Anniversary

The other day, I was talking to some people in my ward and missionary work came up a whole lot. Remember those days when you had been home for a few months and talked about it all the time? Well, this guy has been home for a year, maybe two, and he just had that look in his eye, like those two years were the best two years of his life. For me, on the other hand, it has been so many years, I don't even care to count, and definitely is not something I think about or talk about on a regular basis. However, today is December 18, the anniversary of the day I reported to duty. I used to mark this day each year as it passed (as I did June 23 --the day I left), but haven't done so in many years. Until today, I guess.