As Spring break was approaching, I started to feel the urge to get away. My course load was beginning to get to me, the hectic life of a long-distance relationship was also wearing on me, and the overall desire for one single day free of obligations all led me to suggest to my fiancée that we look into taking a vacation during my Spring break. This was an opportunity that we both jumped for. As a couple, taking a long and far away trip was one thing we had yet to do. It didn’t take us long to decide where to go since my dad’s side of the family all still live out in Washington state, and I hadn’t seen them in over a year. Natalie has never been to Washington, so we thought it would be a great opportunity to see some sites and get more acquainted with the area because we are hoping to be stationed there within the next year once she finishes A school.
We have been hit with a few curve balls over the course of the semester, mostly to do with our vehicles, but we were determined to go on this trip! Natalie put in for leave and we waited and waited to book our flight until we finally decided we couldn’t wait any longer. So we crossed our fingers her leave would be granted, and bought the cheapest tickets we could find—which, as you might imagine were not that cheap this time of year and only a couple few weeks before we were supposed to be leaving.
As break crept closer and closer we were both nervous and anxious. We were beyond ready for a vacation and some quality time, but our trip was in a matter of days, but we still had no word yet on whether or not her leave was approved. It was a good thing we didn’t wait to book our flight, because they posted her approved chit only four days before our scheduled departure at which point we never could have afforded to go.
And so it came, the week of our departure…
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