Feliz Navidad

Buenas Dias a Todos,


How ya’ll been doing these days? Well, Christmas has come and gone down here in sunny Puerto Rico, and it was a strange day, to say the least. Now, I know you might not believe me when say that it felt more like Christmas while in Iraq than it did here, but it is true; at least in my perspective.

Some Christmas firsts for me:

No Christmas Tree whatsoever, even in the hotel lobby
Sunbathers out on the beach Christmas Day
No Santa, real or impersonated in sight for miles
Waking up in a hotel
Eating at the hotel (most places were closed or dismissed due to rain)
I wore shorts all day long
People were swimming!
No Christmas carols, at all
Live Salsa music
Exercising (yes, I was that bored)

Okay, that was a short list of highlights but you get the idea. Really it wasn’t a bad day, just interesting. If I really wanted to be optimistic about it I would find comfort in the fact that I was able to make a list of firsts. It means new things, which in the spirit of the upcoming New Year, would be appropriate.

Overall, very uneventful, and mostly I just sat around missing my wife and berating myself for not getting here down here for the holidays. You’d think after last Christmas I would have figured these things out. Oh well, what is a bear to do?

Alrighty everyone, I just wanted to say Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, and all that. Take care and God bless.

Adios,
-Pooh