We left Norfolk on wednesday evening and had lunch with my mother, her boyfriend, and my sister at ihop. sawyer wanted to wear daddy's hat. i don't think it fits. :)
micah's unit got those who lived 60 miles or more away from lincoln hotel rooms so we were able to stay there.thursday micah's unit packed and tried to get things ready and i wandered around lincoln and got my hair trimmed by one of my best friends. When micah got out we did so shopping, went out to eat at hu hot and went to barnes and noble. micah got a bunch of random fact books they were really and should keep him busy reading for awhile.
On friday micah was released early in the norning so we were able to hang out the whole day. We went to a movie, where the wild things are, and did some more exploring and shopping. micah bought a extremely cool backpack to take with him.
Saturaday was the send off
the national guard patrol riders stood outside before the ceremony with flags.
The nebraska govenor, a nebraska senator and congressman were at the ceremony as well as the lincoln major and two brigadeer generals one retired.
the guard moved into the auditorium.
http://www.journalstar.com/news/local/article_14fb26de-bb63-11de-aa9e-001cc4c03286.html This article has micah in it and talks a little of the send off.
at the end the guard moved outside and escorted the buses all the way out of town. it was really neat to watch them drive all in a row and made it really special for our soldiers.
2 comments:
omg lesley it takes a strong women to be a military wife. I know. Looking at these pictures makes me so sad. i am not looking forward to when my husand deployes in march. good luck to u and ur family. You guys will be in are prayers
Thank you so much, Lesley fo rshring all of those photos and information. Dad wrote you an email the other day at your hotmail address. I hope you got it. He hopes to hear back from you. Love you...hang in there!
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