Too-ish-in? What's this strange word?

Yesterday, my husband did something he has never done before...

For the first time in his life, he paid money to go to school!

He was not happy about it.

I guess when you are a smarty pants like him you can attend the Air Force Academy for your undergraduate degree and then get a scholarship for your first Master's degree. Oh yeah, and not pay a thing for the first half of your second Master's degree.

Industrial Engineering Master's degree... you better be worth the $3,000 we might spend getting you.

All you tuition payers reading this post, feel free to laugh at my cute husband who thinks that this is a lot of money to pay for school.

Air Force Summer Camp: 2

At Air Force Summer Camp dodge ball is taken very seriously. The players are not ordinary players. They are Airplanes. And the balls... they are bombs. Strategy is used to launch a strike on the opposing team's military base.

If you do get hit, you must head to the graveyard and wait for a new game to start.

The campers LOVE IT! Of course. Can't you see the excitement in their faces?

You are starting to wish you could go to Air Force Summer Camp... aren't you?

Air Force Summer Camp: Part I

What do you do at Air Force Summer Camp (ASBC)?

Well, during the first week... you get to know your fellow campers, take classes where you learn about Air Force values, and practice shooting guns.

During the second week... you wrestle.

Choke holds, arm bars, and guillotines are all encouraged.

Don't you wish you could go to Air Force Summer Camp? Not convinced yet? You will be.

Upgrade

Last week, my husband's butter bar was replaced by this snazzy, little, blue, number...

He is officially a First Lieutenant.

Did you know...

he's also over half way finished with his second Master's Degree (in Industrial Engineering),

he is training for a marathon,

he is the highest rated Mandarin speaker at Davis Monthan,

and he (still) knows everything there is to know about the NBA.

I just thought I'd brag a little more about my amazing husband.

You are amazing, Husband! I love you and I am so proud of you!

Licensed to Kill

Guess who shot at an expert level, with an M9, the first time he ever picked up a gun...

That's right, this guy...

45/28/10

All 45 shots hit the target. 28 body shots. 10 head shots.

All paper targets... consider yourselves warned.

14 Weeks!

After three and a half months, my wonderful husband is finally home! I'm so glad he is back, safe and sound.

Tulips

Back when L and I were kids, dating before our missions, my birthday was coming up and an odd box showed up at our house with my name on it. The box smelled like dirt.

L told me not to open it. So, that box sat in my room for nearly two weeks. By the time my birthday rolled around my entire room smelled like dirt.

L called me on my birthday (he was away at the Air Force Academy) and I opened my box.

I fully expected to find it full of dirt.

It was full of tulip bulbs.

L knew tulips are my favorite flower.

He said he wanted to give me flowers that wouldn't die. Tulips I could enjoy forever.

Best Birthday gift ever? Yep.

I got to watch them bloom this spring. Those beautiful tulips we planted back when we were kids, are my favorite part of spring. I love him so much. And, I love my tulips.

Now... it's Spring.