I vow to help you love life, to always hold you with tenderness and to have the patience that love demands, to speak when words are needed and to share the silence when they are not and to live within the warmth of your heart and always call it home.

Monday, December 27, 2010

No Place Like Home For The Holidays!

     This Christmas was very special to us. It happened to be our first Christmas spent as Mr. and Mrs. McVay. We started the holiday wanting it to be special and including everybody that we could. Our first stop was Enid, OK! We spent Christmas Eve with my huge side of the family at my Grandma Jackie's home. There we enjoyed homemade pumpkin soup, breads, and the traditional oyster soup! We played a new game called, left-left-right-right and, of course, the always interesting dirty santa where the coveted items of the night were a wooden wine rack and sample pack of KY lubricant! I ended up with a beautiful Tiara crystal table set for 8 from my Grandma Jackie, and Kit got a ratchet set! Then we woke up Christmas morning at my parent's house and enjoyed the traditional cinnamon rolls and hot chocolate. We opened our stockings and even our little four-legged child Zeus had his own! This year Kit and I wanted to start our collection of home videos, so we decided our first Christmas was worth capturing. We filmed everyone opening their presents then interviewed my parents on their memory of their first married Christmas!




     Then off we were for round two with the McVays in OKC! We were just in time to share an awesome Christmas lunch feast with his parents, grandparents and aunt. After lunch we opened gifts and continued our filming! When the time came to interview the McVays on their first Christmas, it took them awhile, but they finally remembered their very interesting story with some help from Aunt Diann. :)  We also had the wonderful opportunity to interview Kit's grandparent's on their story as well. It's times like these that Kit and I will look back and cherish; and times like these spent story telling at dinner and memories of Christmases past with family and friends that truly make the holiday so lovely. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and made some amazing memories with friends and family!!





Sunday, December 19, 2010

It Started With a Room...

Our adventure started with a room. August 2008, my best friend and I, Isaiah Gomez, walked into the downstairs lounge of the ROTC building and agreed to start the long process leading up to our hopeful commission. We were very nervous and so clueless on what was to come, but since we were doing it together, had no reservations. The 2.5 years held MANY adventures. As we both got into some legal trouble, both turned 21, both got through the military's version of boot camp and returned victorious. Now we were the big kids around the detachment. Later that same year, he graciously accepted my offer of being a "grooms-maid" in my wedding. I wouldn't have had my wedding party any other way. After this, we both served on Wing Staff together, and had a great time. We learned a lot about responsibility and how to manage people together.



Finally, the time had come for commissioning. I couldn't commission this year because I am lacking one military class, but my buddy could, and did. We walked into the downstairs lounge of the ROTC building December 18, 2010. We talked of how excited we were that he was going off into the real world and of course promised to stay in touch. He was the first out of two commissionees, and as he walked up to the podium I felt such great pride. I was so proud of my friend for all he had accomplished, and for this grand step he was taking to be a part of the greatest Air Force our world has to offer. He was sworn in, gave his first salute, and now for the speech. He thanked his family, friends and then it was my turn. As he turned to thank me, I felt those hot tears slide down my cheeks. He talked of our long journey we'd taken together in ROTC, and how he couldn't have done it without me. He walked over, hugged me, and I finally found that I could stop crying. I can't express how truly proud I am of my best friend for signing away his life for at least the next four years. Like him, I don't think I would have made it through without his help either. I can't wait for him to start on Active Duty and get to know the real AF. He's definitely going to go far in whatever he chooses to pursue. As this adventure started with a room, it ended with that room.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Finale Toast

Here's to the comfy sweat pants,
the black coffee and sugary snacks,
to the all nighters at the library,
and to the endless power point slides
that I'm forced to believe will get me an A
in the class. May you have pity on our
educated souls this holiday season.....

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Kit's Time to Shine

Kit and I started our relationship knowing that for possibly the next 4-20 years, our lives would revolve around my career. By this, I mean the Air Force will determine where we live, places we can go, when we are allowed to take time off and how much of the year we get to spend together. Since Kit is military, he is very familiar with the military's etiquette, fully understands all these hurdles, and supports me unconditionally. For this, I will never be able to thank him enough. This past weekend was different. This trip had nothing to do with the Air Force, but instead was all about my husband's future career. As soon as we found out our future home would be Ohio, Kit  feverishly researched different law enforcement openings in the area. Finally he found one, registered for the exam and we were on our way! We traveled to Dayton, OH for his police state proficiency exam. One hundred fifty people showed up to the exam, and there are only two job positions open. The test lasted two hours and covered everything from basic math to ethics and police procedure. He walked out feeling confident on his scores! We find out December 15th whether he made the cut, then onto the physical fitness assessment, lie detector test, drug test, then final interview. I'm so excited for my husband, he will make an outstanding police officer!