The Beautiful Girl (Kate) I Caused to Blow Off School For a Week
Kate and I Right Before Taking Off On Our Buggy Ride
Dear Friends,
I have been back in the states for the past 2 weeks, and I now have a new definition of refreshment...it is the Army's mid-tour leave program. It has been absolutely amazing. I was able to steal away my girlfriend Kate (despite her being in the middle of her school's quarter) and tour the MidWest with her. We saw my highschool friends, my college friends, my brother Chris and his wife, and my cousins while in Chicago for a couple days. We then spent 3 beautiful days in Traverse City (TC), Michigan where Kate's family resides finally ending it in the lively town of Hicksville, Ohio where my parents party it up. I couldn't have been more happy when all my friends and cousins got together at my brother's house in Illinois. It was an incredible reunion. We probably laughed for about 5 hours straight...half the time we weren't even sure what was so funny. It really didn't matter I guess. Kate also treated to me to an incredible Martin Sexton concert which we went to with her parents while in TC. We even went on a horse and buggy ride in Hicksville thanks to the Stoll family. Kate and I also got treated too a whole bunch of meals from family and friends...thank you all for those who filled our appetites!
In the end I currently feel completely at peace and ready to go back to IRock, and that really is the purpose of mid-tour leave. I believe that work will be very busy for the next 3-4 months until I return, but I also anticipate that God will do amazing work as we wrap our little trip up. My main prayer requests are for continued safety for the men of 4-9 Infantry and for God to use me in some way to influence those around me. The next time you read a post I'll be back in IRock. I'll catch ya'll on the flip side.
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