On Thursday, Mark and I left for Ft. Knox, KY to see his brother Matthew graduate from Basic Training. Matthew went to tanker school and Acel has been so excited. He tells everyone, "My uncle is a tank driver...yeah...a tank driver!"
On Thursday night, we got to see him for the first time in 4 months. He looked great, but skinny! On Friday, he graduated and they had a very nice ceremony. Way to Go Matthew-We're so Proud of You!!
We then took Matthew to Louisville to spend the day. We went to Churchill Downs and saw a few horse races, went out to eat and then just hung out. We had a great time. Mark was stationed at Ft. Knox about 15 years ago, so he had a good time seeing how much the base had changed.
This morning, we left to return home. It was a long drive, but I'm so glad we were able to attend the graduation. I think Matthew enjoyed the nice relaxing rest on the way home. When we got home, the kids had made him a big Welcome Back poster.
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