Tobiasly’s Blog

Hi again! I don’t have much time right now, but it looks like I will have slightly better email and phone usage (hopefully) in the coming days and weeks. So, here’s the lowdown: since a couple days after you last heard from me, my Company has been just outside Talil airfield in Iraq. That’s about 1/3 of the way between the Kuwait border and Baghdad.

It was never really too “hot” once we got here. The vast majority of the locals are pretty happy that we’re here. There was a meeting here on April 15 between some coalition bigwigs and some Iraqis that they’re trying to help stabilize the country. I’m not sure if it was on the news or not, but anyhoo that’s where we’re at. I don’t think I was on any TV stations that anyone might have seen — I was in the background during what was apparently a Japanese station.

Anyhoo, things are going pretty well. Looks like we’ll be here maybe a few more weeks, then after that I’m not sure. Hopefully it will be pack up and get ready to go. I’m hoping we’re home by mid-June but that may be wishful thinking.

A big thanks to everyone who sent packages; I really appreciate it (and so do the guys — Shell, yours have been voted “best cookies in Iraq!”) But we’re quite inundated right now, and may have to leave some goodies behind if we move again, so keep those cards & letters coming but hold off on the rest!

Hopefully I’ll be able to write and call more soon, but until then, love & miss you all!