Happy Veterans Day!

We had a great Veterans Day this year.  Matt had the day off for some much-needed R&R (particularly after his FIRST MOTIONSICKLESS flight yesterday morning!!!), I had some fun training at my clinic job (and purchased my first pair of non-school uniform scrubs--a Mary Engelbreit pair, purple, with owls), the girls had pizza day at school (always a plus!), and as a veteran couple, we both enjoyed a lot of support from our local community.  Since my first active duty Veteran's Day, at Ellsworth AFB in 2001, I have been touched by Golden Corral's support (free buffet dinner for anyone who has served).  At the time, it was on of few organizations that I noticed that really reached out to/supported vets.

Today, nearly everywhere you looked, someone was offering a free meal or thank you to veterans (Chili's, Applebees, Hooters, Outback, Golden Corral, and too many others to list).  I enjoyed a free 6" chicken teriyaki sub from Subway for lunch and we took the family out to Golden Corral (Matt's favorite diner) for dinner.  On the downside, we accidentally got the date for Golden Corral wrong (their celebration is actually this coming Monday), but the silver lining was that we were not waiting in line for nearly two hours (as I did back in the day at Ellsworth) and Matt got to binge to his heart's content on iron-rich steak for next week's flights while the girls and I probably ate a bit too many chocolate fountain-dipped treats.

This weekend, the city is getting in on the action with a much-anticipated parade on Saturday (which we will unfortunately miss--but for a good reason--picking up family at the OKC airport).  We are so happy as a family to be part of the military culture and service and find ourselves regularly inspired by both its history and our peers.  Happy Veterans Day!  :o)