One day longer, one day stronger.

Well, ladies & gents, in 10 short days, I will be in California, soakin' up some sunshine. I'll be within a mile from my husband and probably going absolutely insane. Then it'll be just one more sleep and I'll see him for 5 hours. Then one more sleep and he's MINE for 10 days!

He got his orders and he'll also have 7 days of RA, which is Recruiter's Assistance. That will be after his 10 days of leave. He'll be reporting to North Platte - two hours away - for that week. But, we'll be able to attend district wrestling!

I cannot believe we are this close. And it's just going to get better.

I have a list written out for everything I need to take, including Tyler's clothing. I'm just going to check a bag so I have plenty of room for all of our stuff.

I am so excited. I'm just as excited to surprise Ella as I am to see him. My heart literally aches in anticipation.

I don't have much more to say. Out of the 10 days, I work 8 of them. I have Thursday and Friday off, which will be spent washing clothes and bringing stuff to the storage unit that's unnecessary to have in the house right now. I'll be working ahead on my homework that way I hopefully will not have to take my laptop with to do homework.

Other than that, I'm set. It seems so surreal that we're getting this close, yet it's still 10 days. These days have been going by a lot quicker and I know I'm going to run out of time to get things done. All I need is his arms around me, his lips on mine. I can't wait to just look into his eyes, see his smirk. Eeek! It's like falling in love, all over again.

Things have been going well. I've been awfully busy lately, but that's good. I wrote him one last long love letter that he'll hopefully receive after the Crucible.

WHICH, pleaseeee pray for my husband and the whole Fox company. They leave today for the Crucible. Tomorrow is the gas chamber then at 2am on Tuesday morning, they begin their long journey.

"The Crucible is a test every recruit must go through to become a Marine. It tests every recruit physically, mentally and morally and is the defining experience of recruit training.
The Crucible takes place over 54-hours and includes food and sleep deprivation and over 45 miles of marching. The Crucible event pits teams of recruits against a barrage of day and night events requiring every recruit to work together to solve problems, overcome obstacles, and help each other along the way.

The obstacles they face include long marches, combat assault courses, the leadership reaction course, and the team-building warrior stations.

Each Warrior Station is named for a Marine hero whose actions epitomize the values the USMC wants recruits to adopt.

Bottom line -- The Crucible is a rite of passage that, through shared sacrifice, recruits will never forget. With that memory and their core values learned in recruit training, they can draw upon the experience to face any challenge in their path."

I have a lot of faith in my man that he'll be able to get through it, no problem. They still need our prayers!

Sorry this is short... I've been racking my brain for the past two days on what I should write and I just cannot come up with anything.

We're almost there.

One day longer, one day stronger.