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GOT MY FIRST COUPLE OF LETTERS :):)
got my first couple of lettters in the mail 2day & my son is doing great :) so happy to hear he just fine , no scheduled phone call yet but im sure that will be real soon hopefully today it is the 3rd wk 2day...lol i have the phone at my side so i wont miss a thing :) hope you all have recieved your letter or letters already ,if not you will real soon , happy reading to all :)
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Permalink Reply by TN Navy Mom (Stennis Nuke Mom) on
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Congrats on your letters. Whew, huh? it seems like forever until that first letter comes. I carried my letters in my purse the entire time my son was there until I got the "sailor" call.
You will cherish those letters forever. I got chills just seeing his hand writing. It became a competition to see who could get to the mail box first. Just getting a letter from out sons/daughters so far away is such a comfort. Enjoy them and read them over and over.
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Permalink Reply by kim-anthonys mom ship13 div 241 on
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oh wow you really took the words from my mouth , i so feel that way , the feeling is like no other i think i read them at least 3 or 4x & i just got them i cant stop going over them to just have that little bit of connection ...:) yes & it ws such a relief to get a letter finally :) & yes i put in my purse so i can have them with me at all times.. now just waiting on the im half way thru mom call :) cant wait to hear his voice again i miss him so much my heart still aches , i dont think it will ever stop it jsut gets easier i guess :) thanks tnnavymom for your comment :) it really helps to have other moms to talk to you because you really do undrestand what im going thru :) thanks again kimberly
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yes it is :) im so happy to have heard from him finally , now for the phone call i cant wait to hear his voice again ... do you know how long they can talk for ?? kimberly
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Permalink Reply by BR549 on
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I believe our first phone call was for about 40 minutes it was a good one
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very kool , well im in school @ nite i already warned my fellow colleagues that if i run out of classrm that im going to talk to my son ::):) & of corse my teacher is now aware i may be gone for awhile talking on the phone :):)...lol i cant wait for the phone to ring:)
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Hey there Kim, I am so happy to hear that you got your letters today. I thought you would enjoy the picture!!
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thank u i read you got your letter as well happy to hear :) im @ school & for some reason my computer wont let me open the pic i think its blocked , but i will try when i get home :) i cant wait to see what it is:)
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love the pic..so so true...lol
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where did you find that picture ?its so adorable:)
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So glad to hear you got your letters!!! Such a relief isn't it. I got one today as well and I don't think the smile has left my face all day. My heart is light again.....for now :) Maybe we will get lucky and get call too.....that would be over the top!!!
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yes such a relief :) now i want to hear my sons voice & talk to him for a bit that would be(the icing on the cake :)well im happy for us that we got our letters :) now we need to hear the phone ring with them on the other end:) :)
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