The Packs

1:30 a.m my phone rings and I couldn't believe it when i saw through my blurry eye's that it was Daniel :) I'd never been so happy to hear someones voice in all my life, he's voice is sweet and smooth, sings like a melody in my head. My heart flew to where he was at that moment. He only had a few minutes to tell me that he was just getting ready to head down to Basic after being at the reception area for a week. They don't let them sleep more than 4 or 5 hours a night and they are standing most of the day, so his heel hurt him pretty bad. He's making friend's and is anxious to get to basic and get things moving along. He said he's been writing me everyday, but they haven't gotten here yet. It was so great to talk to him, I fell back to sleep that morning with a smile on my face.
I opened my mailbox this afternoon to find one letter from Daniel :) It sat in there like a lighthouse, his word like rays of light. There wont be a forwarding address till he gets settled in Basic, am anxious to write him. I'm staying busy working on London's dress for the Renaissance fair at school. She's so excited about it, she puts it on every step of the way. I know she feels like a queen when it's on. That little girl is still inside there somewhere twirling like a princes. It makes me really see how much she has matured. I watch her and now matter how frustrated we get at each other, she impresses me everyday. She's an unusual girl and that's what I love about her.

9 weeks or so will go by before I hear Daniel's voice again. Tonight is his first time in Basic Training and I wonder what he's doing right now. I know it's late there and I hope that he's sleeping well after a long day of traveling. I can't help but feel like he's needing me right now as much as I'm needing him. I'm lying here and I feel so broken, this apartment is empty and cold without him. My dreams are scattered, I wake up searching for him only to remember that he's gone. I think the hardest part for me will be not knowing what he's going through, or knowing what he's thinking, or feeling. I want to be there to keep him standing when he wants to fall. We have said so many goodbye's each one gets more painful than the last. The only thing that makes me smile is Knowing that I will see him at his graduation. Stay strong baby!

Well we're doing our best to make the most of our last few days together. So we went to the Gateway down town for a romantic dinner at the Thaifoon. We took this picture off the bridge as we walked across it. AWWWW! We held hands all night walking up and down the streets. My heart aches to know that he will be gone in a few days, it just doesn't seem real to me yet.

Sunday we drove out the the Great Salt Lake to take a few last picture of us to get me through the next 15 weeks. London was our photographer, we bribed her with a Happy Meal :) It was very very foggy today, not the best picture day but they turned out ok. London's favorite part was climbing to the top the rock were we took most of the pictures.







It was a great day, despite the clouds. Thanks London for being a great photographer. :)

Well Daniel is leaving in a week:( Last weekend was our last with the kids, so we wanted to do something together. London and Jayke never want to go anywhere, and you can only rent so many movies. We needed new board games!!! Yes that should do it, keep everyone happy and entertained. We'll it only took 45 MINS at Walmart for us all to agree on what games to get. Uno, Swap, and Phase 10, won over board games that get boring and lose their pieces.
We sat around the kitchen table eating pizza and playing games. Daniel and I spent most of the time laughing at the kids and their strategies of winning each game. Poor London kept collecting card instead of discarding them. Jayke started to get frustrated around 10:00 so we put them both to bed, and Daniel and I played Phase 10 for a few more hours. :) So quiet and peaceful...