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November 2005 - Posts

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (and homecoming pics)

Somebody's 24 today. Happy birthday, Ryan! Glad this year's better than the last . -- Christy UPDATE: To celebrate this joyous day, I've posted pictures of ANOTHER joyous day -- Ryan's homecoming! (Christmas soldier pictures to come, I promise.) SO: Enjoy Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:17 PM by ryanseals | 2 Comments

Thanksgiving, in the highest sense

I've taken to fits of inexplicable crying. I'm not sure where this comes from. I'm not sad. I'm actually shocked I'm not dried up. Apparently there's a drought in the part of North Carolina where I live, and I'm convinced I could fix it, if only they'd Read More...
Posted Sunday, November 27, 2005 10:23 PM by ryanseals | 4 Comments

Sand and skin

A few days ago, Ryan said, "My heart is in the United States, but I still feel as if my mind wants to wander back to Iraq." It's something that resonated with Army Advice blogger James Mahurin. And it resonated with me, too. You just can't turn off your Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 22, 2005 3:18 AM by ryanseals | 0 Comments

Split-second decisions

In the headlines from Iraq this morning, along with the huge question of whether or not Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a raid in Mosul, is news of American soldiers killing four Iraqis, including one child, outside of a base in Baquba. For the full Read More...
Posted Monday, November 21, 2005 1:32 PM by ryanseals | 8 Comments

Living without the "X-Factor"

It has almost been a week. A week ago this afternoon I finally got home and reunited with my family after the longest year in my life. It really hasn't hit me yet. I'm in a new city. I'm in a new apartment. I have a new car. Soon, I'll be looking for Read More...
Posted Friday, November 11, 2005 9:52 AM by ryanseals | 4 Comments

The sweetest reunion

I can't stop touching his face. Or pressing my face into the nape of his neck, where the smell of his shampoo mixes with aftershave or cologne or whatever he uses that makes his smell his . Last night I had a dream that he was only on leave; that he had Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 4:53 PM by ryanseals | 9 Comments

It's D-Day! (or, end of D-Day, if D means DEPLOYMENT)

It's just after midnight, Eastern Standard Time. And what did I do? I just danced in circles around my living room with my sister, chanting, "Today I see my husband!" WOO HOO!!!!! -- Christy Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! Read More...
Posted Friday, November 04, 2005 12:09 AM by ryanseals | 10 Comments

Happy happy joy joy

This is probably the cutest picture ever: Ryan and buddy Robbie on the way out of Iraq. I'm heading to Tennessee today to get ready to welcome Ryan home at the end of the week -- words can't describe how happy I am! So many emotions and things I want Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:20 AM by ryanseals | 4 Comments