Um.......Yeahhhhhhhhhh.

So apparently everyone has heard about Parent's Weekend already so I'm not going to do my big write up on it. I you haven't heard the entire story over and over, or watched the boring videos, just talk to my mom and she'll fill you in. Anyway, I had a really great time over Labor Day weekend. It was so awesome to finally be with my family after I hadn't seen them for over two months. Getting to talk on the phone and write emails was a lot better than writing letters in basic, but nothing can compare to actually being with them. Although some of the stuff we did was really boring (I'm looking at you Flouissant Fossil Beds), I enjoyed the entire time just because I was with my family. I can't wait for next Parent's Weekend. Parent's Weekend gave me something to look forward to for Basic and the first month of school. When I finally got to see Mom and Dad and Sarah, Rachel, and Josh, I couldn't have been happy. It was even better than graduating from Basic and getting my shoulder boards.

Now multiple all those feelings by a zillion and you might get an idea of how I feel about going home for Thanksgiving. As of today, Sept. 14, Thanksgiving Break is 71 days away, including weekends. I want to sleep in my own bed and wear my own clothes more than anything in the world. Thinking about being home with other guys made us all feel better about staying here and sticking things out, if that makes any sense. The Academy would be a lot better if it were in Springfield, so I could go home on the weekends.

Anyway, everyone have a good day, night, and week. I'm sure I'll see a lot of you over Thanksgiving, and the rest over Christmas, which is an entirely different beast in and of itself!