Uncle Patrick....the sound of that still catches me off guard. I enjoy hearing it and hopefully will be hearing it more often in the near future, since we will be living so close to our family in OKC.
I also will hear it more often because there is another addition to the family. I am excited to announce that on Thursday, April 24, Kiley Dawn Faircloth was born. We are so happy for my little brother Brandon and his wife Jennifer.
It has been a really inspiring for me to watch my little bro (Brandon) and little sis (Valerie) grow up and start their families. When my brother called me with the news I could hear the joy and pride in his voice. He was so happy. It was hard for me to hold back my tears of joy when he first told me. (I am a big cry baby though)
I can't imagine the joy and pride that I will feel when we begin having our children.
Congrats little brother and family...can't wait to see you in a few weeks!!!!!
Friday, April 25, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
choices
Well blog fans we finally received our choices for our first assignment with the Army.
The choices were:
3rd Infantry Division Band - Ft Stewart - Hinesville, Georgia
82nd Airborne Division Band - Ft Bragg - Fayetteville, North Carolina
98th Army Band - Ft Rucker - Dothan, Alabama
434th Army Band - Ft Gordon - Augusta, Georgia
62nd Army Band - Ft Bliss - El Paso, Texas
77th Army Band - Ft Sill - Lawton, Oklahoma
The first two bands sound exciting and we would love to live in Georgia or North Carolina, but the title "Division Band" indicates they are not the best choice at this time. In the Army a "Division Band" will be deployed to war zones. Now if God wants me to go to a war zone I will serve and probably enjoy it, but if I have a choice, I would rather stay here for now and serve my country in other ways.
The "Airborne Division Band" is even more interesting. This band is an airborne unit. They can be deployed with only 18 hours notice and they jump out of planes. Now why would you want to jump out a perfectly good plane? One of these days I would love to parachute or skydive and have considered going to "jump school" if the Army will let me. However, I don't think I want to do that for a career. I am content staying on the ground with my saxophone. Besides don't you think it would be a little hard to play while you are falling from the plane?
Of course everyone is thinking the obvious choice is El Paso, Texas because we live in Texas. Well neither of us wants to live in the desert at this time.
So the decision is (drum roll please)
77th Army Band - Ft Sill - Lawton, Oklahoma
We both felt like this was the best choice for now. The Ft Sill Army Band has some great playing opportunities for me and we will be in a decent location for Misty to consider grad school.
Of course I have to get through BCT and AIT (school of music) first. If everything goes as scheduled we will be at our permanent station some time in March 2009. Here is a link to the 77th Army Band Web Site if you are interested: http://sill-www.army.mil/77thband
Thanks again for all your prayers. Please continue to remember us both as we close out the school year and move on to the next stage in this adventure.
The choices were:
3rd Infantry Division Band - Ft Stewart - Hinesville, Georgia
82nd Airborne Division Band - Ft Bragg - Fayetteville, North Carolina
98th Army Band - Ft Rucker - Dothan, Alabama
434th Army Band - Ft Gordon - Augusta, Georgia
62nd Army Band - Ft Bliss - El Paso, Texas
77th Army Band - Ft Sill - Lawton, Oklahoma
The first two bands sound exciting and we would love to live in Georgia or North Carolina, but the title "Division Band" indicates they are not the best choice at this time. In the Army a "Division Band" will be deployed to war zones. Now if God wants me to go to a war zone I will serve and probably enjoy it, but if I have a choice, I would rather stay here for now and serve my country in other ways.
The "Airborne Division Band" is even more interesting. This band is an airborne unit. They can be deployed with only 18 hours notice and they jump out of planes. Now why would you want to jump out a perfectly good plane? One of these days I would love to parachute or skydive and have considered going to "jump school" if the Army will let me. However, I don't think I want to do that for a career. I am content staying on the ground with my saxophone. Besides don't you think it would be a little hard to play while you are falling from the plane?
Of course everyone is thinking the obvious choice is El Paso, Texas because we live in Texas. Well neither of us wants to live in the desert at this time.
So the decision is (drum roll please)
77th Army Band - Ft Sill - Lawton, Oklahoma
We both felt like this was the best choice for now. The Ft Sill Army Band has some great playing opportunities for me and we will be in a decent location for Misty to consider grad school.
Of course I have to get through BCT and AIT (school of music) first. If everything goes as scheduled we will be at our permanent station some time in March 2009. Here is a link to the 77th Army Band Web Site if you are interested: http://sill-www.army.mil/77thband
Thanks again for all your prayers. Please continue to remember us both as we close out the school year and move on to the next stage in this adventure.
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