Well this has no news in it, just some profound thinking....prepare yourselves....
Last night we went out to the bowling alley in brainerd because some of the people at home depot wanted to bowl. Now I am not much of a bowler....so Lauren met me out there and so did a friend from work. We went to the bar as they were having karaoke and sang for a bit.
Here is the part that scared me. I was in that bar for maybe and hour and a half while Josh was bowling and found myself just wishing he was in there. How in the world am I supposed to get through the 6 months he is gone?
Don't get me wrong, I know I will make it. I just never realized just how hard it would actually be!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Sorry there have been no posts. Not too much has been happening. Josh is right now at our old high school working out with the Ranger team. Last night at the gym a guy came up to him (he was wearing an old ranger t-shirt...) and asked who he was. The guy is this year's ranger commander and told Josh he was on the wall in the ROTC room and of course this caught Josh's attention. Long story short, the guy said he should come say hey to Sgt. Barnes and work out with him so he's there.
Josh was supposed to go to a future soldier's competition on Sat. but they rescheduled it for a different weekend. He was sad, thinking it would have been nice to look good against all the others :)
He talked with his recruiter this morning and everything is still in order.
Josh's (and mine too ) best friend Daniel is headed to MEPS ( Military Entrance Processing Station) this weekend to take the ASVAB and have his physical done. It's in Knoxville. We are hoping everything stays in line there for him. They both are hoping to go to basic together.
I am going to order the invitations for Josh's party soon. It just makes it seem that much more real. I know I have had my one big break down over all of this, but that doesn't mean I won't have a bunch more too! It is a strange feeling to look at him and touch him and know that two months from now, he won't be here for that....
Josh was supposed to go to a future soldier's competition on Sat. but they rescheduled it for a different weekend. He was sad, thinking it would have been nice to look good against all the others :)
He talked with his recruiter this morning and everything is still in order.
Josh's (and mine too ) best friend Daniel is headed to MEPS ( Military Entrance Processing Station) this weekend to take the ASVAB and have his physical done. It's in Knoxville. We are hoping everything stays in line there for him. They both are hoping to go to basic together.
I am going to order the invitations for Josh's party soon. It just makes it seem that much more real. I know I have had my one big break down over all of this, but that doesn't mean I won't have a bunch more too! It is a strange feeling to look at him and touch him and know that two months from now, he won't be here for that....
Monday, January 19, 2009
Intro.
I am sure if you all are reading this it is because you know all about what is going on in our lives!
Josh has finally decided to join the Army! When it comes down to it, he should have done it a long time ago, but he has lived the civilian life and now is one of the lucky ones who knows this life is not what is best for him.
He has not enlisted active duty. He is in the Army Reserves. This means that, long story short, they will send him to Basic training (on March 3rd), he will then go to AIT(advanced individualized training) for an electrical position and then he will come home (July 15thish)
When he comes home, the Army will pay for him to finish his degree at UTC (more than likely it will be in Exercise Science). He will also be involved in UTC's ROTC program.
When it is time to graduate, he will commission with the Army as an officer. This will be a quick paced time for us as we will more than likely between the summer months after that be relocated (on the Army's dollar of course :) ) to a permanent base somewhere. It could be anywhere from North Georgia to Japan...
After he returns this summer from all of his training and while he is in school, he will go to drill one weekend a month. This is just some physical fitness and other training the Reserves requires of you. Two weeks out of each summer Josh will go on a mission to do work somewhere also. This could be anywhere from Texas to Turkey. He will not work during this time.
We are extremely excited about all of this! It is very apparent that although we had more than we deserved in life, it didn't mean we were as happy as we could be.
I will use this blog daily, to update everyone on Josh and what is going on in our lives. While he is gone, I will post anything I've heard from him here.
At this point, he has attended one weekend drill.
He said it was boring and they didn't do much. He also mentioned how out of shape people were and even though he is older to be starting this journey, he HAS somehow been dubbed as "THE HULK" in his unit.
Stay Tuned for any updates.
I will post daily.
buhbye!!!!
Josh has finally decided to join the Army! When it comes down to it, he should have done it a long time ago, but he has lived the civilian life and now is one of the lucky ones who knows this life is not what is best for him.
He has not enlisted active duty. He is in the Army Reserves. This means that, long story short, they will send him to Basic training (on March 3rd), he will then go to AIT(advanced individualized training) for an electrical position and then he will come home (July 15thish)
When he comes home, the Army will pay for him to finish his degree at UTC (more than likely it will be in Exercise Science). He will also be involved in UTC's ROTC program.
When it is time to graduate, he will commission with the Army as an officer. This will be a quick paced time for us as we will more than likely between the summer months after that be relocated (on the Army's dollar of course :) ) to a permanent base somewhere. It could be anywhere from North Georgia to Japan...
After he returns this summer from all of his training and while he is in school, he will go to drill one weekend a month. This is just some physical fitness and other training the Reserves requires of you. Two weeks out of each summer Josh will go on a mission to do work somewhere also. This could be anywhere from Texas to Turkey. He will not work during this time.
We are extremely excited about all of this! It is very apparent that although we had more than we deserved in life, it didn't mean we were as happy as we could be.
I will use this blog daily, to update everyone on Josh and what is going on in our lives. While he is gone, I will post anything I've heard from him here.
At this point, he has attended one weekend drill.
He said it was boring and they didn't do much. He also mentioned how out of shape people were and even though he is older to be starting this journey, he HAS somehow been dubbed as "THE HULK" in his unit.
Stay Tuned for any updates.
I will post daily.
buhbye!!!!
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