So Long, Farewell...

It happened before.  It happened again.  And we knew it was bound to happen yet again.

And it likely will again. And again. And AGAIN.

First it was Tony zipping off to the Navy after high school.
Then it was Paddy jetting off to Kuwait after college.
And now it's Gabe, zooming off to the Marines.

And while it is quite the challenge to have these siblings so far away, I could not be more proud of them and their choices.  

And to her Uncle Gabe who leaves today, Alana says: