Dan Paints

The other day I received a large envelope in the mail from my friend Dan in Afghanistan. He's been gone for about 5 months now and he'll be returning home in about 3 weeks. I haven't gotten to talk to him much besides cards and a few phone calls. Inside of the envelope was a nice letter about how he was doing and plans he was making when he comes home. He also said his mom had sent him watercolors for Christmas. He said he found himself bored and decided to paint Harper. I opened a second envelope and found this painting. It really was one of the nicest things I've ever received in the mail. I love that feeling that someone actually took the time to sit down and write you a letter but there was an extra bonus of a nice painting. Yesterday I was able to talk to him over Skype for the first time for about an hour. It was so great to see his face and his "stan" beard. I can't wait for him to come home. I miss having someone yelling "TUH!!"