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Good Sunday morning to you ladies....Brenda, Amanda, Karin, and Lynette if your lurking in here somewhere!!!!~ From the sounds of all of our guys letters today is a day that they have been looking forward to for a while!!!!!!! Movement back to MCRD!!!!~ Names stitched on cammies, back with all the other platoons, back to their "normal" BC lives.....::.....Including today we are at 3 weeks and 5 days until Graduation!!!!!~ 3 Weeks and 3 days until we all travel to SD or 24 more days however you want to look at it....I think I like the way 24 days looks more so than 3 weeks!!!!! ~ Tomorrow starts week 10!!!!!~ Ladies, we are so close........
My nerves are shot, I can hardly sleep, I am dreaming of Marquis almost every night, I can't eat, I'm more anxious than I can remember being in a long long time.......Please please tell me that some of you are feeling this same way!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!~ I wonder if our guys are feeling this way at all down there or if there days are so run together that the excitement of completing this journey hasn't hit them yet.......I suppose I am carrying enough of these feelings for the entire platoon so it doesn't matter!!!!!!!!! ::.......I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday and that the next few weeks somehow seem to speed up a bit for us.......Until we meet again~ Oorraahh Plt. 2166 and Plt. 2161

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I completely agree!! My heart is just so full when I think about how far our guys AND us have come these past 9 weeks, sometimes I can hardly contain myself!! Steven is also a frequent star in my dreams haha I guess that's what happens when the majority of my day is spent thinking about him and how he's doing!
I'm excited for them to get back to MCRD, Steven definitely sounded like he was looking forward to it, I guess CP is only good for a short vacation!
I hope you ladies have a great lazy Sunday! Talk to you all soon!! :]]

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Amanda I agree with the thoughts consumed with our guys......so with all the thoughts I already carry then to add Marquis to the equation 24/7 my mind is constantly buzzing!!!!!!!!! It is hard to turn it off........I am hoping that maybe we might get a few more letters in the next few weeks seeing as they are back to MCRD...??? One can only hope.......The next few weeks prior to them leaving to WFTBN for The Crucible is going to be filled with lots of testing for them.....hope they have all soaked up everything they needed to and do well!!!!~ On Saturday night I had the craziest dream of Marquis again coming home from graduation (for some reason 2 of my dreams have been of him coming home on his own and we weren't with him....very odd) but when I saw him in my dream he had all of his hair!!!!!!!!!!! ::......now tell me that isn't weird ladies!!!!! Guess my dreams are telling me I miss him a ton and am very excited to see him as I know we all are anxious to see our guys!!!!! Hope you all had a great Sunday........Mine was filled with NASCAR and movies...... A nice day!!!!~ Talk to you all soon!!!!!!

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Well ladies, I've been busy all day first helping Megan move into her new apartment. "Dad" and "Sissy" put all of her art wall decor on her living room wall. We got to meet Meg's Mom & step-dad for the 1st time. They are so nice and appreciated our help to move her in.....thats what "FAMILIES" do!!   We already got Aaron & her married off! Then we went to Ashley's to help her finish her home before Rusty comes home Tuesday. What a day!!!
Our prayers for Aaron were answered!!! Thank all of you. He was diagnosed with Viral Pharyngitis...inflammation of the pharynx. They gave him 2 IV's and a shot. He said he felt so much better after the IV's were administered. He thinks he was dehydrated too. He spent like 3 days in medical and I pray that does not hurt him, but he didn't say anything. Thank God it was during Team Week and not this week!!! Aaron said his interview went well, even though he was nervous. He said he passed and got the job he wanted...Intelligence Specialist! He had 6 to choose from, but this was the one.
As far as dreams, I have not had any dreams with Aaron in it. Apryl, don't fret hun...Marquis is doing fine and you will see him in 23 days!!! We are all anxious for this to be over and we will get there together!!! I started planning Aaron's welcome home party. My invitations are made and family members have come together to help. They will the ones having everything prepared while we will be traveling home. Its gonna be priceless!
Talk to ya'll tomorrow!! Sweet dreams Apryl!!!

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Brenda it sounds as if you have been a very busy "MOM"............that is awesome that you all came together and helped Meg move and set her apt up!!!!!! As you said that is what family does!!!!!!!!!!!! She is a very lucky young lady to be in the midst of all of you!!!!!!!!! I hope that Marquis eventually finds a wonderful young lady...one that we all can love and appreciate!!!!!!!! I am so very happy that Aaron is feeling better and on the road to recovery!!!!!!!!Im sure that seeing as he went during Team Week he is safe....I am pretty sure Marquis said that during that week it was mostly "working parties" around CP....cleaning it up etc........Im sure they did just fine without Aaron there.....ALthough I know he must have missed being with the guys he got the rest he needed!!!!!!! Hopefully Aaron can get through the next 3 weeks without incident and be 100% when you arrive in SD!!!!~ Of course that is what I will be praying for anyways!!!!! As far as the dreams.......I think my mind is just on Marquis so much and my heart misses him........obviously or I wouldnt be dreaming of him so much!!!!! ::.......We are so much closer and I can't wait........I hope you all have a wonderful Monday and that maybe we will all receive some mail this week!!!!!!! Ooorrraahhhh Plt. 2166 & Plt. 2161!!!!!~

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Apryl, I hear you, mama!
Since my son left, it has been hard to just go about my daily routine. Much harder than I ever thought. I mean I'm not a worrier! I'm not worried about him in the classic sense, I know my kid, I know the Corps wants him to succeed, I know he's  tough and lives for this, it's just, well, you ladies know how I feel.  I miss him.  He's the youngest of four and the last to leave home (although his big brother is back for awhile at the moment.  Note to world for future reference: They always come back!).  I've had a kid in my house for the last 31.5 years of my life!  It's hard when the youngest, who has always been close is just gone, and will stay gone for the next four years. except when he gets time off.  I think since I am so used to just picking up the phone, texting or shooting off an email and getting an instant response, the not being able to do that now is what  is driving me crazy the most.  I love writing letters and receiving them, but having to wait, to know all is well on the MCRD front drives me bonkers.

wow, I'm spoiled.  anyway, I can't wait to see our boys. I can't wait to see their smiles, hear their deep voices and hug their lean-mean-fighting-machine selves. I can't wait to hear the stories and see them clown around with each other.  

I am off now, to hunt down my maillady who amazingly does not have a restraining order on me!

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Karin, those are some of the truest words ever!!!!!~ Although Marquis is my oldest and FIRST to leave home it makes it very hard on this Mama right here.......Being so close to him and to Timmy and then not having the capability to do as you say, and pick up the phone to call or text, or see his smiling face everyday has been one of the hardest adjustments for me by far!!!!!!!!!!! I thought that this 13 weeks was tough......well I have come to the conclusion that they next 5 years is probably going to be even harder.......at least the communication aspect of all of this will be a lot easier seeing as they will have their phones and they will have the ability to get on a computer etc.......I also agree that the time waiting in between letters has been horrible......and even when we get letters sometimes they are not in corelation with some of the things we have asked or stated so we are still left to wonder how things are.......I will say however that Marquis has pretty much stated in every letter that his time at BC has been a great experience and he has not dwelled on the missing home constantly......I know he misses us and he misses home so it isnt something he needs to tell me to make me feel better...In fact I am glad he doesn't say it that often as that would probably make it even harder!!!!!! I can't wait to see all of our boys, to meet them all, to hug them all, to thank them all, and especially to give my Marquis the BIGGEST, LONGEST HUG ever!!!!!~ @ Karin for your statement regarding the maillady NOT having a restraining order on you!!!!!!!~ That was funny and just what I needed to hear right now!!!!!!!!!!!! ::.........