It won't be long now and I will be leaving Travis AFB, CA. I won't only be leaving the base but some great friends especially two that are very close to my heart. My relationship with them is completely different in the fact that Ce Ce, I consider one of my kids (she's like 15 years younger than me) where as Nic, I consider a little sister (she is 11 years younger than me). Little as in younger not in size, although both of them are considerably shorter than I am. The pictures above prove it.
As most of you know by now, I have known Ce Ce for 8 and 1/2 years. We were stationed at the same base in Georgia and then they received orders to England. They were there 3 or 4 years and surprisingly were stationed with us again here in California. Strangely enough, now we are moving to England. I won't be at all surprised if we end up together again, one more time before Den retires.
I have only known Nic for a year and a half but you would think I have known her my entire life. As a Commander's wife, I met her at her first spouses meeting that she held. She somehow roped me into being a Key Spouse which is the link between squadron families and supervision. From there on out, it was odd if you saw one of us without the other, at any base function.
I am not a "goodbye" kind of person. They already know this and are probably suspecting that I am going to try to sneak off this base without a final farewell. I've never been comfortable expressing sadness in front of other's. It won't hit me that I won't be seeing them until I actually arrive at our new base and I am surrounded by only strange faces. That's when I will e-mail them, skype them and leave them massive comments on their face book which at that point they may consider getting a restraining order against me.
So here is a list of things I will miss about the two of them...
1. The way they make me laugh. Again, totally different styles. Ce Ce is just out right hilarious while Nic has a dry sense of humor. Either way, they bring out the craziness in me full throttle! After being with either of them for any amount of time, it's like I drank 6 Mountain Dews.
2. The way they express themselves when they are mad at someone. Ce Ce will just tell someone right to their face what she is feeling and somehow make it humorous while Nic has a subtle but stern way of telling someone exactly what's on her mind. I've combined the two styles to make my own, which turns out to be complete madness.
3. They both understand that half the time I am very social and the other half of the time, I want to be alone. There is no in between for me. What a blessing to have two friends that understand this and never pressure me to be one way or another.
4. They have stood by me when I've been sick and the doctor's took years to figure out what was wrong with me. They mysteriously know when I need to rest or just chill out. They text me to see how I am feeling and ask if I need anything. They also know when I need almond M & M's. Very important.
5. They know everything about me and still love me. I'm sure I have shocked the hell out of them with some of my life stories but they never pass judgement. They accept for me for who I was and who I am now. I continually change and they just roll with it.
You may have noticed that I didn't write about their amazing children and awesome husbands. I wanted this to be just about the three of us, just this once. Den told me yesterday that he can't promise me much in life but he can promise that we will see the Kight family and the Harmon family again. I'm holding him to that one.
Thank you Nic and Ce Ce for being such fabulous friends/family. I love you both very much and I will miss you terribly. We have great memories and so so so many pictures to prove it! lol
De
P.S. As soon as you both can find someone to watch the kids, meet me at the Hale Koa in Hawaii!
