Decade

Have I seriously lived long enough to be talking in Decades?  

10 years!

10 years since I landed on the other side of the world.  

(My first Sunrise in Kuwait)

Did you know that it is cold in Kuwait in February?

Trust me, it is.

We left Fort Hood Texas and flew to Boston to Refuel.

From Boston to Frankfurt Germany.

(On the way home it was the first place I flushed a "real" toilet after months in the sand)

And then we flew from Germany to Kuwait.

Before landing the pilot turned off all the lights so we would have a blacked out landing.

It felt a little creepy.

When we landed and departed the plane there were several men in special ops units standing around with some serious weaponry.

We took a darkened bus to Camp Arifjan.

After several hours of briefings (which I can't remember),

The sun rose on the middle east, and I witnessed one of the most beautiful sunrises.

That's one neat thing about the desserts of Kuwait and Iraq; Their sky's are absolutely incredible.

The midnight sky is filled with stars.

The mornings are ripe with color.

And the evening sun brings comforting colors to a chaotic day.

When I arrived in Kuwait, I thought that I was going to pull medical coverage for other units who were training in Kuwait.

Little did I know I was headed for war.

Ten Years!

 Today I had a surprise visit from some Arizona cousins.

They were coming to ski it The Canyons and ended up coming to dinner afterwards.

 I made fresh arugula and pear salad to start,

followed by a dinner of butternut squash ravioli, and sides that included summer squash with Italian seasonings,Waldorf Salad, and quinoa with cinnamon, nuts and cranberries.

We drank Italian sodas out of champagne flutes that were garnished with frozen raspberries from my Grandmother's garden.

Yum!

My, my, how things have changed!

Speaking of my Grandmother.....

Last night she dropped off a special Valentines cake for me.

It's nice to be remembered by the ones you love!

Happy Valentines Day!