You're my world, the shelter from the rain.

So sorry I haven't updated in awhile.

So, Thanksgiving evening, I got a huge surprise! I'm a member of a facebook page that's strictly for family members of recruits in Fox Co. One of the moms of a recruit that had graduated the weekend before had gotten a video of Tyler's platoon! So, I got to see my handsome man. That made my entire week. And then, I got a phone call that following Sunday!! It was so good to hear his voice. He "unofficially" got a perfect score on his CFT - Combat Fitness Test. He's doing well, though. He's in Camp Pendleton now. It's "grass week", which means they're getting introduced to four shooting positions and working on their marksmanship. In the letter I received today, which was dated December 4th, he said he was nervous. He always gets nervous of the "unknown", so now that he's actually in Pendleton and beginning his week, I'm sure he's loving it.

Things have been going well on the home front. There are days when I'm terribly sad and don't care to get out of bed, mostly because it's rough not hearing from him. I've gotten over the fact that he's not home, that I can't text or call him, etc. I really could use a vacation from being a mom, from work, from school. That's probably the most frustrating thing is Ella acting out and having to do this alone.

I honestly don't have much to update on, which is why it's taken me a week and a half to do so. Other than the video and the phone call, there's not much more. I need to pay for my car registration and probably start looking into plane tickets and hotel rooms. I still haven't heard if Tyler wants Ella to come with or not. I know he misses her so he more than likely will want her to come. That's just another $200 that I was hoping to not have to spend. Thankfully, I've accepted a "Holiday Extension Offer" from the bank that my car loan is through. My car payment this month will be tacked on to the end of my loan. That's some extra cash in my pocket.

Another wonderful thing, there's a facebook page for the wives, fiances, and girlfriends of those in Fox Company. It's awesome taking to these girls and becoming such good friends with them! I can't wait to meet them all at graduation!

Not much else is going on. Just school, work, and being a mom. Letters get sent out daily to my recruit. He's requested more photos, so I should probably get some of those printed.