Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, all of the above…

So today is a good as any to break a three month blogging drought. Since my last post was back in September, i guess I should have a fair bit to talk about.

I flew back to the US in early October just as ARM started mobilizing to Cuba for a project we have at Guantanamo Bay. I flew down there on October 19 to join the crew. At the project peak, we had five single coil teams and one towed array operating.

As a group we celebrated Thanksgiving down there. We spent around $400 on food and drinks and had a really good evening.

A few days later the mood down in Cuba was totally different. On December-1 one of our guys dropped in the grid and died. He was only 26 and left behind his family, siblings and his fiancee. As a team we got through the tragedy although it is something we will never forget. The project team de-mobed on December-20 for a 2 week break. 

This year was also the first year that i forgot about Amber’s accident. It hit me a week later that the date has passed….

Christmas this year was fairly low key. I spent Christmas Eve and Day with my friends up on the hill. Chuck and Lori were very kind and invited me into their home on a day which meant a lot to me. We sat down to a lovely traditional meal of ham, baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, brussel spouts and cherry pie.. I certainly ate well! When I visited Digger and Marty on Christmas Eve my jaw dropped in amazement. Anyone that knows Digger will tell you he is absolutely crazy about his grand kids. Digger is also crazy about Christmas. The combination was phenomenal. He has his house lit up lit up with a crazy amount of Christmas lights. Inside he had more Christmas ornaments and singing Santa’s than Walmart. Absolutely amazing!

So 2009 is just around the corner. It is going to be an interesting year as I have recently told work that I am done with the US and that I plan to return home within a few months. What lies ahead is uncertain but hey, it will work out

Happy 2009!