The Packs

My Valentine is 2000 miles away but he didn't forget me. He is deep in Basic Training limitation so he had to be very sneaky about my gift. As they were out doing a march, he picked up a couple flowers along the trail and pressed them in a letter for me. So So Sweet! He even got a chance to call me on Valentine's Day, but i missed it, because I was working. He is getting my letters now, thank goodness. I was getting worried that he'd never get them.

The sky is a creamy blue behind the snowy mountains, it's beautiful, but it makes my heartache knowing Daniels on the other side. It's been 25 days since the night I lift him at the hotel which seemed to radiate loneliness, from every future soldier that has every rested their homesick heads there. He says in his letters "Be strong for me", well finding strength when everything hurts, isnt easy, but i'm honored to be the woman that is waiting for him to become a protector of this country. I feel like i'm in training too. Training to be an Army wife, learning how to be supportive from 1000's of miles away. Learning to live with the ache in my heart from missing you every second. Praying to God that he'll keep you safe and return you home to me. Knowing that there will be lonely days, which makes the days I spend with you that much sweeter. I smile back at you when I pass by your pictures only wishing that we'd taken more.

Tonight I took London for her Middle School registration night. WOW! Is she really old enough for this? She was so excited she wants to start tomorrow, she's decided to take Beginning Theater and Choir for her electives. I know that both of those classes will be very fulfilling for her, giving her a chance to come out of her shell a little bit. :) We all love you London and know you'll be great at what ever you decide to do in life. No one deserves success more than you do.

I've gotten many letters from Daniel, but he has yet to get any of mine. Between me and his mom I'm sure he'll have more letters than he can open on the first day. He's doing well from what I can tell in his letters. Getting used to very little sleep, and eating in a hurry, which can't be to hard for him, he's the fastest eater I know. He gets a family weekend in April, so I purchased my ticket to fly out to Fort Benning today. OH man I can't wait to see him!!!

Letters have started to pour in from Daniel :) It's so good to hear how his doing day to day. Sundays are my lest favorite day ...no mail. I still don't have a return address for him so I haven't be able to send him anything, but have been writing him everyday anyway. I saw this statue the other day driving by, It reminded me of Daniel so I had to go back and take a picture.