Busy army life and happy hanukah!

Hi to everyone,

It has been so long since i have written here. To those of you that have e-mailed asking if i am ok, i am fine. I have just been in the army and wow have i been busy! I feel like i haven't even had time to just sit down and have a few minutes to myself.
last week I have a trip down to the desert with unit and that was a blast. we went hiking through the desert and slept out under the stars. it was cold, but it was really fun. after the trip we went up to the north to guard at one of the bases up there. we were also on standby if we were needed to help out at the fire the had started near haifa.
this past week has been busy as well. I have been catching up on work, getting ready to leave to the US tomorrow, and trying to get things organized on base. this morning i had a meeting with the head of the base to talk about going to officers course and making a career out of my army service. I really want to become an officer and stay in the army. the head of the base is going to look into when and if I can go to officer's course and i should know hopefully by next month.
tomorrow morning i am flying to the US to meet up with my family and spend some time with them. We will be going on a cruise through the panama canal and then i will be returning back to Israel and the army. I am so excited to have some time off to see my family and relax, but at the same time i am going to miss being here in Israel and seeing my friends in the army all the time.
hope everyone is well and talk soon.
love,
Roxanne