Welcome Home Blaine!!

He's home!! Blaine came home today from his deployment to Southwest Asia. The past few days have been filled with excitement, nervousness, and just being anxious for today to come. I spent most of last night calling other spouses, updating them with the many time changes regarding today's homecoming. Not to mention the calls I made early this morning while getting ready, too. :) After all of the details were squared away, we all arrived at the passenger terminal on base about an hour before the plane's arrival. Some of the spouses brought food, but most of us were too anxious to eat, although the food was very yummy after the plane arrived and the butterflies were contained. I brought the makings for mimosas, which we discreetly poured so that the base personnel wouldn't spoil our fun! They were just what we needed while waiting!

It was so good to see Blaine walking toward me...one of my friends said she saw Blaine and turned around to look for me. She said I was jumping up and down and doing a little "dance"..,just full of excitement. It was fun to hear her account of our reunion. Maybe just as exciting as seeing your own husband, is seeing all of the other reunions. I really enjoy seeing those first hugs, especially from the children who haven't seen their parents in months.

It didn't take too long to get Blaine's bags before heading home. Blaze and Holly were SO excited to see him...they were jumping all over the place and couldn't get enough of him! It was so sweet. As predicted, I knew Blaine would want Wild Wings soon after coming home, so that's where we went for lunch. We are so happy to be back together...and we're looking forward to a couple of weeks of down time. Oh, what an awesome day!!

By the way, Blaine is sleeping right now. Otherwise, writing in our blog today would not be my first priority!