Independence Day Celebration - Fort Benning 2019

I worked our annual Independence Day Celebration last weekend.  I always have a blast even though it's an exhausting day!

I got these great Magellan brand shorts from Academy, they are really light and dry real quick!  I also found these great Sketchers sandals on amazon.  I have been trying to find a good price on a pair of Chaco's but I couldn't find a pair I liked at a price I was willing to pay.  These are GREAT sandals.  I wore them from 9am to 11pm Saturday and my feet didn't hurt at all the next morning.  My quads were another story!!

Early in the morning while the stage was still being set up.

 

 My morning shift from 9-2 was helping set up the Freedom Club tent. 

By 1245 I'd already walked 3 miles!

At 2 I transitioned to helping the food and beverage manager as a "backstage ice runner".  My job was to make sure each of the three artist's rooms had ice and they didn't need anything.

I changed into my event shirt and away I went!

I bought this runners belt for like $16 bucks on amazon.  It had two zippered pouches.  I kept my phone, debit and ID card and my tokens for food in it.  This is also how I counted my steps with my phone sitting right on my lower back.

Two of Lady Antebellum's tour buses!!!

Me and my trusty cart doing our every 30 minutes lap!

It's 4pm and we are ready to kick off Independence Day 2019!!! 'merica

330 and up to 5 miles!

Seriously my feet were DIRTY after walking around in that grass all day!  But comfortable shoes!!!!

Corn is usually not allowed on my diet but I LOVE this vendor's roasted corn.  I figured I had already walked 5 miles at that point so I totally YOLO'd.

Ohana stopped by and came and saw me inside where I was working.  The older girl was complaining that her feet hurt and she had blisters.  Asked her if she was wearing socks and of course not because that wouldn't be cute with those shoes!  I had brought a pair of sneakers should I need to change out of my sketchers and a pair of my favorite no shoe socks.  I went and gave her my socks and all was right in her world!

The trainee's meeting Bailey Bryan, one of our artists for the night.

LADY ANTEBELLUM!!!!!

Just like last year I had an awesome view!!!

One of the dancers was also at the concert so we snagged a picture together.  She was on one side of the fence and me on the other.

My view for most of the concert.

Fort Benning doesn't mess around with fireworks.  We put on a 25 minute show!!!

Y'all TEN FREAKIN miles I walked on saturday!!!

Fort Benning Youth Sportsman's Day

Last weekend I took Cale to Fort Benning's Youth Sportsman's Day.  This was his second year going and he had a blast.  Last year dad took him but dad was out of town so I got to experience it with him.

 We got there about 945 and on his list of "to do's first" the bow and arrow was at the top.  Because of his baseball game last year he missed doing some of the events because of the lines.

 Kennedie wasn't into participating but she had to come because he had a baseball game (again cutting his time at YSD short), and a birthday party after the game.  Yeah it was a BUSY Saturday!

 First in line and he was excited!

 First shot and you can see it hit the ribs.

 I love his little tongue sticking out.

 Pew!

 Then we watched the Army Marksmanship Unit Demonstration.

 At the end they shot at two shaving cream cans, we all got a little on us.

 After the rifle demonstration we scurried to the opening of the rifle, pistols and BB guns - so he was the first one to get to shoot.

 He made sure I took lots of pictures and videos for daddy.

 He was so proud of himself!  He got 3 in the brain, and two in the neck.

 The BB gun didn't look ANYTHING like his BB gun.  He was excited it had a scope on it.

 He begged the guy to let him load it.

 and then we realized he put it in upside down.  They were having a hard time getting it out - so he held up the entire line of shooters waiting for it to be fixed...oops!

 One in the head and 3 in the body.

 Next tomahawks.

After he did these 4 he wanted to do the paintball activity but the line was long and if we waited for it then we would have been late to the game.