Jonathan's flights were delayed/cancelled all day on Wednesday, so instead of getting in at 9:45am, he didn't get to STL until 6:45pm. It was a drag to wait around for him all day, but praise the Lord he still got home on Wednesday and didn't get stuck out of the country for an extra day or two. When I first laid eyes on him at the airport I was shocked; my fiance has changed a lot in three short months! Twenty pounds lighter with a big burly beard (maybe he was trying to fit in with his Afghany associates?), he looked different, but once his arms wrapped around me in that airport I couldn't help but cry tears of joy to have my boy back!
His mom, grandma, aunt, and uncle came to visit the next day for lunch. We showed his aunt and uncle the house (they live in NY and had never seen it before), went to a yummy lunch at Olive Garden, and then stopped by the flower/produce stand to check out what they had out! They all headed back to Hannibal and Jonathan and I just hung out at the house for the rest of the day. Friday I finally got to show Jonathan the kitchen design I've been working on for the past couple of months at Lowe's. We ordered our new kitchen and will begin demolition and installation in about a month! Scary and exciting for sure. I was so thrilled that Jonathan loved the colors and layout as much as I did. Can't wait to see the finished product! Saturday we came back to Hannibal and hung out with his dad and Barbara. We went to Barbara's nephew's graduation party at Spirit Knob Winery in Ursa, IL. He played in his band, Highway 99, and we drank some wine and did a little dancing. It was so much fun! Yesterday (Sunday) we went to Gran Rio for lunch with his mom, Marc, and Sarah. Then we all went to see Iron Man 2 at the movie theater. It was really good!
Obviously I was more concerned with Jonathan getting to spend time with HIS family on his leave, but I have been most excited about him finally getting to meet his new baby niece Mia for the first time! It was the first time I had ever seen Jonathan hold a baby and let me just say, it was precious. She smiled at him so big and just melted his heart. I can't wait to have babies of our own! I just can't get over her funny expressions... it's hard to believe she's only three months old! What a doll. We ate some dinner and hung out with my dad, Kim, Jason, Courtney, Mia, Grandma, and Grandpa until about 9:00 last night! We were exhausted from another FULL day and couldn't wait to get to sleep. It's been a whirlwind since he's gotten home! For the first time since he got back, he's not with me (I'm at work) and that makes me super sad. He's in Hannibal hanging out with his dad while I'm at the office missing him. Too bad it's not "Bring Your Fiance To Work Day." 5:00 cannot come soon enough today!!
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