Kennedy 3!

What a sweet moment! Last night Clay and I ventured out at midnight...it was wild. As soon as we pulled up to Hangar 5 we saw a good friend of ours that came home on an earlier flight, so it was good to have a friend to talk to as we waited. The flight was a little bit delayed, so the anticipation of all the families waiting kept building for several hours. Clay woke up around 1 am...and never went back to sleep...I think it could have been from the bright lights, the hum of excited families...and oh yeah, the band playing patriotic songs...LOUDLY. A little before 2 we got the word that the plane was 5 minutes out and everyone got really excited. I was filled with emotions that I can't even describe. (I joked with a friend standing nearby that I thought I might cry...and I only cry twice a year!) Finally the plane pulled right up to the hangar and the doors opened...a scream of excitement went through the crowd of anxious women. (I was just thinking, stop screaming, I've got a baby over here) It was so nice to see those Marines step off of that plane. Clif says there were about 300 on board. They walked down the stairs, through a line of Marines and Clif and I spotted each other immediately. That moment was a memory that neither one of us will ever forget. We are both humbled to "serve a cause greater than ourselves" and we are thankful for our great nation.