May 23, 2013 Today is Family Day! Family Day begins before dawn. We arrived on MCRD Parris Island about 4:45 a.m. I finally get to lay eyes and hands on my Marine for the first time! How exciting! We are... Continue reading →

After many weeks of hard work, graduation is finally here! We left Birmingham, Alabama headed for Okatie, South Carolina very early on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. We had our base pass in hand, and our excitement was uncontainable. Parris Island... Continue reading →