26 days

Wow, it feels really really weird to look at that little bitty number.  I remember just less than a year ago how long 371 days seemed.  It has been long, but as always, hindsight makes it feel like it passed in a blur.
I completed my last outside-the-wire mission. I will not again have to gear up in 50 pounds of gear and ammo and weapons (though I will have to wear some of the gear to get out of here).  I have said my goodbyes to the Afghans I work with most closely.   Now I have to maintain some focus as we do the job of getting ourselves and our PRT out of here.  Reviewing medical records, completing outprocessing questionnaires etc will be our main job now.
Still not sure I'm ready to reflect on my time here, I am too filled with emotion about going home.   What I can say is that after this year apart from Garret and the kids I feel very good about me decision to leave the Air Force.  I survived this deployment, but I am not anxious to ever leave my family again.  I feel like I missed way too much of my "real life" in the last year to ever do it again. 
26 days left.....can't wait to be HOME!