The best weekend ever
Thursday I left for Great Lakes with Katy’s parents and the weekend got better from there.
On the way up I got a phone call from Bank Midwest where I interviewed last week and they offered me a full time job starting a week from today! I accepted it immediately (I probably should have negotiated on the pay a little, but it will be okay) and did a little dance in the backseat of the car. So this week I’m packing a lot, gathering the essentials to take to the Gapske’s and preparing to move into a townhouse. Unfortunately we can’t get the townhouse until the middle of July, but Matt’s parents said I was welcome to stay with them until we can move in. Awesome.
And the really great part of the weekend, Katy graduated from Navy Basic Training. I cried. I was so great to see her in her Navy Whites and at such a great point in her life.
Katy's division at graduation
Me and my best friend :-)
We did a lot of just lounging around in Wisconsin when she had liberty, which was just fine. Friday night was a little stressful, as the highway back to the base was flooded/closed and we got stuck. Unfortunately that made Katy late back to the base and after a long night of worrying, we found out she was just fine and not in trouble.
Beautiful lighthouse on Lake Michigan in Racine, WI
We’d planned to go to Chicago, but decided to not go because it was so great to just sit around. Instead we went to Lake Michigan and visited a really cool lighthouse.
My feet in Lake Michigan. It was super cold.
It was very lowkey and now I have a really great excuse to take the train to Chicago and visit in a couple of months :-)
The McClary’s and I travelled back to Kansas Sunday night, after an emotional goodbye. On the way home I took a nap and was woken by a loud roar. The Blue Angels were flying outside of the Quad Cities and we watched them do maneuvers over us on the highway. It was cool.
I miss Katy a whole lot already again, but she’ll have access to her computer and cell phone again this weekend and I can’t wait. It will be wonderful to have quicker communication again.
