It's quite obvious that I'm just not very good about the consistency thing with writing in this blog. I'll try and make up for quantity with quality......oh, who am I kidding...
I'm back in Kandahar after a 11 day R&R at home - travel back and forth eats up about 3 days total. I can tell you this, traveling in Coach on 14 hour flights is certainly not something I would recommend.
Being home was awesome, Karen picked me up at the airport, and we had one of those awesome airport moments. Denver was cold and snowy. When we got home, the boys met us in the driveway - and the look on Jonah's face was just amazing. I love my family - and miss them something awful. Even the cat and dog got in on the action. Within 2 hours of being in my living room, the boys and I headed down to the closest sledding hill to our house, and spent an hour riding down the hill on a sled. Jonah was so funny - when we got to the bottom on the second run down the hill he turned to me and said, "that was totally awesome daddy...." A moment to be remembered forever.
Karen went all out getting the house in just perfect shape for my arrival - Christmas decorations, holiday spirit, smelled wonderful - generally the picture perfect holiday home. Unfortunately for her - something about me and my manly destructive manners, it didn't last long. Don't know what it is - it's like magnetic forces - my sheer presence alone tends to cause house and home to immediately be thrown into utter chaos, clutter and general disarray. Not like I try to do it, but half of me things - when I leave - for that reason alone Karen breaths easier...... I love you honey. She made Christmas perfect, even when Dad didn't show up until 2 days late. We had a Hannukah style Christmas, opening presents for several nights after, just to drag it out and enjoy each other.
People have been asking me how it was to be home. You know - there is just something about being in your own home, with the people you love. You don't have to do anything grandiose or spectacular - just be where you want to be with the ones you love. In that respect it was perfect.
The boys and I did go to a Bronco's game at Mile High Stadium whiel I was home, and that was great fun. Just wish the Bronco's would have won the game, it would have been that much more fun!
Anyway - I'm back, and I have more to write, just not the time to write it now.
