Holidays Archive
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Holidays are the hardest.
Not just because of the obvious facts of being far from home, far from loved ones and far from family traditions.
Nope…holidays here are spent a bit differently.
(So fair warning – what follows are a few cold, hard facts. Am I saying it’s all gloom & doom? No. But it is the reality.)
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Friday, December 25th, 2009
It used to be that every Christmas I waited until the absolute, positively last minute to wrap my presents - of course, that was BE (before Eric).
I made a whole tradition out of it, actually - on Christmas Eve put in the Sound of Music DVD, light some candles (I didn’t have a fireplace), pour myself an ice-cold Ginger Ale [...]
Friday, December 18th, 2009
Last night was the battalion Christmas Party.
For those not familiar with the military, every division, every battalion, every company has a nickname.
In this case, 4th Battalion 2nd Aviation Regiment (4-2) is known as the Death Dealers.
Not the most appropriate of names to help convey the holiday spirit, but it’s great for instilling fear & dread…think [...]