Assignment Night

On February 27th they had what is called Assignment Night. That is when all of the active duty guys find out what plane they will be flying and where they will be stationed next. It is a very nerve racking time because they have no control what so ever. Their fate lies in the hands of their IP's. It is based on their performance here in pilot training but you never know exactly who will get what aircraft until that night. Their flight commander had them fill out a dream sheet, that is where they list the planes and places that they would like first, second, third and so on...but there is no guarantee.

The four guard guys obviously did not feel that stress considering they all know where they are going and what aircraft they will be flying. I was however nervous for the active duty people. All in all there were a lot of happy people that night. Obviously you cant please everyone, but overall it was a great night!

Here are a few pictures from that night...

Welcome slide

The wives anxiously awaiting

Jackson and Elizabeth

Todd and I

The girls and Rory

Buddy and Steph

John and Sarah

Group shot

(you will see that Gaither is making a funny face...look at my husband's hand, he is pinching him!)

Todd and Gaither (Friends again...maybe!)

After the presentation we went out to "The Office", a local hangout in Columbus. They have some pool tables and we all just hung out and had a great time! I can't believe we only have two more weeks until graduation and we all have to say goodbye! (at least the guard guys do) *sniff!*

President's Day Weekend

A group of us decided to go down to Destin, Florida over the guy's last long weekend here at pilot training. We rented a house down there that was across the street from the beach. This house was amazing! When you walked in, on the first floor there was a pool table and a big fireplace with a nice TV mounted above it and one bedroom. On the second floor there was the kitchen, 2 bedrooms, a living room, dining room area, and a balcony. On the third floor there was the master suite and a bedroom with two sets of bunk beds. In the house there was a total of four full baths and two half baths. There was also a nice patio out back with a pool and a hot tub. Here are a few pictures of the house (we didn't take very many!)...

Looking into the kitchen

living room on second floor

Pool and hot tub

The weather was kind of dreary/rainy but we had a great time! We used the hot tub a lot, the pool was too cold...to willingly go in...however, a lot of people got thrown into it!

We got there on Friday evening and the first night we just hung out at the house. The next day was Valentine's Day. Todd and I took Bella for a walk on the beach and she got so sticky from the ocean water and sand that when we got back to the house we had to put her in the bath tub and rinse her off. She was not a fan of the ocean. Todd and I had some yummy crab legs at Joe's Crab Shack for dinner and then later that night the girls went out (the guys stayed back with the kids). Here are a few more pictures...

Girls night out

The boys back at the house (and Kelly)

~They really suffered staying back and putting those kids to bed!~

Sunday night was the guys night out but they just decided to stay at the house and hang out. So we all hung out at the hot tub again. All in all the weekend was a lot of fun...unfortunately on Monday we had to drive back and (of course) the weather was beautiful on that day! It was nice and sunny, no rain! It made the drive more enjoyable but we didn't want to leave! Once again, a great time was had by all!