So here are the highlights from Sonny's departure ceremony:
-His grandma started crying as soon as they arrived in Winchester, which was very sad to see.
-Ben whined for a solid hour about wanting more water, before someone finally relented and retrieved some for him. This saved him a twenty foot walk.
-Thuy does not own sneakers, he was wearing black dress shoes with white socks and shorts.
-It was 95 degrees and threatening to rain, i.e., humidity around 70% and the ceremony started two hours late. It was an outdoor ceremony.
-The buses were late.
-The microphone was set to echo and kept cutting out. Most noticeably it failed during the Chaplain's closing prayer.
-Watching soldiers board buses while surrounded by throngs of crying families is fairly sobering.
-One of the speakers honestly/tackily emphasized that the unit might not come back on time.
-There was a rather incongruous musical display. Bagpipes, kilts and America the Beautiful.
-Sonny promised to buy me a present if I didn't cry. I did cry . . . a little, very elegantly if I do say so myself. I still got my present! I also got a migraine from holding back.
I'll send out the pictures later this week.
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I loved your pictures. You looked stunningly beautiful. Sonny looked incredibly handsome in his uniform and the whole thing made me extremely sad. I didn't know that the whole unit was shipping out together, until I saw the photos. That just makes it sadder still. I truly feel for his parents who seemed to be putting a very brave face on the whole thing. God be with him.
Yeah...I especially liked the following pics: where you were kissing sonny, and where the baby (eliana) was pulling a ziggy over sonny's shoulder :). Those were my favorite 2.
I'm sorry I missed it, and my prayers are with Sonny for an uneventful journey and a safe return. We'll have you over for some silly movies and some good food once we get back home.
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