Sunday, November 22, 2009

Our Sweep Is Next

When a Panton leaves the 35th Fighter Squadron, we have a party to remember their year or two in the squadron and wish them the best as they move on to their next assignment. We call this party a Sweep, which has many traditions. One of these traditions is the Sweep shirt you see Lana and I in below. This past weekend we had a Sweep, and it's both exciting and sad to realize we'll be "swept" away at the next Sweep in December. As much as there is to dislike about Kunsan, Lana and I have come to enjoy our time here in Asia with the many new friends we have made over the past year on base and from our church. It's been MUCH better now that Lana is with me more due to the fact she's on maternity leave while pregnant.

We will be spending Thanksgiving with some good friends of ours who are stationed at Osan before enjoying a great week in Guam the following week. Upon our return, we'll have 3 weeks to pack up, outprocess the base and celebrate Christmas and New Years together. The 2nd of January we'll be wheels up on a plane bound for the USA...essentially 4 years after I left the USA bound for Italy. God has been good and we're looking forward to what He has for us in the years to come!

1 comment:

Justin Dodson said...

Hey Man! Glad to hear things are going well and that you will be able to have some good company over thanksgiving. We are headed out to Mansfield tomorrow morning and then are headed to my house in PA and then back to Kyle's to help him with the house. But I look forward to seeing ya when you make your way back here again. Have a good one and say hey to Lana and the little one for me!