Elizabeth Comes Home

xoxoxoBruce · 10-13-2008, 06:33 AM

An old friend in Florida, with a daughter serving in Iraq, sent me this email.

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Okay, they totally set me up. Chris (Elizabeth’s girlfriend) snapped pictures off of Skype while Elizabeth was in Iraq. She made a whole CD of the pictures and brought them to my 40th b-day party as a gift. So, at the beginning of the party, I was led to the computer to watch the disc. At the end of the disc, there was a video. Well, the rest, you’ll see.

classicman · 10-13-2008, 07:13 AM

Awesome!

Shawnee123 · 10-13-2008, 07:43 AM

Heartwarming! Thanks for sharing.

Pico and ME · 10-13-2008, 08:11 AM

I got tears in my eyes!

That was really sweet.

regular.joe · 10-13-2008, 09:56 AM

Just, wow, thanks a billion. Made my morning. Welcome back.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-13-2008, 11:01 AM

Yes, I thought it was cool enough that you folks would like it. Real people, real sacrifice, real joy.

Sundae · 10-13-2008, 06:19 PM

Bruce I loved to watch it and I did get the surprise (from the reaction) and the emotion.

But I don't get what happened. Your friend (female?) was 40?
Or was it his/ her daughter being reunited with her ?girlfriend? Chris?

Sorry, only asking because I'd love to watch it again really understanding.
I think I see a young woman watching a video, showing pictures of another young woman who appears at the end of the clip and is greeted with real happiness.

It's lovely even without understanding completely

Cloud · 10-13-2008, 08:26 PM

I think I'm deaf.

and I was a bit confused too, SG, until the end, when the caption came on: Marine surprises her Mother.

Then I had to watch it again!

Clodfobble · 10-13-2008, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

But I don't get what happened. Your friend (female?) was 40?
Or was it his/ her daughter being reunited with her ?girlfriend? Chris?

Bruce's friend is forty, and she is the one looking at images on the computer. Her daughter Elizabeth is serving in Iraq . Elizabeth's girlfriend Chris helped stage this secret homecoming surprise for Elizabeth's mother.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-13-2008, 11:07 PM

Yes.

Sundae · 10-14-2008, 05:44 AM

OMG - I forget that 40 is only a couple of years older than me now!
I expect a 40 year old Mum to look... well, older

I've watched it again now and yes it makes complete sense
How very very lovely

10-13-2008, 07:13 AM	#2
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Awesome! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-13-2008, 07:43 AM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Heartwarming! Thanks for sharing. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-13-2008, 09:56 AM	#5
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	Just, wow, thanks a billion. Made my morning. Welcome back. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

10-13-2008, 11:01 AM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes, I thought it was cool enough that you folks would like it. Real people, real sacrifice, real joy. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-13-2008, 06:19 PM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Bruce I loved to watch it and I did get the surprise (from the reaction) and the emotion. But I don't get what happened. Your friend (female?) was 40? Or was it his/ her daughter being reunited with her ?girlfriend? Chris? Sorry, only asking because I'd love to watch it again really understanding. I think I see a young woman watching a video, showing pictures of another young woman who appears at the end of the clip and is greeted with real happiness. It's lovely even without understanding completely __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-13-2008, 08:11 AM	#4
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	I got tears in my eyes! That was really sweet.

10-13-2008, 08:26 PM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I think I'm deaf. and I was a bit confused too, SG, until the end, when the caption came on: Marine surprises her Mother. Then I had to watch it again! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-13-2008, 11:07 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-14-2008, 05:44 AM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	OMG - I forget that 40 is only a couple of years older than me now! I expect a 40 year old Mum to look... well, older I've watched it again now and yes it makes complete sense How very very lovely __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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