January was mostly uneventful... lots of working and hanging out at home. We did get to visit Nathan's family in though, which was really fun! At the end of the month we flew up the Tacoma, WA to see them and to attend Nathan's dad's retirement ceremony. He dedicated 30 years of his life to serving in the United States Air Force! The retirement ceremony was so wonderful and paid a very nice tribute to John's hard work and dedication over the past 30 years.
We were very happy to be there! Nathan is so proud of his dad and I am so honored to be part of a family with such a long history of selfless service to this nation. I've been to quite a few promotion ceremonies but this was the first retirement ceremony I have ever been to... it set the bar pretty high. So many people came out to honor John's retirement and it was so obvious how much his airmen love him and how many lives he has impacted. I can definitely see how much he has rubbed off on Nathan and influenced the kind of man and officer he is today.
We can't wait to see where our careers and our lives take us! Who knows where we'll be in 30 years :)
