well i'm back in NoVa now. we left Georgia yesterday morning at 7:30, and didn't get home until 8 o'clock at night. it was freakin ridiculous. i'm surprised that i'm still alive, to be quite honest.
anyway Georgia was awesome. i have time to kill before i have to go to my eye doctor appointment, so i can write about it now.
we got there Tuesday night.. actually Wednesday morning at like 2 or 3. i can't really remember what we did, but i'm pretty sure we went into the hotel and everyone passed out.
Wednesday was Family Day. basically it meant that we would go down to Fort Benning, see what it was like, and then Wesley would get a day pass to come with us until 9.
just as a side note, i am never going to Georgia ever again unless it's for one of these two reasons: 1. To visit Wesley at Benning. or 2. To go to Atlanta. Columbus, Georgia should be on a list for the Top 5 Worst Cities in the Nation. all that they have are lifted Crown Victorias rolling on Dubs with fucking stupid paint schemes and stores where you can clean your grill. not the grill that you cook on either. yes, that's how "dirty south" Columbus is.
anyway, we went to Benning to watch some award ceremony. Wesley's mom wasn't even close to seeing him and she was already crying when we were parking the car. i thought that would have been me, but i just felt like i was going to vomit everywhere.
every platoon came marching out in their little army outfits [ hhahahahhahaha ] and stood in formation. knowing Wesley before he left, it was INSANE to see him like this. he didn't crack a smile once when he was in formation and me and Carolyn were standing right there and i KNEW he saw us. i guess he gained some will power.
after they were done with their little ceremony thing, the Drill Sergeant told us we could go over and talk to them. i let Wesley's mom go ahead and see him first just because i didn't want it to turn into a race or something gay like that, haha.
it's hard to describe the feeling that you get when you see someone that you haven't seen for an extended period of time. it's relief and happiness and sadness and just everything rolled into one. it was amazing to finally see him again. there's really not much more i can do to try to describe it.
we went off base and back to the hotel where we slept for most of the day. it was awesome. i feel like i really could care less about anything going on when i'm around him.
Thursday was graduation and it rained. we did basically the same thing that we did on Wednesday except saying goodbye was 10 times harder. Wesley said that he feels like it's harder this time than the last, but i haven't decided yet.
he went to Bragg yesterday morning from Atlanta. he's in North Carolina now, which is like 10 hours closer, and that's pretty sweet. as of right now he still has his phone, and he says that he can get visitors which works out well because they have family friends in Fayetteville and that makes it SO much easier.
i know i was really scared that he was going to change into some cold military guy that just thought ARMY all the time. i was soooooooo wrong. Wesley changed for the better, if at all. he's more polite and everything. i really can't picture myself being with anyone else.. ever. that's really fucking scary, but i realized that when i was in Georgia. he's smart, funny, polite.. everything. everyone should go find an army boy.
i am exactly where i want to be in my life. i have never ever ever been more happier than i am right now. i love this kid more than anything in the woooooooorld. and it's tight.
here's some pictures:
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