I also have several other friends that I keep in touch with. Interesting enough, one is also the parent of an '02 cadet. MaryB lives in sunny California. We first met last spring when the boys went to Tampa to play baseball in the 2000 ARMY spring campaign. She is a delightful person. I look forward to our meeting again this March in Tampa.
Family is very important to me. I have a sister-in-law that is a lot of fun to be around. She and her husband live in Boone, where we vacationed over Christmas '00. SNOW! We saw snow. That was the first time Tyler (13) had every seen snow! We had a wonderful time with them, we always do. Mike would like to retire (a long ways off!!!) and move to Boone. (Don't tell his brother!)
Mike also has three sisters who live in SC and TX. This past Christmas we saw them all while at his brother's house. We get together once a year, for a week, at Myrtle Beach. It's always nice to get away and sit down and relax with all his family. They are special people.