Arlington Cemetery

Justin was able to visit Arlington Cemetery yesterday. With it being Memorial Day weekend, it was the perfect time for him to be able to see the monuments in Washington D.C. I have always LOVED a man in a uniform, but now I REALLY know what it means to LOVE a man in a uniform. Serving our country is a huge sacrifice. I couldn't imagine saying good-bye to my husband knowing he was going to be gone for a year....or longer. I know I wouldn't want to be doing or even seeing what he has to do and see. I dropped him off on base in Salt Lake on Friday about 10:30---he is going to Afganistan to do the Medical Evacuations and his mom had done a HUGE humanitarian service project for the soldiers and it all wouldn't fit in his car. So....I was a nice wife and dropped him off. On the way home (the firt time) the radio was playing the patriotic songs and people were talking about loved ones they knew who had lost their lives in war. It hit me what my husband is really sacrificing when he goes away. Yes, yes...I even got a little emotional. THEN....about Willard he called me and told me that I was going to kill him. I said, "ya, you are probably right...." He had forgotten his government credit card at home. So, that would explain why I said on the way home the FIRST TIME. Ha....the second time I was a little more frustrated and a little more tired! I haven't stayed awake until 3am for a LONG time.....if ever! I still love him---even more after I got some sleep.