There were three circles of sofas arranged in a circular fashion next to each other. All spouses and family members occupied the third circle, all sen...or stakeholders occupied the first circle.I filled my glass second time and stood in an angle that I could glance over Maya. The major was well-built, fair in color and with the profession as an officer, there was no doubt in him getting a wife like a heavenly beautiful angel Maya.At that instant, just the imagination of seeing such a beautiful. Brandi had the middle seat, I had the isle and a black gentleman had the window. As we were setting there we introduced ourselves. His name was Ammon and he was from Tanzania. He was the president of a large bank and he had been in the United States on a business trip. Brandi told him that we were on our honeymoon and we were going to Tanzania for a safari. She also told him that she was a zoologist and that she had always wanted to go on a safari in Africa.Ammon said, “My son runs the most. I understood how someone with her talent could fill a church of this size. The most moving part of the night was when we concluded the service with the choir singing Silent Night in the original German (Stille Nacht). I quietly sang along with them (auf Deutsch, natürlich).I felt the spirit of Christmas even though a big part of Christmas for me has always been family. The three thousand miles separating us didn't seem to matter quite as much. I was in good company to celebrate Christmas if I. Three days later, I had a beautiful new set of buckskins that looked too good to work in — but I did anyway.One of the natural benefits of being near the South Wichita River was the presence of two particularly intriguing trees: the first was a huge spreading walnut tree while the second, just a bit smaller, was a native pecan. When the nuts began to ripen in late September and early October, we gathered every one we could keep from the squirrel population and hoarded for treats in the coming.