TUESDAY, JUNE 1st.

Day 387 of my darling wife's deployment. One year, three weeks.

She called me last night. She swears the Camp Victory PX is better than the one we have in Giessen. She said on Sunday she and some friends bought a grill, charcoal and Omaha Steaks and had a cookout by the pool. Then she treated her office to grilled steak for lunch on Memorial Day.

And I'm really, really glad she gets to have these moments of fun. She's worked so long and hard with so few breaks.