Hubs Is Back!

Hubs is back from Morocco! I bet I know what you're thinking. Morocco, huh? Sounds like a kick-ass vacation. Sun, beach, shopping… Well, sort of. He did have a few days of relaxation. But the main reason he was there was for training. Each year, the Reserve units take a (roughly) 2-week training mission. This year, theirs was in Morocco. Now, he's not a reservist, he's active duty. But he obviously had to go along with them to keep things running. He was gone a lot longer than 2 weeks though. Boo. But he is back now, and he brought goodies with him!

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First up is a watch for me. I'm so freaking lazy, I have needed a watch for years. But I keep forgetting to look, or anything. So he picked up a watch for me, and it was perfect. Great size, right colors. He's a good guy.

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[image error]Next up is a tea set for his parents. This is only the teapot from the set. It also came with a huge serving platter. And a set of eight unbelievably cute cups. These aren't teacups like we have here. They're more like…juice glasses? They have hand painted designs all over them. Too cute. But they were already wrapped and packaged, so I didn't get a photo of the glasses. But they match the teapot, and here that is.

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And lastly, a very precious wooden box. This is extremely interesting. It's called a magic box. Now when Hubs told me he bought our two year old

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a magic box, I had horrid images of her trying to saw the dog in half. But that's really not what it is. It's about the size of a jewelry box. And it does have a compartment where you can put things in there to hide them. But it's hidden. You can't just pick it up and lift the lid. Look more closely. Many of those groves in the box are actually movable. You first have to slide one piece of wood away, then another. And the second won't move until you get the first right. And so on and so forth. You have to find the key, and then keep going until you can find the keyhole. Then, and only then, will the box open. It's actually very cool. Completely inappropriate for her at age two. But later on in life, I have these images of her storing a small diary in there, or any number of little treasures.

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So there we go. Hubs has some good taste, I think. And we're very glad that he's home, safe, after a long training session. Hope everyone had a good weekend, and have a happy Monday!