Blake's Home

I flew to St. Louis and then drove 2 hours to Ft. Leonard wood. Scott was unable to make this trip for medical reasons. My Aunt who lives in St. Louis occupied me on the trip. Before leaving for Ft. Leonard wood we swung by the nursing home to see my Grandmother that I had not seen in 17 years.

We then made our trip to Leonard wood. My Aunt is my kind of travel buddy. She had a can of Lysol, air freshener, pillows and quilts. Before I touch anything in a hotel room I Lysol everything. We thought Blake was going to get a dinner pass but, they had graduation practice. I was lucky enough to see him before graduation. Graduation was as great as basic training, until you've been to see how hard, how many hours our solders train it is then when you appreciate their sacrifice.

We were fortunate to see their living quarters and meet his battle buddies. After 3 hours of the Army looking for Blake's key it was time to get on the road. Because of the late start it put us in later than we wanted. We were both exhausted @10:30 and decided to get a hotel room. We woke up not even knowing what State we were in. It turned out to be Kentucky. We ate breakfast and were on our way home. The closer we got to Florida, the faster Blake drove. He said he is glad to be home but, is only here for 10 days.
They showed a slide show and the last slide was Good Luck Bandits, we will see you in the sandbox. It was then that I learned that Blake will be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.