What a whirlwind of a weekend!

The last four or five days have been just absolutely NUTS. It was hard to keep up!

It all started last Thursday. Matt went to talk to his recruiter and then we packed up and left for Kansas City! We went straight to MEPS to start the swearing in process for the Air Force. The recruiter texted us while we were driving up and told us that they wanted to give Matt the DLAB that day rather than the next day. The squadron (which is about four or five states) was trying to hold a cryptologic linguist position for him, but he needed to take the DLAB first to see if he qualified for the job. The minimum score needed is a 105 for the Air Force. Matthew scored 122! I was so incredibly proud of him. Then early Friday afternoon we all met Matt at MEPS to watch him swear in. It was about a five minute process, but it was awesome. I swear, I've never been more proud of anyone in my life!



In the middle of swearing in!



The man who swore Matthew in.



Matt & I after he was done!

Then, after we went out to lunch, Matthew, Matt's dad & sister and I went to see the Mumford & Sons in concert! We were originally supposed to see them earlier in the year, but that show was cancelled. We didn't think we would be able to make this show, but we lucked out since we were in KC earlier than we expected. I must say, Mumford & Sons was definitely one of my favorite concerts I've been to. (It's not the favorite because I've seen Madonna - best concert EVER!) Here's some pictures from that!

 



 

 

The top one is a picture of the group (I know.. it's blurry), the middle picture is of all of us, and the bottom is a picture of all the fans! It was so much fun, even if it did go way too long. (Mumford and Sons performed for a little over two hours!) After the concert, Matthew and I went straight to my dad's because they were leaving early for the Mitchell fishing trip. This trip happens every year and it has been for at least fifty years. Only the men over 18 are allowed to go. Which totally isn't fair! So Saturday morning, we got up at 5 so they could leave. I went ahead and drove to my mom's because we were going to have a busy day.

 

We got up and got dressed so we could go to Walmart to buy a wedding gift! One of my mom's co-workers got married on Saturday! We didn't get to stay long because of family stuff, but it was so great to see them. Peggy looked absolutely beautiful! Here's proof:

 



 

 

Saturday night consisted of a marathon of Rizzoli & Isles with my mom! That was nice and relaxing. Then Sunday morning we went to brunch with my grandma Eleanor and papa Gene. We went to IHOP and it was so delicious. After we ate my mom and I went shopping! We went to Cracker Barrel so I could get an Air Force Tumbler.

 

Then we went to Kohl's so my mom could get jeans. She ended up leaving the store with one pair of jeans about five or six shirts. Hahaha. I got a cardigan that is super cute and a button down shirt. I saved $53 yesterday! Talk about bargain shopping. After we were done at Kohl's we went back to my mom's house. I was going to drive back home, but I was soooo tired. So I napped for a couple hours. Then I finally left. I wasn't quite ready to head back to the real world yet, but I did miss Luna & Lily.

All in all, it was a really great weekend. Definitely better than last weekend. I'm going into this week with a much better outlook and mood, which is good because school might kick my butt. Here's to a great week!

Ps. If any of you know of any jobs in Springfield, let me know!