Merry Christmas!

I hope that everyone had a very Merry Christmas! This was our first Christmas away from home and I was very worried. I was very pleasantly surprised! Anthony hung up all the lights outside and then decorated the tree! It made me realize that we would definitely have a great Christmas. We started shopping and it was soo fun! We both got clothes and then it was secret time! I have never been very good at keeping secrets or wanting them kept from me! I knew that Anthony was getting me some gifts that I knew nothing about and I was fine with that, until he wrapped them and they were under the tree! I wanted to know what they were! I did very good this year and didn't peek though! It was very different not waking up at my mom and dads and opening gifts. Then not going to Aubrey and Andreas before heading to Georgia. It was different but then I think of how great it was to not have anything planned. We woke up, after sleeping in, opened our gifts, then hung out until lunch time. Then we went to Vicki's and had lunch and hug out over there all afternoon. Don't get me wrong we definitely missed not being with everyone, but knowing that we will be there in about 2 weeks makes it not so bad! We are very excited about coming home and cant wait to see everyone! It will also be nice to get out of the snow! We have probably 3 feet! I'm sure Anthony is tired of shoveling it all! On Christmas Eve we had to say goodbye to our friend Chris who was leaving for Iraq the day after Christmas, I remembered how happy I was Anthony decided not to go! We went to TGIFridays and then everyone came over to watch Christmas Vacation! It was nice to spend time with him before he left. We will keep him in our thoughts and prayers! I realized this Christmas how truly blessed I am! I have a GREAT family and FABULOUS husband that just wants me to be happy! I cant wait to see what the future holds for us! We only have one year left in Anchorage and we are very anxious to see where Uncle Sam wants us to go next! We will see everyone in about 2 weeks! We love you all!