Mini vacation

[TomCat]

My nephew is leaving for the Army on Tuesday. He is 19.

So I got me and the wife a suite at the Navy Lodge on base in New Orleans Monday night. I don’t like to wake up early. The ceremony is at 9.

I will see if I can board the dogs at the vet tomorrow. I think the cats will be fine for one night.

First time I make a road trip with the Mrs in a while.

My son and I are going to see Kiss in New Orleans next month but he can drive us home. We aren’t going to stay the night. But of course if I still drank we would and go party in the French Quarter. I don’t like to stay up late either but I wouldn’t check in to a hotel and just go to sleep on my son.

I will stay up late that night. Might get psychotic but hey I get to wear my Kiss shirt I bought in Korea. It’s bad ass.

[everhopeful]

I’d be in the hospital if I had to do all that lol.

[TomCat]

Staying up late or getting up too early is rough.

Here is my Kiss shirt.

We are going to watch my nephew swear in next week.

[FatMama]

That’s an awesome shirt!

[TomCat]

Got the dogs a reservation at the vet Monday night. The cats should be fine for one night.

[anon17132524]

It’s great that you’ll be at your nephew’s swearing-in ceremony and going to the concert with your son. It really makes a difference.

When I graduated from basic training in the navy there were many parents there. Not mine. My father said I was not worth making the trip from New York to Chicago. It hurt.

[FlyingPurplePeopleMeeter]

SO awesome! Great that you can be there for your nephew! I’m sure it means a LOT to him!

And very SPECIAL for you and your son to go to the concert! Way rad!

[TomCat]

We got back home today. Saw my nephew off to the Army. So proud of him.

You are only young once. I wish I could go back and do it all over again.

My sister in law stayed with us in the suite on base.