Saturday, July 31, 2010

The sound of your voice


I never realized how much I would miss hearing Joel's voice until I got a phone call today!!! At first I got a text that woke me up from a nap and was shock and excited! Joel is still in processing their company got delayed another week so they won't ship out till next friday. He said all they do all day is sit and wait and wait some more with very limited talking to each other. A lot of the time the guys will continue to talk which gets every one in trouble which cause fights in the company. He said the food is awesome though ribs, hamburgers, mac n cheese. As of right now they don't have a time limit of how fast they have to eat however when they arrive for basic they will have to eat fast!
He said everything is going very well most of the guys are young and very stressed out but Joel is helping them stay focus and calmly their nerves!
The Temperature is about 110 with 90% humidity which sounds so awful to me.
As for now they have another whole week of sitting and waiting which delays his return date to the second week of November crazy! After they arrive on friday thats when the madness will begin (hopefully there are no more further delays)

As for me I was having a hard day today its Saturday and thats when Joel is usually off and we hang out or clean house together. I really didn't have much motivation to clean house or get laundry done I am still not sleeping very well still trying to adjust to the every day routine. I was starting to get sad an lonely because I had no idea how Joel was doing or haven't heard from in a week and wasn't sure when the next time I would hear from him. So when I got his text/phone call I was beyond excited it really boosted me up and brought my spirits up!

Every time I get to hear his voice it brings a smile to my face knowing that he is ok!

Did you know that only 1% of country serves in our Military! Crazy huh?


Wednesday, July 28, 2010

A few nights...

So a few nights have gone by with out Joel, I thought everything would get easier but it seems I have an emptiness in my heart that he is not here. I know in a few weeks I will get into a routine and everything will fly by....

Yesterday I spent the entire day doing absolutely nothing! I loved it, I wasn't worried about cleaning the house, making dinner or even getting ready to go any where and I watched all my DVR shows. I have been neglecting all my shows with this very busy summer. It was probably the first time out of the entire summer I got to actually relax. However as the day went on I really wanted to call or text Joel but I couldn't it was such a weird feeling knowing I had no way on contacting him. This is going to take some getting use to, but I know I will get through it!

Today I went back to work after 5 days off I felt rejuvenated and refreshed! It was nice to have that feeling of no stress and actually enjoyed working.
It seems though I am very tired and want to nap all the time ( Luckily Jeffrey still takes 2 naps)

As for now I have not heard from Joel I probably wont get a phone for a couple of weeks :(
Until then I will enjoy my naps and embrace this time with Jeffrey!

Monday, July 26, 2010

Landed in GA!

Just got off the phone with Joel its about 11:00p in Georgia! Their flight out of Texas was delayed by 2 hours because of Thunder Storms they arrived in Georgia but missed their shuttle to receiving so they might be spending the night at the airport or a hotel.
As for tomorrow all the madness starts, Good luck to my honey!

Joel headed out

Welcome to our blog, with Joel gone this will be the best place to tell everyone of any news or updates about Joel and his training


Today was the "big day!" Joel, Jeffrey and I woke up around 3:45 am and headed down to Phoenix to send Joel off to Basic! (Fort Benning, Georgia) It was a sad day but none the less a exciting day to start his new career in the Army! 14 weeks of training ( 9 of Basic 5 of AIT) , not too much communication, and lots of sleepless night are ahead.

Im going to be looking forward to the few phone calls I will receive and cherish every moment we get to talk, but before I know it he will be back! I am so proud of him and can't wait to hear all the crazy stories!