X-mass in BAF

Back Home

Well It is Sunday morning and I have been back home in Minnesota for two days now and still have not been able to get on the correct sleep schedule. I woke up this morning at 0330 and have been waiting to go to the gym. The old Rainbow Foods off 42 & 5 has become an LA Fitness. Kristen & I went up to LA Fitness yesterday and got memberships. It is very convenient for both of us, it being so close to our home. Any how, as you can see by the picture I have been catching up on my sleep the couple days. I am going to spend most of my day looking at cars online. I need to find one in the next couple days so I have some sort of transportation. So ya I will have more later I guess...

St. John's Newfoundland

These are photos from my hotel room in the Murray Premises. So I landed in St. John's Newfoundland yesterday afternoon at 1300. Headed down to the bay area where you can find my hotel the Murray Premises. This old historic warehouse was transformed into St. John's very first boutique hotel. The only think I do not like is the fact that the elevator only goes to the 3rd floor. Quiescently I am on the 4th floor. We will be heading back home today some time early this morning. I am already up for the day so I am going to try to find some food.

Prestwick Scotland

I got into


Prestwick at 1330 local time and we refueled the aircraft and headed to our hotel. I am staying at the Fairfield right out side of down town Prestwick by the ocean.
They have a restaurant down stairs where I ate an 8oz sirloin steak and had some chips (French Fries) with it.
We will be leaving tomorrow morning for St. Johns Canada. It is an eight hour flight from Scotland to Canada so it will be a long day.
Here are some pictures of my room in Prestwick.

Bucharest Romania

Bucharest Romania

Well I did it, 133 days in Afghanistan, I really feel bad for those people that are there for the long haul. That place is not conducive to the American way of life. There are just to many things missing.
Right now I am sitting down in the lobby at the Radisson hotel in Bucharest Romania waiting to leave for Scotland. It is only am matter of days now until I can see my beautiful wife again, I am so excited!
Well I will write more when I get home.
Oh ya two pictures form the lobby.

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2008 Holiday Letter

Holiday’s 2008

What a fun and amazing year this has been for Adam and me. The year started out with both of us completing our two-year degrees, and then continued with a new job, a long vacation, and a deployment.

Last December was our last time walking into Normandale Community College, for both of us! It feels so good to finally be done with that part of our lives and be starting the next part. I started school for my B.S. in Accounting in June. This year Adam got accepted to the U of M and starts in January 2009. The dean of admissions personally called and told him he was accepted before he left country.

In June I also got a promotion at work. I now hold the title of Accounting Clerk. I mostly work with the accountants but also help with some of the audits from time to time. I enjoy learning everything I can from the accountants, but they better slow down in teaching me; their job is already in jeopardy…lol. I currently hold the responsibilities of prize check reconciliation, ATM reconciliation, restaurant revenue and costs, retail audits, and also I do whatever else is needed.

In July Adam and I took two weeks off and headed down to Tennessee on the bikes. Some of our friends made the long journey with us. We stayed in North Carolina for a couple of nights then the rest at my mom’s apartment in Nashville. The reason for this long and tiring trip was to experience the rush of “The Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap.” This highway (129) is 11 miles long with 318 curves. Yes you read that right….318 curves. It was insane but so worth it riding through the Smoky Mountains! I have picked my two favorite photos from the road for this year’s memorabilia from us. These pictures were taken at mile 7 of the Dragon and show us at our best. I can’t wait to ride down there again. It was such a good experience and who better to do it with then good friends and the man I love.

Well for those of you who don’t know, Adam is currently on a deployment. He left August 31 and is scheduled to return middle of January. Since this is his second time to Afghanistan he knows the ropes pretty well. Even though it is hard when he is away I keep myself busy with work, school, family, and friends. I talk with him every day over text messaging or e-mail. The joy of technology!

I am now the treasurer of my association board. Thanks to some neighbors who thought it would be funny to vote for me. LOL. Well it can’t be that bad. It will be a three-year term of nothing but fun. At least it will look good on my resume….right?

Some home projects we have worked on this year include converting a bedroom into a computer room. We painted the walls orange and peach sherbet, added hardwood floors, and created a great L-shaped desk. We also replace blinds in rooms and replaced three windows this year. Also completed “Operation Pimp Your Garage” for Adam! KSTP channel 5 news came and interviewed me and revealed it to Adam early part of this month. He is now more than excited to get back home and check it out.

PK and Ceven are doing well. PK still is dragging Adams socks around the house. She just must like the smell of his dirty feet..? Ceven is still a chunk but slowly losing some weight.

Hope you all have a wonderful Holiday season and a Happy New Year!