Monday, September 8, 2008

Count down of 179 days begins!

We also got to see Charlie, Kelly's brother! He came to NYC on business and took us out to a fancy dinner and showed us around the city. You can see some of the food we ordered. Kelly got a huge Kobe burger and Charlie and I got filet mignon.
Amid other things, we went to the David Letterman show! It was really awesome to witness Dave and the crew behind-the-scenes. Robin Williams was hilarious. Our seats weren't great, but the entertainment was. We also saw Little Mermaid on Broadway and visited Kelly's family in Philly. I was mad at myself for about an hour because I didn't take pictures of that. We Mostly we did nothing, and it was great.

With Kelly's new haircut, he is ready for Afghanistan. This was right before we said good-bye. It was hard.

He will update us all when he arrives in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. This is his itinerary: Leave Tues, the 9th at 12 noon from Fort Dix, NJ on a bus to Norfolk, VA. Arrive that evening and take a charterd airliner at 3am to Kyrgyzstan. Three stops along the way include Canada, Iceland, and Hungary. He will have to stay on the plane. He thinks he may arrive in the middle east (Kyrgyzstan) on September 11th. Ironic, we know. Then he will travel into Bagram air field in Afghanistan on an Air Force plane. Then he will make his way over to Jalalabad, which is the northeast portion of Afghanistan. We will try to post a map. Good luck Lieutenant Wood!

6 comments:

Carrie said...

Looks like you guys had a fun trip. It is really nice that you got to spend some time together before Kelly left. Janelle's family is wonderful - I'm glad you got to meet some of them Cassi.

Francisca and Chris said...

I'm jealous, I really really want to see The Little Mermaid and I heart NYC!

Seriously though know we are there for ya'll during the 179 day count down! We are keeping you in our prayers and look forward to many updates Kelly until your safe return home!

Mama said...

I like your haircut Kelly. Greycoat misses you and also got a haircut (it either happened before I took (ripped) the patch off, or as a result of it). Don't worry, she still loves me! BE SAFE!

Marcus and Cami Bluth said...

This is David talking to his Uncle Kelly: I like your guns, but you got to be careful with them. You got cool camo stuff too.
This is me and David really liked seeing his soldier uncle. How fun that you guys got to got to David Letterman!
Cami

Taylor and Stephanie Haught said...

I am jealous of your trip together. It looks like you had fun. Good luck Kelly in your adventures. Cassi-hang in there. Hopefully time will pass quickly for you!

Jensen Family said...

thanks for the congrats :) and i am so jealous of your fun trip! i've never done anything like that!! some day :) good luck to the hubs, and hang in there while he is gone :/ i know you will miss him like crazy!! they say love grows foneder when you have time apart, right? :)