15 Seconds of Fame

October is finally here! One month closer to Nathan coming home. The first day provided to be an excellent start to the month. In case you've been living under a rock and haven't already seen, Nathan got 15 seconds of fame on the TODAY Show!

I woke up early to watch the show, hoping to catch a quick glimpse of him, but instead saw him standing right smack behind Al Roker. WITN-7 (the local news channel back home) caught a glimpse of the ECU flag and had to know who was behind it. Hundreds of Facebook notifications later, Nathan and his best friend, Chris, found their picture with Jay Leno being passed around Facebook and "liked" over 3,000 times. "ECU Airmen Show Pirate Pride from Afghanistan on TODAY Show" was the number one article on WITN's website.

Check out that handsome man and that gorgeous flag! Go PIRATES!

If you'd like to read the article, you can check it out here. Watch the second video and around 45 seconds, you'll see Nathan mouth "I love you, Ashley!" I was so surprised and for the second time this deployment, a small act of love has brought me to tears. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful man!

Nathan and Chris, both ECU Alumni, showing Jay Leno a thing or two about being a Pirate.

Photo op with Al Roker!

Craig Robinson from Hot Tub Time Machine! Nathan has watched that movie probably 20 times.

A signed poster from the cast of the USO Comedy Tour!

Nathan posing with the helicopter used during the show!

I hope you guys were as excited as we were to spot him on the TODAY Show! Word on the street is that the local newspaper will be running the pictures as well, so let me know if anyone spots them. Thank you all for your continued love and support!