Normally I don’t share all the mushy stuff in my letters, but this one absolutely made my heart melt……

Jan 12, 2011

 

“Hey Beautiful,

I love you, and hope everything is going well for you. I got a new picture I sleep with now, and she is very beautiful, and makes me want to come home. If you have not figured it out yet I got the card you sent…

Here are some more excerpts from todays letters (minus the mushy stuff, that’s for me only!!! lol)….♥

Jan 9, 2011

“Well today after the Holiday Routine we had a Divisional beat down. These kids just don’t want to listen to the recruit chain of command, and they don’t know how to act. Plus most of the recruit chain of command can’t even follow their own orders. What a joke!Then add in the fact that these kids cant even figure out how to march in columns of 3 or 6.…

Day 6... See I can still count. lol

So today was good, spent the day at the house, dad did the dishes for the boys. We did some laundry. Storm Chaser slept most of the day. Dad is teasing him with cat treats. I am not sure who is having more fun, dad or the cat.

So if and when you need anything, let me know. Even things we did not talk about.

Love you, take care and always keep a smile on your face!

Mom

including a joke…

Sad news;

U.S. and British units are searching for a Sailor from USS Halsey (DDG-97) who went missing while the ship was conducting operations in the Gulf of Oman Jan. 18. Our thoughts and prayers are with the crew and the Sailor's family as the search continues.

From:…

I'm looking for anyone who has a child in this Division.  Thought it would be nice to keep up with each other.  It's week 2 starting today.  It's been the longest 7 days of my life.  I've kept myself busy but it sure has been a roller coaster of emotion.  There are days I wake up anxious and days I'm so busy I almost forget.... well not forget but I hope you know what I mean.  I'm also so very proud of and excited for my son, more so than sad.  Hope there's more of you out there.  LOL 

I got to relieve some of my stress and anxiety today. I went with my in-laws to the gun range.

I love going shooting. I remember the first time I went I was so nervous to even think about touching a gun.

But now I enjoy it. My comfort level has increased greatly over the last few trips to the range and

I have moved up from only shooing 22's to shooting a 9mil and 40 cal.

The smaller holes are from the 22…

So being a mom of a Sailor on the USS Enterprise that deployed 5 days ago. I send him daily emails. I just give him the daily highlights and add a few things I think he will like to read. Here are the emails I sent for days 1-4. Have not written  today's email.

Today was an emotional day...thinking about what is to come this next week.  In church today I got

to thinking this would be the last Sunday service that I would be able to attend with my daughter for

a while.  I am glad I have a very supportive church and hoping going to church service will help…

My sis has been supporting the troops for years by sending Jerky overseas.  Here is a link to her website for some fabulous jerky.  I know that she will be sending some to my son when he starts bootcamp in September.  He will have some lucky mates. 

In the meantime, if you want to send some to your sailor, check out the link.

http://www.houseofjerky.net/troops.html 

My first time posting, I think I have done this…

for many of you it seems after the first couple weeks everything gets easier, its not as hard to get on with your days.

well no one every told me how it would get hard again!

its the 5th week i think and here i am again feeling like its the first week!

he is so torn down now and so exhausted that in his letters he is depressed, he is questioning if i am being faithfull,

it sucks!!

because for 1 nobody wants to hear their loved one sad!

and…

Heading into week two, I have figured out to have tissues on me at all times....you just never know when the tears will come.  We're missing our son, and brother......Can't wait for him to call.