Trying Out Uniform Looks From The Past

Having some photo fun at the Marine Corps Museum! The boys don't think this is fun anymore!!! I still do, so they have to! I'm Mom!

Watching Videos

I think Ty could spend all day here just watching all the videos.....

Tick Tock 9/11

Every Marine Knows This One

 

Dan Daly.....every Marine knows this line.....I sent this picture to The dude In Cammies and said 'guess where we are?' He knew.....

Lunch Stop

We decided we would stop at one of the Forts as we were driving home since traffic was horrible and we knew there would be food choices for lunch without being stuck in further traffic! Fort Belvoir was huge and beautiful and the boys had wanted Subway, so we were in luck as there was one in the food court! We also did a little shopping.....

Traffic

DC traffic was no joke today! So far a wreck closing down the freeway we needed, we stopped at a Fort....a car fire that shut down the freeway except for one lane, we took another stop....FINALLY clear roads the rest of the way home!!! 

Road Trip Home

And we are off!!! time to head back to NC!!! We have been all over and now it is time to head home! If we don't stop except for gas and food we will be home by 3:30 this afternoon!

Delaware Stop

It was time for a potty break while heading up to New York. Delaware was the stop! Another state these Military Brats can add to their Okiohana adventures!

World War 2 Memorial

The World War 2 memorial is huge! This is the picture we sent to The Dude In Cammies. 

Road Trip Day Three

Ed lost a bet with Vicki on a math thingy so he has to wear her stripe socks today! They checked out of their hotel this morning in Oklahoma and made it to Flagstaff Arizona by nightfall! They have been zipping across America!!! They stoped in Albequerque this afternoon to see my family for a few hours and were even able to see my Grandma Mary! They had a late lunch with my Dad and Michelle and Mary and Ed said they had delicious Mexican food! 

Ed sporting his stripe socks!

Starting their drive!!!

Made it out of Texas and into New Mexico!

Hanging out with the familia!!!

Mary, Michelle, and Dad with Ed

Black & Brown Make Me Frown

I was wearing black and brown today. When i wear black and brown Vicki always says, "Black and Brown makes me frown!" So i sent this picture with Vicki's little rhyme to Ed and Vicki. Just in case they were missing me.....

Road Trip Day Two

They headed out of Mississippi and sent me this picture......the next text came from Arkansas......and they stopped in Oklahoma! They are quite the road trippers!!! They seem to be having fun and they haven't killed each other yet!!!! And the jeep is still going strong!!! All is good!

Road Trip Day One

These two are so silly! They had a great first travel day of their road trip to Barstow! They went from North Carolina, to South Carolina, to Georgia, and ended their Day One in Alabama! They are both still alive and the jeep is still running! All is good on the road trip to California!

Not Used To This!

Totally not used to this! Empty closet.......empty drive way.......and Vicki is the one heading out to the next duty station!  This is just all kinds of backwards!!!  His vehicles have always been left behind when he leaves, only his uniforms have left the closet, and Vicki scouting out our next duty station?!!! Yep, just all kinds of crazy!!! But they made it to Alabama!

Driving Away....With VICKI!!!

I'm the Mom, the Marine Wife....it's my double job to watch the Marine and my daughter drive away and wave until i see them no more....and than of course wipe away the tear drops and walk back into work with a smile like i will see them tonight at the dinner table.  The life of a Marine Wife....i dare someone to try it for a day....well a day when they are away....well a day when they are away with a gun, while being shot at, in a foreign country, with no laws, and not allowed to shoot back at the people shooting at them, and not sure if the people they are with will be shooting them.....try it on one of those days....those are the harder days.....this is actually an easy day.....i could call him right now if i wanted to, but i won't because he is still on base and he can't talk on his phone on base and i need to get back to my classroom......  

Stopped To Say Goodbye

Ed and Vicki stopped by my work to say goodbye before they headed out.....

She said to hurry because she was freezing!!!!

They are heading out!

One last goodbye....

The Navigator.....She's doing my job....

They've got their Pringles.....

All of Ed's bags....

Vicki's bag