Blessed

Most of you know that Greg left on Thursday to head out for a six month TDY overseas. The kids and I dropped him off at the Fayetteville airport for his 12:55pm flight. His flights to Norfolk, VA went smoothly and he arrived in Norfolk with no issues or delays. Upon arrival to Norfolk, he learned his flight to Maine was not scheduled to leave Norfolk until Friday night/early Saturday morning. Of course, I was totally bumming that Greg was only 4 hours up the road for at least 24 hours and I was stuck at Pope. I knew there was no way I could put Natalie, Dylan, and Kaitlyn through another goodbye, and I am not sure Erin, Greg, or I could handle that again!!

I am very blessed to have a great sister and neighbor who were willing to watch the kids for the day and I headed off to Norfolk. You know I managed to get a speeding ticket on the way, but other than that, the trip up was extremely smooth and didn't feel like 4 hours at all! Greg was set up in some very nice billeting on Norfolk and so we were able to stay at the cost of the government, a definite bonus!

We found a great Italian restaurant and we were able to enjoy some authentic Italian food. Greg ordered pizza, of course, and I had the best Panini I have had in almost 9 years! The hazelnut Gelato was absolutely fabulous and the cappuccino, rich and creamy. It was as if our stumbling upon the restaurant was a God moment for us!

We also enjoyed to opportunity to walk around the piers and feel extremely small when looking at the aircraft carriers! Look for pictures in my photo album.We were even able to catch some fireworks right before he had to report to the passenger terminal. All in all, I am thankful to have God who is willing to give us what we don't even realize we need. I am blessed to have a husband who never hesitates to put his family first. And I am grateful to Misty and Erin for allowing me the opportunity to get away and enjoy the relationship I have with Greg.