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The waiting is the hardest part...
You take it on faith, you take it to the heart,
The waiting is the hardest part...
Tom Petty is a wise man. I'm trying to get used to waiting, as I can tend to be very impatient, a hallmark of our society in general these days. I did finally get a 30 second phone call from my husband on Sunday. He called to say that he had to ditch the piece of paper on which I wrote down my new address, so he had to send the form letter to his mom's house, which of course means more waiting. I've thought about calling his recruiter, but I really hate to be a bother.
While I am waiting, I've been writing and working on a collage of photos for him. I'm hoping to get the print out done so I can include the picture page with my first letter to him. I think he's probably missing being able to see anything familiar, so I figured I would start with that. The next letter, I'm going to pull some of his favorite comics and send those along with my letter. I'm trying to think of things to make the letters a little more interesting than just the same-old, same-old.
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Comment by ebigirl on July 26, 2011 at 5:40pm
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cluebee (I love your screen name!) Yur 2005 correct that waiting is the hardest part. It doesn't matter if your a wife, husband, mom, dad, girlfriend, boyfriend, son, daughter etc...waiting truly is the hardest part.
The 8-9 weeks that our loved ones spend in bootcamp is gut wrenching, frustrating and upsetting. It is like we are also in bootcamp, without the RDC's yelling at us or someone else watching our every move. Try to keep busy, it really does make the time go faster. Your on the right track as far as writing, but make sure your letter and it's contents don't attract the attention of the RDC's. NO colored envelopes, NO stickers, NO glitter on the outside of the envelopes. Don't make the envelope to thick or the RDC's can and will make your SR open it front of them or their entire division. Write, write, write, just try and keep it "under the radar" as they say!!
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Comment by cluebee on July 26, 2011 at 6:17pm
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Thank you! I'm trying to keep busy, trying to enjoy the last little bit of time before school starts up again. Once school starts, I am sure that the time will just fly by. I am keeping his letters nondescript from the outside. The collage I made is a one page (printout) collection of pictures from our engagement and wedding pictures, so it won't be any different than a regular piece of paper.
No worries about the glitter, colored envelopes, or stickers. We're a little old for that anyhow... =)
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No problem. I didn't mean to offend you with the directions about the glitter etc...sometimes there are really young wives on here, or the children of the SR who want to add that to the letter. I didn't know if you had been told about all that stuff. I'm sure he will LOVE whatever you are sending!! Take care.
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No offense taken at all! I apologize if I gave you that impression. I forget sometimes that humor doesn't always convey via text. Thank you! :)
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Your very welcome. You didn't offend me at all. When does your husband graduate?
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Never mind, I just saw your profile page and that answered my question. Are you planning on going to graduation? Oh, and thank you for the friend request!
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I'm still waiting on the official word (form letter), but I am guessing it will be 9/16 based on the date he left. I am planning on attending PIR, as I can't imagine missing out on an opportunity to see him, even if it's just for a short bit of time.
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PIR is amazing!! You will not be disappointed. Do you have children?
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Nope, no kids for us, yet. Just the two of us for now.
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