Well boys and girls here I am in Japan! I tell you what, it's beautiful here! Less than a week ago I was shoveling three feet of snow out of my driveway so I could drive to get some stuff. Here I am now in sixty some degree weather loving it up!

It's absolutely beautiful as far as the scenery goes, everything here is just amazing. And its so clean, you can actually smell the difference between home and Japan craziness.

The japanese people, even though they always screw up all the orders that I make, are so nice. It's hard to complain when all they do is be ultra polite and smile at you.

As much as I'm already enjoying myself here, though, I really miss home. After spending some time with my friends, it made me realize how much I really am loved and that the reason I joined the Navy was to just run away. I feel I made the wrong decision, but in the end this will make me a better person. I have alot of growing up to do, and when I come home I will take the people I love the most and make sure that they know how I feel. For you who I love (and I think you know who I'm talking about) I just wish I could have told you sooner, and I just wish I could know what could have been had I stayed behind. But at the same time, a few years over here will really discern my friends from the ones who were faking it. I love you guys who have already stayed with me through the trials I've had, even with me dissappearing and moving all the time, and have proven themselves to me time and again. I appreciate you all more than you know, and I swear to you this will be the last time I leave you all. I'll be home one day and I plan on staying there this time to start a family.

Good news is that once I get all my foreign pay bonuses, I've started a savings fund so that when I get back I'll be able to buy a house of my own, and hopefully have some set aside for the day when I decide to start my family. I want to be fully prepared.

But anyway, I gotta run, Milligan (my friend from bootcamp) pulled in with his ship from sasebo and I want to spend some time with him before he goes away for a few months. So I just ask you all to pray for me and keep me in your heart. Leave me messages on here or however you know how to contact me online, I'll be around checking it all, and I'll reply as much as possible.