Here's a Toast

This is not a post about the Davies family, but one about a different family Zed and I are a part of, our USAFA class. When you see my status that says "here's a toast," it's not a funny joke, but a way to show respect for a fallen Air Force Academy grad.

Yesterday one of our classmates passed away and the best way we, as classmates, can show our condolences and support classmates who are suffering is to post these three little words. Three little words that bind what is referred to as the long blue line no matter where we may be. Three little words that give those suffering hope that they're not in it alone. Three little words that no other institution uses to mourn the loss of a friend.

Since Zed and I started at the Academy we have said these words many times, but this is the first time it's been for a member of our own class. So as you go about your day please keep the USAFA class of 2012 in your thoughts.

Third Verse of the AF song...
Here's a toast to the host
Of those who love the vastness of the sky,
To a friend we send a message of his brother men who fly.
We drink to those who gave their all of old,
Then down we roar to score the rainbow's pot of gold.
A toast to the host of men we boast, the U.S. Air Force!

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A Day with the Davies

Things are going well with the Davies. Zed got one of his top choices for plane. He will be flying the E3. This plane gives u a lot of opportunities to get over seas, and for Zed to fly numerous different aircraft.

Mia is becoming a better big sister every day. She no longer squashes Ana and understands when Ana needs her belly patted so she realizes someone is there and when she needs a pacifier because she's hungry and I'm busy doing something else for a minute. Ana is getting stronger each day and is starting to sleep longer at night.

I have a week left until I'm back to work and am trying to get the house ready for the influx of Davies. Zed's family will be spending a few days with us to celebrate his graduation from pilot training.

Zed will be going to Florida for a day for water training, Washington state for a month for survival training, and then he will be moving to Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City to fly the E3. The girls and I will be staying in Columbus for a little longer and then either move to Wichita, KS or Wichita Falls, TX. Unfortunately, the AF cannot get me to Zed's base.

We are enjoying this time we have together as a family living under one roof and we're focusing on the present. The time apart will come, but right now is a time to celebrate Zed's amazing accomplishment and enjoy each other.

As timelines and locations are finalized and we move away from Columbus it will make for interesting posts so stayed tuned.

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