safe distance in California.  This week is gonna be crazy; I get no weekend off since I've got guard duty, so I've got a work-a-thon going on.  In the end I'll pull through, and if not you can find me huddled in a corner all Rain Man like.  Uh-oh, definitely uh-oh.

The Tower of London 

I'm back home, for now! England was totally awesome, I'd love to go back! I just started my new job out at the base, so far everything's going great. Tomorrow morning I leave for Laredo, TX - more guard stuff! This trip was pretty spur of the moment, I found out about it yesterday & it was finalized this morning. It should be fun, the girl in the picture is going too. Her name's Shanna - we shared a room while in England - it should be fun! We're only 5 minutes from Mexico, so I'm sure we'll make a few border runs! Maybe I'll come back with a tan - we all know how much effort that will take! What's new with you guys?!

Oh snapcrackalicious! I've had the best time in England! London completely rocks! Today's my last day, we leave tomorrow morning at 0500. Yuck! So, in honor of our early departure time and it being our last night in England we're going out & I'm gonna try for an all-nighter! Hooray sleep deprivation! I have like 8 rolls of film to get developed, once that's taken care of we'll all have to get together & have a looksee! For now I'm off to practice my British accent, (which is quite good by the way, I can hang with the best of 'em!) and pack my stuff! Keep us in your prayers as we have 2 days of flying ahead. Love you guys!