Kellen did amazing on the flight. He either sat on my lap playing and looking out the window or he slept. I was really proud of my little man. Everyone on the plane was telling me how lucky I am and boy do I know it. I felt sorry for the parents who were walking the aisles all flight.
During the landing I was taking in the landscape and noticing how everything was green and pretty. It seemed that everything was outlined in little squares and the there were little ponds dotting the land. It was all very quaint and then it hit me. EVERYTHING WAS FLAT!! Like really really flat. I am not a mountain girl but I never knew how much they meant to me till I realized there were none to be seen. When I was flying back, I was so happy to see the rugged landscape.
The plans sent to me from the Army said that Dustin would get 6 hours off the night before graduation and of course they changed their plans. That night he was granted about 5 hours and we were restricted to on the base only. I'm sure we could have easily left base but neither of us wanted to risk it. So that night we drove around alot because Fort Sill is a large base but only because it is spread out. The only thing we could have done was going bowling and that was packed. We drove around for many hours just talking. That was nice. Kellen didn't immediately recognize Dustin but he warmed up to him quickly and it wasn't long before he was showing off. :-)The next morning was the graduation ceremony. They changed the location of it at the last minute but Dustin was able to send me a text to let me know. The ceremony was short and sweet. I wish I could have gotten pictures but I was trying to keep Kellen preoccupied. I have a copy of the program. I guess I can scrapbook it. :-)
After Graduation, we went out to eat with a few Dustin's new friends and we went to the mall for awhile. I felt bad for his friends because none of their wives were there. You could tell they appreciated that I drove them around and they were able to get off base for a little bit. There really isn't much to do in Lawton, OK when you have an infant and only a few hours. Once we took in all we could take in, I took Dustin's friends back to base and left Dustin with Kellen in the hotel. This is what I came back to. It was too cute.
The next day we lucked out with our flights. Dustin was put on standby for my flight so we were all on the same flight from Lawton, OK to Dallas, TX. When we landed, we had enough time to grab something to eat and then my flight to Tucson took off. I guess after I left, someone bought Dustin coffee and upgraded his seat to first class. It is really nice when people notice and appreciate the sacrifices that Dustin and all the other people serving in the military make for ourselves and our country.
Dustin was originally scheduled for 13 weeks of training. I guess that he will still be training for that long but there has been alot of in between time. He had to wait for 2 weeks before each training class so that has added another month to his time gone. He said that he was told his next graduation will be August 7th and he should be home right after that. Yeah! We are going to have Kellen's birthday party when Dustin gets home.
Still no word on where we are going to be stationed yet...
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