Hello Everyone!
I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years. We had a blast having Esther and Lois, Dan's sisters from Washington state out to visit us for a week. During that time we visited Colonial Williamsburg on Christmas Eve, rode a four-person bicycle on Virginia Beach, and gave Esther and Lois a tour of Dan's ship. We also had a great time at the house; we cooked a Christmas dinner of duck with orange glaze, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, and rolls. I missed a sweet potato dish, but apparently there is some genetic mutation that prevents Mintzers (excepting those by marriage) from enjoying sweet potatoes :).
One of Dan's Christmas presents to me was a surprise trip to Washington D.C. We had fun walking by the Capitol, the Washington monument, the Vietnam and Korean War Memorials, the Lincoln monument, and the White House. The next day we also visited the International Spy Museum, the Marine Corps War Memorial, and Arlington Cemetery where we saw the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier. I will try to get the pictures up here soon, but I have to get the film developed as we used a camera with actual film.
As of January 1st, I am now an active duty Lt. in the Air Force. This weekend I will be leaving by car for my Nurse Transition Program in Cincinnati, OH for 11 weeks. The program, while run by the Air Force, is located at the civilian University Hospital in downtown Cincinnati. Myself and about 9 other nurses will be staying on the hospital campus for our training. While I am excited to begin putting my degree to good use, this will be the longest I have been away from my husband. Also, we will not have a lot of time together when I get back, as he will be leaving for a six month deployment in the spring. I know many other couples are going through more difficult and longer separations, but I would appreciate everyone's prayers for both Dan and I in our marriage and our jobs, and that we would glorify God in both.
On a lighter note, here is a video of a Christmas fife and drum brigade at Colonial Williamsburg.
Fall Beauty
5 years ago
2 comments:
you are both in my prayers... what a rough season of life:(
Linnea,
So good to catch up on what's been going on in your lives. How is Cincinnati? I'm sure it's hard being away from Dan. May God give you peace! We'll see your parents tomorrow. Today Penny is doing better. Yesterday she had a major sobbing meltdown bawling that she wanted to go back. Poor girl was hit by jet lag, altitude sickness, homesickness, culture shock and PMS all at once.
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