Today was such a great day! We made 140 gift bags for the whole company! It was so much fun and put me in such a great Christmas spirit! This is me and my best friend Brandi, she has been so awesome for me this deployment. We have really gotten close to each other. After we made the gift bags, we were able to go shopping and have coffee at Starbuck's with NO KIDS!!!! WOOHOO. We were loving that! :) Only 9 more days until John's R&R. I cannot believe it is almost here. I am getting very anxious and am having a hard time making myself go to bed. It is very hard to fall asleep. So many things keep running thru my brain. I still pray everyday for the Lord to keep him safe and to bring him home to me. The kids are talking about him all the time now. It is great. I just hope it does not fly by too fast. They are getting excited to see Grammy too! My mom will be here on the 15th of December and I am really looking forward to seeing her. She will be here for a month, and it will be awesome to have her. I am going to post a couple pics on my photo album here for y'all to see from today. Just click on the link in the upper right hand corner of this page. Love you guys, and thanks for all the support!