So proud

I need to brag on my husband for a moment.

He has moved us out here to Tennessee, adjusted to his new job, does Sammy's bathtime/bedtime routine EVERY SINGLE NIGHT so he can see his boy before he konks out at 6pm (Sammy, not Steve), and still finds the patience to listen to me go on about my lack of a day. Amazing.

And prior to being in the military, I thought all officers were well-respected and life was just generally easier being an officer versus enlisted. And I still believe that is the case overall. What I didn't know is that at Steve's rank (2nd Lieutenant), they are the equivalent of a Private in the enlisted part of the Army. The way they are treated by higher ranking officers is not quite what I had envisioned. Of course, I had no experience, so I'm not really sure what I envisioned. All I can say is that Steve takes all the CRAP with a smile on his face and does his job anyway.

But while we were on post running errands yesterday, I saw something that made me smile. Really big. I dropped Steve off at a building to do some paperwork while Sammy and I ran some more errands, and as I was pulling away, two soldiers leaving the building saluted Steve.
You're probably like, "DUH JENN, they HAVE to" but it just makes me so proud that he is where he is because I know how hard he's worked to get here and despite the fact that he still FEELS like a Private sometimes, he is an officer now, and the little things like the salutes make it feel a bit more real. To me, at least. He could probably care less about all of that.

So anyways, I felt the need to brag about how great Steve is because I don't think I do that enough. I would normally insert a ridiculously cute picture of Steve and his mini-me right now, but alas, I am at the library on post because we have no internet at home and that is a story for another day. I also made the stupid decision to go to the commissary on a Saturday morning so my doom awaits me there. Off to the groceries!