Last Chaplain Spouse Fun

As 2013 was swiftly drawing to a close, so was our time on island.

With only five weeks left, we quickly began our "lasts"...

On Dec. 12, the evening of our return from Hong Kong,

I attended my last Oki ChapSpouse Ornament exchange...

Then, on Dec. 17 it was my final farewell gathering.

Sushi!!

I was farewelled with the prized Oki ChapSpouse kokeshi (red) and surprised with the blue Okinawa Japan kokeshi for the time I served on the Navy Spouse board!

One of the best groups of ladies to be found anywhere on the globe!!!

My last Oki ChapSpouse volunteer project occurred on Dec. 23

when we served as Helper Elves at the Post Office!

We manned the desk and helped pull the vast amount of packages

that arrive during the holiday season.