Tomorrow, I start my trip back to the sandbox. My R&R is just about over. Being home is pretty much indescribable after being in Iraq for so long. I've got a completely different attitude now about "home" and what it means. Things that I took for granted before are now things to be savored. Some highlights:
- sitting in my own chair watching a NASCAR race on the tube;
- going out to dinner and having a meal that was cooked just for me;
- listening to my dog softly snoring;
- talking with old friends;
- seeing real art and artists;
- just being in the same room as my wife again;
- experiencing autumn in the mountains;
- hopping into my own truck to go somewhere;
and many many more.
Experiences like this are not to be taken lightly. Not anymore.
Here are a few photos from my all-too-brief time at home -
We went to the opening of the new Echo Gallery in Biltmore Park. Most of the artists are friends of ours and it was wonderful to see them get this great opportunity to help establish a gallery in this new section of town.
Yes, I got to spend a lot of time with my two hairy little daughters.
Here's Janis with our anniversary present to ourselves, a painting by our friend Genie Maples. Genie is one of the artists in Echo Gallery.
Right at the end of my visit was the peak of fall colors. The maple tree in front of our house went from green to this beautiful gold in three days.
Here are some fall colors in my neighborhood.
Here's my sweet little Indy, ready for her afternoon nap on our bed. 
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