- 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.