The Army works in strange ways. Trey was told he would be leaving sometime late July or early August. The problem is that he was told that up to a week before he left. Courtney’s Mom and Dad wanted to have a going away party for him so they held one on 19 July at their house. CE, Courtney’s Dad had built a great Cabana Bar in the backyard next to the pool. We used the bar heavily that evening. I was drinking shots of butterscotch and fire schnapps. I remember lying down beside the pool and putting my arm in the water. Thank God Ed drove me home.
Because the date of his deployment was so flexible, we had another going away party for him on the 26th! This time we did it at our house and there was much less drinking. Although, Bob, my neighbor, brought over some really great Ashton cigars to share after the meal.
The deployment ceremony was held on Tuesday the 28th of July 2009 and it was well attended by family and friends. Fort Story did itself proud. It was a class act, short, to the point and sincere. I scratched the front right underside of the bumper on the BMW pulling into the parking lot, but wasn’t going to let it bother me. Sure did look like a small scratch to cost $650, but more about that later. Anyway, the ceremony was at 9AM and we eventually got to the Sunrise Café for a late Breakfast at 12PM. I got home and was waiting to say good bye to Trey after 1PM and he still hadn’t arrived. So, I called work and said I was going to take the rest of the day as leave. Trey finally arrived and I got to spend some time with him until it was time to take him back to Ft Story to really say good-bye. They had to be back no later than 5PM to pack all their gear and go through some final deployment briefings. It was very difficult dropping him off. Poof, one minute he was there, and the next I was driving away. A very hard day.
Because the date of his deployment was so flexible, we had another going away party for him on the 26th! This time we did it at our house and there was much less drinking. Although, Bob, my neighbor, brought over some really great Ashton cigars to share after the meal.
The deployment ceremony was held on Tuesday the 28th of July 2009 and it was well attended by family and friends. Fort Story did itself proud. It was a class act, short, to the point and sincere. I scratched the front right underside of the bumper on the BMW pulling into the parking lot, but wasn’t going to let it bother me. Sure did look like a small scratch to cost $650, but more about that later. Anyway, the ceremony was at 9AM and we eventually got to the Sunrise Café for a late Breakfast at 12PM. I got home and was waiting to say good bye to Trey after 1PM and he still hadn’t arrived. So, I called work and said I was going to take the rest of the day as leave. Trey finally arrived and I got to spend some time with him until it was time to take him back to Ft Story to really say good-bye. They had to be back no later than 5PM to pack all their gear and go through some final deployment briefings. It was very difficult dropping him off. Poof, one minute he was there, and the next I was driving away. A very hard day.
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