Pictures.

I'm posting now b/c I doubt I'll have a chance for a week or so.  Most people who will see this post quickly are probably looking for pictures.  The stuff from the awards/promotion ceremony is at the link on the right of this page.  I'm only going to leave them online for about a week, as I'm running out of space in my album.

Otherwise, this weekend should be a lot of fun.  SHAPE Fest is this weekend, which is just the large festival that the entire community at SHAPE participates in.  I get to sit in the dunk tank at some point tomorrow in weather entirely too cold for dunk tanks.  Sunday, we have a 9.11 K run on Sunday morning and a memorial service for 9/11 that evening at the chapel.

Next week is what I've been dreading for months...CAST-E.  This is a week of mandatory training for chaplains.  I have actually prayed that funding would fall through the budget problems this year (seriously).  My attitude is in serious need of help.  This will be 4 days of information overload on things that will change or be irrelevent in a matter of three months.  The only redeeming part of this conference is that it takes place in Garmisch, Germany.  That means I'll wake up to a view of the Alps each morning.  Hopefully, I'll be able to get a little hiking in at some point.