This past Monday was my last day of homecomings while we live here at Camp Lejeune.  Even though we are ready to start our next chapter, I am feeling very sad about leaving this town.  It will be especially hard not to be here for the amazing homecomings.  For those of you who haven’t experienced one, the only thing that I can compare it to is the anticipation leading up to my wedding day.  And on the list of Top 3 days of my life, our homecoming ranks just after the births of my baby girls.

This particular homecoming was a little odd – Marines coming home advon trickled in from the armory and then there was a company that came in all together about an hour later.  (This will be an important bit of info for a future blog post…)  =)

Troy and Zach are the second couple to hire me for their 2nd homecoming.  Their last homecoming was also at night, but this time we got cold, dreary rain to add to the darkness.  In this case, I think that just adds to the magic in these photos.  I am honored to be able to photograph this reunion in the same place they have said “goodbye” and “hello” twice.