In May, we finally got the Eclipse fixed! My sweet husband was driving during a rainy day and was goofin around. I guess he misjudged his speed or the amount of water on the road and hydroplaned into a curb. The only damage it did was it took a chunk out of the rim. I was without a car for about a month or two and I was going nuts! We finally got the chance to fix it (with help from my amazing Gramma) and we got 17" Konig rims with low profile tires. Needless to say, it looks badass!
David was also gone in the field for about a week in May. Their field problem was supposed to be ten days but with a tragedy in the unit and David going to WLC, it was cut short. He was also made Track Chief so he is in charge of a whole launcher and crew. My husband is definitely fast-tracking and it's so great to see. After being in the field, he went to WLC. That's the NCO Academy and it lasts about two weeks. I got to see him almost everyday but I didn't think it was enough. Maybe I'm just being greedy. :)
On the 26th of May, I got to go home to Boise. I was counting down the days not only because I was stoked to escape for a little bit, but because my little brother was finally graduating High School!
While I was in town, we did a lot of partying! I took Ashley out to Emmett on Thursday so I could bring her to the bar with me and some of my Emmett family. She just turned 21 on the Fourth of May so I had to buy her a birthday drink! We had such a blast. We danced, drank, sang, had a bonfire and took tons of pictures! I also got to spend some good time with in-laws and that's always a fun time.
On Friday, we played some family beer pong and my dad kicked my butt! After having a few drinks and splitting my pants, the parents went to bed. That gave me and Tony some good quality sibling time. Even though we stayed up really, really late we had to be up and ready to go in the morning for Tony's graduation!
It had been a looooong and rough four years so I was not going to miss his moment. It was amazing to see him walk across the stage in his silver cap and gown as they called his name and grabbed his "diploma." I had goosebumps. I'm probably the proudest big sister in the world. Not only did he graduate on Saturday, he got to see Emery. They have been together since about the seventh grade and Tony had no idea she was going to be there. The look on his face was absolutely priceless when he saw her. And I was pretty proud of myself for keeping that secret from him! My mom and Alisa (Vinnie's mom) threw a graduation party for the boys afterwards. The drinks and food were awesome but all of us youngin's were starting to get a little bored...so we played more beer pong! Tony and Vinnie made a makeshift table for us and that got the party going! By the end of the night, Emery and I were champions! And when we went back to the parent's house, we had a few friends over and played some more while mom and dad slept. :)
The next couple of days were pretty laid back. We all just got to hang out and spend some chill time together. I got to visit with Yolie for a little bit and that was fun to catch up. Monday was family day so after being bums for a while, we went to Donny Mac's. I wanted to go to this restaurant ever since I saw it on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. It was delicious! After dinner, we all played some Farkle and I knew my brother would get hooked because we played it over and over again. I had a great time being home and I know we'll be back very soon. I can't wait until both of us get to go! It's never the same without David.
I got home on June 1st and only had to wait two more days until it was David's graduation! Thursday morning, I was so excited to get to experience and watch David graduate WLC. He had worked so hard and learned so much during those two weeks and he totally deserved this special ceremony. I was amazed at all of the people there...I didn't expect it to be so packed! David had about 279 students in his class and it was neat to see all of these other NCO's in army mode besides my husband. I know it's a normal, everyday thing but I still catch myself just staring in awe at how disciplined and on-point they are. I'm a dork. Anyways, during the ceremony they had a slide show that showed all of the things the NCO's did while at the academy, like field training and P.T. evaluations. There was also a performance called I Am The Sergeant. It showed what the Sergeant looked like and what he wore throughout all the centuries, from the Revolutionary War to today. It was really neat to see. I never knew how passionate I feel about supporting the troops until I met David. But being down here in Texas and being able to see all of these ceremonies and things have pushed my passion through the roof.
So that's about it for right now. We're keeping our fingers crossed that we'll be able to travel to Denver and Boise very soon but we don't know for sure. Right now...we're just spending time together. It's been much overdue.
