Tuesday, July 31, 2007

September Leave

Plans are in place for a family get-together in Mississippi in September. Seth and Eli will have leave from September 5 to September 10. We've rented a condo in Gulfport, Mississippi where we will gather. Jan and I will fly down on the morning of the 5th. Katy and Brittany are planning on driving at this point in order to get a little more time with their husbands. Josh will join us for the weekend, flying from Newport News into Gulfport on Friday the 7th. We'll be staying in some new condos that have been built since huricane Katrina. I understand there's still a fair amount of devestation in this area, but we're not going to Mississippi as tourists....we just want to spend time together before Seth and Eli depart for Iraq.
Many soldiers are coming home for leave (on their own dime.....no military transport for leave!) Seth and Eli felt that they've already said their goodbyes to everyone and it would be too hard to say them all over again. Getting together on the Gulf will allow us uninterrupted time to say goodbye.