$5 Poorer....

...and very happy (kinda) about it!  After almost a month since we last spoke, I finally got to talk to Sean today.  My dad and I made a bet...he said I would get a call, I said I wouldn't (I'm a pessimist).  I'm happy I was wrong.  Unfortunatly the call lasted less than 2 minutes and will probably be the only one I get until graduation.  I wish the call could have been longer....it was just long enough to piss me off/make me sad.  I had been doing really well  up until this point.  Hearing his voice makes me hurt.  Not even a giant brownie a la mode could make me feel better...I tried.  On the plus side, I only have 38 days until Family Day.  I am counting down the days...can someone invent an Austin Powers type freezer and just freeze me until this is all over?  Please and thank you.



In other news, Sean is doing rather well.  He is getting stronger every day, and is on track to make Expert with his rifle.  The hardest thing he has to deal with is all the little kids who seem to not give a crap.  His entire company got in trouble because some idiots decided it would be a good idea to break into a Drill Sergeants room and steal cell phones.  Who steals from a Drill Sergeant?!!  The rumor says they are now in military jail and will be sent home soon.  I am fully behind sending them home.  I am over hearing Sean say he would never trust these kids to have his back in any sort of situation.  Not the type of people that need to be in the Army.  Thank goodness he has a good group of friends, and at least one of those friends has an awesome wife :)  Hi Emily!!

Thats it for now...

xo



Yup...another update!!

 Yesterday was a super exciting day for me!! When I got home, I saw I had 1 letter from Sean sitting in the normal mail spot. I squeeled :) As I walked down the hallway to my room to read my letter, I almost stepped on another one! And then another!! In my room I found one more on the floor :) My super awesome dad had made a trail of letters back to my room :) It was the cutest thing ever and totally made my day!!

I was super impressed to get 4 letters at once. Sean seems to be doing pretty good! His platoon seems to be getting smoked a lot for kids who don't give a crap, so that is starting to grate on his nerves, but otherwise he is getting a lot of out BCT. They finally got to shoot their rifles, and Sean did so well that he was asked to stay behind in the field to help his platoon mates. He was also commended by his Batallian Commander for his teamwork...that made him extremely happy :) Later in the week he had his first PT test, and would graduate BCT on those scores alone. YAY! Now he just has to improve his scores so he can class up at OCS! Sean told me that he DOES NOT enjoy doing his laundry....since I've been doing it for the last 4 years, I find this hilarious :P I will admit, it is rather nice doing laundry for 1, but won't complain a bit once we are living together again!! That's a lie....I will complain. A little.

  He has been very lucky in the fact that he has an awesome bunk mate, and they will be going to OCS together! Here's the crazy back story...I signed up for an online forum for families/spouses to discuss anything army. I went in and did my little intro, stating my name, when Sean would be going to BCT and OCS, and the fact that he would be starting OCS on our 2 year wedding anniversary. A girl wrote back and said her husband was also going to BCT/OCS at the same time, AND their 2nd wedding anniversary was the same date as ours!! It was fate :) The boys are now bunk buddies in BCT, and his wife and I are friends :) I have a strange way of meeting people online!!  But its always been a good thing :)

I think thats it for now...OH!  If you are sending Sean mail, please make sure to put #1 on the back on the envelopes.  This helps mail get to him faster.  And let me know if you want his address!

 

XO