Home for The Holidays

Hey everyone, I just wanted to give you a little update on what has been happening lately. Friday the 17th of December was my last day of work until the new year. I don't think I have ever anticipated a Christmas break as much, in my entire school career as a student, as I did this year. I was so excited for the break for two reasons. The first was because after working for the last 4 months I really needed a good long break from those kids. The second was because Nathan would be coming home, for good. Nathan started his terminal leave on Saturday December 18th, after weeks of out processing and getting all of our stuff moved. Saturday, Nathan drove to Albuquerque, NM where he got a hotel and picked up his friend Ivan from the airport. Ivan and Nathan set out the next day and made an epic journey from Albuquerque, NM to Twin Falls, ID. It was a good thing because on Monday when they drove from Twin Falls to Tieton the road conditions really deteriorated, and the driving was slow and treacherous. Nathan made it safely to Tieton at about 1600 that evening. Ever since Nathan got home he has been busy setting up the Christmas tree, shopping for Christmas presents, working on a jigsaw puzzle, cooking, shoveling snow, and plowing the driveway with his dad. He is so happy to be back and I don't think it has really sunk in for any of us that he is really home, not just for the holidays.