4 weeks down, 9 to go

Today is the first time that blogging about S being gone has actually sneaked up on me…yay! Does that mean time is moving faster???

I talked with S’ mama today- about lots of different things – and she said she couldn’t believe it had already been a month since he’d been gone. I (very much) begged to differ- I feel like it’s been every BIT of a month! I miss that kid something fierce, and there are MANY days where it feels like he’s been gone TWO months!

He’s doing quite well, my boy is…he’s studying hard, learning a lot (sometimes too much, he would say) and making his intentions for leadership as an airman known. Poor guy is SO busy- he’s up early every morning, in classes from 0700-1600 (that’s 7:00a-4:00p. by the way), then goes to PT, then has meetings…and may get in bed before 2230, if he’s lucky. BIG change for him. He’s tired and worn out, pulled in different directions, trying to get 50 things done before he goes to bed and only having time to do maybe 20 of them. He’s definitely feeling the pinch of being out there for a month…and still having 2 months to go. He’s definitely had the opportunity to get off of the base and chill for awhile- going to a movie, getting a decent steak at a local restaurant, etc. He’s made some great friends in his flight and his squadron, so they can all support each other and hang out when they have (a little) down time. GOD IS GOOD!

Easter is coming up this weekend, as you all know (I hope!), and I hope you all are planning on being at and/or volunteering in your church on Sunday. This Easter will be hard for my man because he won’t be able to go to our home church with the greatest pastor we’ve ever heard. He will be on base with the church they have there, but it’s just not the same. (Any of you who are in love with your church know how this is when you go away for a weekend or on vacation…or are sick on a Sunday and have to deal with “televangelists”.) I almost feel guilty that I get to go and he doesn’t- but not for long! Then I get to go spend Easter afternoon with his family- if I haven’t told you lately, I CONTINUE to be blessed and awed by this family. The love, support, acceptance and laughter I get from them on a daily basis are things of which I’m just not worthy and deserving!!!

Continued prayer requests include strength and courage of spirit for S, restoring, recovering sleep at night, continued immune system protection (as he’s going through a bout of sickness currently) and focus during the day while he’s in classes. As most, if not all, of us have never gone through what he’s undertaking on a daily basis, it’s hard to know what his days are really like and what to ask about and what to leave alone.

On another note… I’m moving YET again. Can I just YELL from the top of whatever is the highest that I H-A-T-E moving??!! I hate it! I don’t want to do this again until…well, let’s just say I hope that next time is the LAST time I move for a looooong while. I have a roommate this go ’round, so hopefully I’ll be able to sock away some cash, pay off some debt and get my credit rating back to a better score! Yay for forward progress!

Happy Wednesday, everyone.