Our Christmas

This year, Christmas was just a bit different for us.  Being my first Christmas away from home, EVER, I wasn't sure how it would go.  Earlier last week, I got hit with being majorly homesick....thankfully that lasted for only a little bit and passed. 
Christmas Eve, J-Twice and I attended a candlelight service here on base and then Skyped with mom, dad, and Sarah while opening some gifts.  It wasn't the same as being in person, but it was nice to be able to do it together.  We saved some gifts to open on Christmas morning also.  J-Twice has been asking me all week (because he was off work for the week) if he could open his gifts, I felt like I had a child.  haha Needless to say, he was rather excited when the time finally arrived to open them!
Christmas Day, we spent the afternoon with some wonderful friends.  If it weren't for these great people we've become friends with along the way, I don't think being away from home for Christmas would have been as "easy". 

Cathy and Eric, were our fantastic hosts.  We all had a great time..playing games and enjoying each other's company, as we're all in the same boat. 



Myself and Cathy



Amanda made "Kurt" (a sock monkey) to travel around with us and enjoy all the fun we have. haha  Can't you see J-Twice looks so enthused!? :) I made some chocolate covered strawberries (because we FINALLY got some strawberries in the commissary--first time we have seen them since we've been here! It was Heaven!!) So, Kurt took a bite of those too!

While we had a great day, I can not wait until next Christmas when we get to be home with everyone! We definately did not have a white Christmas here in Turkey.  It was partly sunny and in the 60's.  I can not say that I missed the snow, but it definately didn't exactly feel like Christmas.

Now, we are on to New Year's!! I would really like to know where 2010 went, seems to me the year FLEW by!!