Day Eleven.

Wednesday December 29th 2010

Again I am writing after midnight but oh well. Day Eleven was my honey's birthday!  It sounds like he had a pretty good birthday there on base, considering he was half way across the world!

A couple other soldiers asked him to come out for a cigarette, and then asked for his cigarette, and put it in the top of a cupcake, like a candle!  Then they gave him a birthday card that a bunch of them signed. He said it was a kid's birthday card that said "you're another year older!" and when you opened it up there was a dolphin sound. SO silly, but it was so nice of everyone to get that for him and sign it for his birthday! I wish I could have done something for his birthday but I just got to send him birthday wishes..

The Sargent I guess found out it was his birthday and told him he had something for him... well, he had been talking to the sargent about a book series he's been reading, and the sargent is also reading it, and I guess the sargent told him "hey, I have something for you, go in the office... blah blah blah (I don't remember the details!) So anyway, the sargent says, just kidding - hand me your rifle. So he does. Then he says, "Take off your glasses," so he does, and then like four other soldiers proceed to jump on him and try to tape him to a chair! He fought them off for a while and they got his feet tied, then he finally gave in and they tied the rest of him up and taped a bow on his head!! There are pictures of this, so I can't wait to see it!

I'm so glad that amongst all the craziness there, that they are able to make the best of things. It sounds like he had a good birthday, so I am really happy! That is the best present.... knowing that he had a good day!