Lucy

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Heyy Lucy,

thanks so much. My boyfriend leaves for bootcamp on the 9th. He introduced me to this website so i could talk to girls like youu who are going through what i'm going through right now. I know that we all have to be strong and together we can get through it. :) You can always talk to me too. Thank you!

We have been fighting alot lately i feel like and i think that's because he is leaving in a couple days

but overall i'm very proud of him! I want to be able to talk to people that kinda feel how i feel right now. Sometimes i get upset because he will be gone for a while but i know in the end it will all be worth it when i get to see him again and i know i'm strong and i'll be okay. :) is that how you felt? How do you feel now?

Yeah, i've come to realize that this is something that he wants to do so i have to be supportive and i know that things are going to be okay. I don't want him to leave but it's not about me, it's about him and i'm very proud of what he has become and i know that i have to be strong.

Yeah,

that's what Kreig says to me too. That he is not just doing this for himself but doing this for the both of us so we can have a great life. A friend of his is in the navy and he came back a couple months ago and he is so much worse than he used to be. He thinks he is so much better than everyone else and i pray that Kreig doesn't come back being that way.. Sometimes things go through my mind when i know they shouldn't like "will he love me the same when he gets back?" or "will he forget me?"  and i'm scared but i know that when he is gone the time will make our relationship so much stronger and things will be okay. I'm so excited and looking forward to being able to write letters to him and what not.

Thank you, that's amazing advice.

I definetly want to sit down with him before he leaves just like you said so we can reassure ourselves about our relationship. I know that this is going to be a good thing for us and as long as i can talk to others like you who are going through the same emotions and feelings, i know i'll be okay. :)

Thanks for adding me too! My boyfriend actually just left two days ago for boot camp

I'm doing okay. I could be better. Haha. Nighttime is the hardest part for me because I'm so used to him coming in my room and holding me until I fall asleep. We could talk about anything and he wouldn't care if I woke him up just to talk. How long has your boyfriend been at boot camp?

How are you feeling?

What is PIR? And let's say i could be better. :( i miss him so much and i really find it hard to sleep at night. Have you got your first letter yet? How long does it take to get a letter once you have sent it?

oh you mean graduation? Wow, it's coming up soon ! :) i bet your very excitedd

I know! Thank you so much :) i think it will i just have to stay strong!

Lucy, if you can get a rental car I would suggest it. You are going to spend as much if not more on taxis if you plan on doing anything fun. We got a rental car and it was well worth it, but this is also coming from someone who experienced PIR when they had the whole weekend liberty...As far as I am concerned they no longer give weekend liberty.

Well you have every right to be dramatic haha. I didn't think you were being dramatic. I haven't gotten letters yet. Its been a week today. I'm calling his recruiter today to see if they have his address yet.

We can send pictures in our letters?

I got his address today and I am so excited to send him my letters. Thank you for all the information that was very helpful.:)

OMG haha, that's exactly what i was going to do! :D I'm doing that right now as we speak and putting some pictures in there as well.

I have been kissing his letters. I didn't think about the perfume. He asked me not to send pictures though because it might make it harder for him?? I don't know. I think I'll just wait and if he asks me to send them then I will. I write to him every night before I go to bed and let him know how my day was and all.

Haha. I had a football boyfriend one time and they did that. I'm just now figuring out my webcam and all that jazz. So maybe I'll have some pics to send him if he asks

Oh wow that would be so embarrassing. Haha. I don't think I'll be sending any provocative pictures. Thanks for the advice!

Yeah, lol. What division is Alan in? Thanks for the advice. :) i'm excited to get my first letter. I'm just trying to keep myself busy with work and hope this time goes by quick so i'm able to go see him graduate :) nights are still rough though.

That is so sweet. :) i wanna feel like that but i won't get to see Kreig until the beginning of january. Ugh, i hate it. I have dreams about him too and it wakes me up and i just wanna cry. I get no sleep at all. I'm hopeing that next week when they put me on third shift i'll be so tired that i'll just sleep in the daytime.

Yes, i absolutely will be there even if i'm the only one! Lol and i work at Caterpillar Logistics. It's an assembly plant. Hopefully things will get better. I'm just so used to him being here and now it's like a part of me is missing completely. :(

How long does it take to get a call after they have been gone a week?

I know its not healthy. :( i can't sleep at night and i feel sick all the time. You got to talk for twenty three minutes? How? I thought they could only talk for like 30 seconds? When did you get your first phone call? I mean how many weeks was he gone? It's been a week today for Kreig.

And it's a little difficult but it helps me get my mind off of things.

hey, you asked when my SR graduates.... Dec. 16. :)

Just got a call from kreig! they are sending him home. He has nerve damage in his shoulder so they are sending him home!

it's okay. I don't mean to be greedy but i'm glad he is in a way. He is coming back in two weeks. He seemed happy for some odd reason.

Hi! And thank you so much<3 Two weeks even today. I've never done anything like this before, it's all very new to me.

Sorry I dont know how much it was. My mother in law paid for the rental car. But I am sure you can call the airport you are flying into and get a quote.

Yes, i'm very happy he is coming home safe!

Thank youu! & good luck to you as well <3 ! thanks for all

your advice. It really helped me. Best wishes to you  and your bf too!