So I'm chilling in first class on our flight from San Francisco to Atlanta.  Just finished my first John and Coke.  Most people call it Jack and Coke but when you know him as well as me, you call him John.  Anyway, life is good.  Never blogged while airborne so now I've got that check in the block.  There's that other airborne milestone too.  We won't go into that.  This is a family blog.

What a whirlwind the last couple of days have been.  Between the turnover with the new Commanding Officer, finishing up last minute work items, the Change of Command ceremony, personal good-byes and the hectic travel, it's been a memorable couple of days.

Okay, down to only a couple of minutes left on the battery so must type fast...

I'm back.  Battery died on me.  In Alabama now catching up with family.  Here's a quick snapshot of the last couple of hours - Def Leppard on the radio, $3 for a luggage dolly (free in Korea), actually stopping at red lights, birds chirping like it's going out of style, dogs lazily sunbathing on hot concrete, fresh blueberry muffins from Aunt Joy, pot roast from Aunt Annie, CJ enjoying Golden Flake potato chips, Atlanta Braves on TV and the boys chopping the head off a small snake with Uncle Don - life is good.  Off to a pool party now.  We're not in Korea anymore...