Two years ago, Andy graduated Basic Training on the 13th.... and I went to the graduation and saw him for the first time after basic training. The first thing I thought when I saw him was, "He needs sunshine. And food." He'd been really sick while he was there and lost a lot of weight, so he was pale as well as skinny. And of course after the graduation there was a lot of hugging and kissing and mushy stuff. He only had a few hours before we had to say goodbye again. That was hard.
But it was a very good pre-valentine present to get to see my love. And he gave me a card.