ready, get set, go....

It's only 7 more days until we get underway. Can I just say how freaking excited I am! Not even because I am going to get to travel to places I never thought I would (which lets face it...is pretty bad ass!). But since I reported to the Spencer about a month ago, this is all we have been working towards. From new fire pumps to new flight decks, all of our work has been geared towards the hopes of minimal complications during this JIATF patrol. I can't wait to watch the ship run smoothly because of the work we put into it!
This week we spent most of our time securing for sea. Everything from shop vacs to oregano has to be tied down so it doesn't go flailing about. Shit, I got knocked over in the shower the other day and gashed my leg from just being moored to the pier. What is it going to actually be like when we get out there? I don't know...but can't wait to have that answer!
Sure...there are things I'm really not too thrilled about. I'm going to miss talking to you all the time! But hey...at least I can write back now ;-) I am definitely not looking forward to it being 120 degrees in most of our working spaces.
It's the excitement of the unknown that has me totally hooked! I feel like a kid at Christmas...
BRING IT =]