- AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, I AM
ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE
EVERY DAY IN OUR ARMED FORCES. - I AM ALSO--YES. [cheers and applause] I AM ALSO EQUALLY INSPIRED BY
THE STRENGTH OF THEIR FAMILIES. BEFORE WE GO, THERE'S A MILITARY
WIFE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO I WOULD LIKE TO MEET.
HER NAME IS CARRIE CURTIS. WHERE ARE YOU, CARRIE CURTIS?
- [squeals] [cheers and applause] [indistinct, excited talking] --OH GOD, I LOVE YOU!
- HAVE A SEAT! HI CARRIE! YOUR HUSBAND IS IN WHAT--
WHAT DOES HE DO? - HE'S IN THE ARMY.
HE'S SPECIAL FORCES. - RIGHT.
- SO THEY'RE THE GUYS THAT WEAR THE GREEN BERETS, AND--
- RIGHT. [cheers and applause]
- YES, UM... A LOT OF WHAT HE DOES IS REALLY
SECRET, SO.. - LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE HE
IS OR WHAT HE'S DOING RIGHT NOW. - RIGHT NOW,
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS. WE CALL IT "THE WOODS,"
AFFECTIONATELY. SO, THAT JUST MEANS HE'S OFF
THE GRID SOMEWHERE. - RIGHT.
- HE'S BEEN IN FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS,
AND UH--WELL, CLOSE TO 10 YEARS, AND GONE ON A LOT OF
DEPLOYMENTS, AND RIGHT NOW HE'S TRAINING GUYS TO
BECOME SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIERS. - WOW, AMAZING.
- WE'RE PROUD OF HIM. AND YOU'RE APART A LOT,
AND YOU HAVE--WHAT-- YOU HAVE KIDS.
- I DO. - YEAH.
- I HAVE TWO BOYS--OH! THAT'S THEM!
- UH HUH. - OH MY GOSH! I DO, THEY'RE MASON AND JACKSON.
THEY'RE TWO AND FIVE. OH! SORRY.
- AND YOU STAY HOME AND TAKE CARE OF THEM.
- I AM, I'M A STAY-AT-HOME MOM. - WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE THIS?
- I WAS A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, AND AFTER WE HAD THE LITTLE ONE,
JACKSON, MY TEACHING SALARY JUST COULDN'T
COVER DAY CARE FOR BOTH. - RIGHT.
- SO, I STAYED HOME WITH THEM. - YOU STAY AT HOME AND TAKE CARE
OF THEM. - YEAH, RUN AFTER THEM,
ALL DAY LONG. - RIGHT.
- AND...YEAH, IT'S GREAT. - YEAH, IT'S A LOT OF JOY,
I'M SURE. - IT IS.
- AND SO--BUT YOUR HUSBAND WILL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
THIS YEAR, RIGHT? - YEAH, HE'LL BE HOME IN ABOUT
10 DAYS. - OKAY, GOOD.
- SO, WE'RE EXCITED FOR THAT. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO KNOWING
THAT HE'S GOING TO BE HOME. SO MUCH OF HIS JOB IS... UNPREDICTABLE, SO WE KNOW
HE'S GONNA BE HERE THIS YEAR. - THAT'S FANTASTIC.
- WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. - AND ESPECIALLY THE BOYS WILL
BE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM HOME. - YEAH! THEY'RE EXCITED.
- AND HAVE YOU DONE SHOPPING FOR HIM AND THE KIDS YET? - WELL, WE'RE NOT DOING PRESENTS
FOR EACH OTHER, BECAUSE, JUST ON HIS INCOME ALONE, WE
WOULD RATHER SPEND ON THE KIDS. - YEAH. - WE HAVE DONE A VERY
LITTLE BIT. I MEAN, IT'S HARD--
- YEAH. - AND MY OLDER SON IS IN SCHOOL
NOW, AND HE'S ASKING FOR ALL THE BIG STUFF.
- RIGHT. - BUT I CAN'T--WE CAN'T DO THAT,
SO, HE'LL HAVE SOME PRESENTS UNDER THE TREE.
- OKAY, WELL, GOOD. - MAYBE NOT THE ONES THEY WANT.
- RIGHT. WELL, MAYBE AND MAYBE NOT.
BUT FOR YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND, I FEEL LIKE YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE
SOMETHING, SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A $2,000
NORDSTROM GIFT CARD SO THAT YOU CAN GET SOME THINGS,
[cheers and applause] FOR YOUR HUSBAND. AND HE CAN GET SOMETHING
FOR YOU. AND...ALSO... WE WANT THE KIDS TO HAVE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO GIVE
THE KIDS, IT'S YOUR CHOICE. BUT YOU HAVE $3,000 FOR TARGET.
[cheers and applause] SO THEY'LL HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS
TOO, OKAY? - THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU. AND THANK YOUR HUSBAND FOR US
FOR WHAT HE DOES. - OH, MY GOSH,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
