Once again this is Steve. Around mid to late May I will be graduating BMT. I am honored yet again to be a part of something greater than myself. The first time I found something greater was when I was baptized. Now I'll be serving the world's greatest nation (proven fact!) and I have a graduation. I'm bummed my parents can't make it. But I am so happy others who are close to me can.
Jessica
Ken (Jessica's dad)
Sonja (Jessica's mom)
Abigail (Jessica's sister)
Vicky (Jessica's aunt)
Paul (Jessica's uncle)
Karen (Jessica's aunt)
Steve (Jessica's uncle)
That's 8 people I'm so happy to make time for me. I really appreciate it. There's still 4 spots left open and I hope to fill it up.
Is it weird that it's all her family coming? Probably. But they are the ones who can make it. I'm honored they're willing to go to Texas for something that is so very important to me. If it weren't for them, no one would be coming except Jessica.
Anyways I'm proud to be graduating into the military. My parents are proud of me, it's what any son wants. But to make it better I have in-laws whom I also dearly look up to that I want to make proud. Whom I never want to let down either. After all, I am married to their flesh and blood. I want to show my father-in-law and mother-in-law that I'm not a quitter. I've told them for a few years now that I was joining, and it's taken just longer than we've been married (3+ years) to get in. I just want to prove to them (being retired Air Force) and myself that I can do this, and now it's finally happening. Everything I am doing is for Jessica, me, us, and our future potential son or daughter. But it's good to have the support of family.
