What are y'all doing tonight? Us, sitting by the fire, listening to Christmas music, drinking a little bit of champagne (I am not taking well to the Nativity fast), and thinking about Christmas trees. Nesting, pretty much. Hard week. Warm fire. Cold wine. Bad little boys. A good life.
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I had the fire going too. I don't have kids, but I did have my Manhattan. Enjoyed a new DVD of Messiah. Stephen Cleobury conducting the Brandenburg Consort (original instruments) in the beautifully candlelit Pieterskerk in Leiden.
Outstanding performance! Highly recommended!
A nice long run along the perimeter, followed by some good Arab bread and Tahini. Wonderfully nice people (my mother not least among them) have sent us everything from books to stuffed bunnies (very soldierly) to cards to socks to snacks. We even have stockings and presents under a tree at the company - which First Sergeant is guarding from the curious 19 and 20 year olds. The Chapel is offering lots of good services, and by the time Christmas rolls around even our largely Muslim and Hindu kitchen service staff will be in the spirit - with often entertaining results. For example, at Thanksgiving they carved massive angels and hearts into ice, and made hundreds of little bread fish. :) Christmas Eve and Christmas Day traditionally the senior sergeants and officers take over most of the work, so we can hang out and relax. IF all goes as planned...
Christmas ain't so bad out here. A little strange, but it's simple. No commercialism, no greediness. And no ice storms or lake effect snow either! It's been 60 degrees by day, and we've hardly had any rain yet. All we could possibly desire in life is the one thing we can't have - the presence of our loved ones.
Rod, your boys are so adorable I want to scoop them up and give them smooches. So you'll have to do that for me. :) Enjoy the downtime - your kids need it, and so do you.
Everyone, keep in your prayers the young guys who WILL be out on patrols over the holidays. Things are looking up down south, but where we are at we've taken a lot of casualties. And pray also for the Christians of Iraq - they face a lot of persecution from Islamic militants and many will be living in fear this Christmas.
Fine brace of boys, ya got there Rod. Hope for many wonderful Christmases in the future.
Children, and a good wife, and family and freinds, make life worthwhile. It don't get more crunchy, that that.
everything from books to stuffed bunnies (very soldierly)
Ah care packages, brings back fond memories of getting a big box (3'x3') of assorted candy and goods while in Basic. Thought drill sergeant would smoke me for hours. Gave me one night to make it all disappear...the platoon was happy.
AnotherBeliever,
Thanks so much for your post and keeping it real for us back here. I hope you and the rest of our forces have a peaceful Christmas. Will pass your note on to my "prayer-net"
Jim
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