Day 149

During our layover, Sam and I went out to this really good pizza place in the airport. When we went to pay, the waitress told us someone had already paid for it. They had already left when we went to pay so we didn't even get to say thank you. Sam had to travel in his uniform so of course he got quite a few "Thank you for your service"s, but this, damn.

The best moment of the day though had to be when a little boy (he was probably about 9 or 10) walked up to Sam, shook his hand and thanked him. I d'awwwed. We ended up waiting to board next to him and his mom so we started talking. The mom goes "ooh and a quick wedding while you're home?" just to tease us but it's amazing how many people assume we're married. Two of the people working at the airport did. Anyways, they got on the flight way before us so we had to pass them to get to our seats and when we were, the little kid gave Sam the "I'm watching you" sign and nodded. Sam goes  "You got my back?" and I didn't hear exactly what the boy said back but it was definitely an affirmative. Yeah, so fuckin cute.

I wish everyone had the same attitude towards people in the military, not because I think those people should feel they owe them or anything like that, just out of respect. Are there a lot of assholes in the military? Yeah. But that doesn't mean you should turn your nose up to every service member you see. I haven't witnessed it personally with Sam (yet) but I've heard of it happening. To me, you don't HAVE to treat service members any differently, it's fine if you don't, but I've heard stories of servicemen being disrespected to their face just because of the uniform and that's just not okay. If that happened in front of me, Sam may not be able to say anything but I could and depending on the level of douchebaggery, probably would. I would definitely take it personally, even if it wasn't directed at me, plus, no one talks about my friends like that, let alone my boyfriend. It's so nice though when people smile and say thank you, not because I think Sam necessarily needs to be thanked, but because it shows respect. I think Sam's response of "Thank you for your support" is perfect.

I'm sitting on the plane right now as I'm typing this and Sam's passed out next to me. It's been a long day but we're almost home. :)