Originally Posted by magnolia

My favorite gift was getting to see my brother. He came out to surprise me for my college graduation, which was on December 17th. Complete surprise. He had been in Afghanistan for almost a year (he is in the air force). I don't get to see him much-he is stationed in Colorado. It really meant a lot that he went through all of the trouble (and money) to fly out to see me (I live in California). He was having trouble getting his base to approve leave and kept submitting the paperwork until they said yes.