life with the lieutenant

Steve got promoted yesterday. Finally (FINALLY) leaving the lieutenant rank in the dust.

It is so odd to see him wearing a captain patch on his hat and uniform. Even weirder to hear him answer his work phone- "This is Captain D" (I might have snorted the first time I heard him say that.)

This gem of a man ^^ (I make memes about him in my spare time if that shows you my level of sarcasm) said, "And the best part of being a lieutenant and working a captain's job..." I wanted to blurt out, "not getting paid for the work you're doing? That's the best. He loves doing more for less." But I managed to keep my mouth shut and kept snapping cell phone shots while staring at my one true love. He knows. It's been a long four years for Steve-o in the Army. He's been doing captain's jobs since he was a brand new 2LT. Terrible leadership, more bad leadership, a deployment that seemed endless (with, you guessed it, poor leadership), a bumpy move to Korea with even more lackluster leadership, long days, long nights, bad leadership, etc etc, you know the drill. He's been a saint. A hard-working saint. But he's done.

When we leave Korea, Steve will be out of the Army.*

And we couldn't be more thrilled for the adventure that awaits us in the free civilian world.


*I mean, supposedly. Hopefully. This is the Army, after all. We all know that nothing is set in stone. Ever.