Thanks for the props everybody! :D
It's on its way to the desert as we speak! I just thought of something when others are saying their spouses are going in a few months...my BROTHER is doing a second tour here in a few months, too! I better get crackin'!
I'll send all your good wishes to her. She's really in my Top 5 for favorite people ever, and I know not everyone gets a super awesome sister like that. ;)