So... where did I leave off? Oh yes... I boarded a plane. Man I really dropped the ball on keeping this thing updated. My father took me to the airport and I was all kinds of emotional. I was emotional because I knew my dad was feeling emotional too. His "little" girl was getting on a plane to see a boy in another state [unsupervised]haha. But I think what was really causing emotion for him was the fact that this all brought back memories to when he was in the Army. My mom and dad built there marriage while my father was away training and through his deployment to Vietnam (he was gone about 2 years. I think my dad was worried that I might not be able to handle the distance, the heartache, or the struggles of this life. But, he comforted me and waited with me at the gate and watched me board the plane as I set off to figure out my future with A.
This flight experience was fun, and exciting. But by the time I got to Oklahoma, I was tired, starving and not feeling 100%. Luckily on the flight I met a very nice lady who was going to watch her son graduate the same day. She was also flying solo and staying at the same hotel! Thank goodness for the both of us because, let me tell you, showing up to the hotel in Lawton Oklahoma at night was like a scene from a horror movie. We were able to spend the evening together and get dinner, which was nice because neither of us rented a car (the taxi drivers added to the horror flick fears, except for one very nice vet that drove me around couple times). So we stretched our legs and walked a few blocks to go eat.
The next day was hotter than hell family day! I got up early did my make-up all pretty and my hair nice and bouncy....then I walked outside and my make up melted and my hair looked like it had never dried (frizz city). I remember being so sad because it was too hot to look any kind of pretty that day...and all I wanted was to look nice. Off to post we go. (Side note, his basic was at the same place my dad had his basic training, Fort Sill).
So here I am in the direct sunlight watching all these new soldiers demonstrate things they had learned. and I was trying to find A in the crowd but I couldn't. At this point, I had tied my maxi dress up a little at the bottom so I could feel some sort of draft on my legs. The demos were finally over and now it was time to find A. I stood there panicked and lost for about 15 min. I lost my new friend I had made on the flight and I could not find A. Then, I suddenly felt someone crash into me and whisper the words, "It feels so good to see you". He had approached me and grabbed me so fast that I didn't even get a chance to see him. But, he finally let me go and I did finally see him, I saw my best friend and most precious love. And about an hour later I started feeling really sick. To be continued...
