last night i slept over at the parkinsons because with their love-filled pleas, i didn't have much choice. i feel so at home in their home. this morning we had some "family" time and watch americas next top model which we all love. then as they went off to play basketball and tutor, i headed to the huffho's to bake a birthday cake and wrap secret santa gifts with alex. we wrapped and talked and laughed and it was really great to spend some time with her. next we were off to the pantomime at the kuwait little theatre. the "we" in this case includes: me, shelly, lindsay, phillip, alex, ian, cathy, shahid, pat, and kelly. it was SO funny. we laughed o hard we cried. highlights included the man dressed up as a woman hitting on phil throughout the entire play and when he/she put a whole bag of skittles in his mouth and then couldn't talk. hilarious! so much fun!! (and if you don't know what a pantomime is, like i didn't, you should look it up and try to find one to go to- fun fun fun!) after the panto we all went back to the parkinson's to celebrate the birthdays of ian, shahid, and lindsay (all in december) as well as christmas! we had a secret santa which was very amusing. i had phil and after hours of deliberating i gave him 10 cans of lays potato chips. kinda weird, i agree but it's funny because he LOVES them and lindsay HATES when he has them. it was perfect. also it was wrapped in the shape of a tree. awesome. i got the most WONDERFUL gift, because my secret santa, cathy, got me JUST what i wanted! it's a mug from caribou coffee with little inspirational messages all over. it's perfect! i also got 6 ikea glasses which are super fun and blue!
anyway, it was a terrific day, and the reason i was writing is because many times throughout the night when we were all laughing or oohing and awing over someones gift, i thought to myself that i am really lucky to have them all. it makes being away from home that much easier when you know you have all this love and support right here with you. they are an amazing group of people and i don't know what i would do without them!!
so to my dear kuwait family,
thank you for everything. for the laughs and the tears. for the support, for your trust, for your patience.
i love you guys.
merry christmas and all the best in 2012. safe travels! i'll miss you guys!!
xoxoxoxo
 |
| all the gifts under the tree! |
 |
| loving my gift!! |
 |
| phil and his love from the panto |
 |
| phil's gift...what could it be??? |
 |
| thanks santa!!!! |
 |
| santa loves phil!! |
No comments:
Post a Comment