The day has arrived. I SHIP OFF TO BASIC COMBAT TRAINING...aka "Boot Camp" as most people call it very soon. This morning's Alarm went off at 6:00 am and there was NO way I could even begin to "snooze". I was up and no way of going back to sleep. Got the bag packed as best as I could and off I go to my recruiter's office. Andrew dropped me off (lovely husband I know). It's been quite an interesting day. I first want to say that one of my MANY goals during this 18 week training is to seek for the good in EVERY situation I face. For example...I get dropped at the airport at 10:30am...fight isn't until 5:30pm. Wow that sounds like an incredible boring day right? Watch people walk by all day as they scurry to their gate to catch their flight. Or watch the struggling mother of 3 keep her children under control and comfortable.
Well I decided LONG before hand that I'd like to just go ahead and spend a few more hours with my lovely hubby and take a cab back to my apartment which happens to be ONLY 3 short miles away (convenient and tendy mercy if I do say so myself). So I get to my apartment and well to my surprise I don't even have a house key nor a car key. Luckily I can just walk the half mile walk that it is to my apartment complex office building and get a spare key. So genius. Get myself ready for the hot, long days of basic while carrying heavy things and sweating bullets. I get back to my apartment and immediately crank the AC....not holding back on that one..especially while I have some sort of control over my environment. Andrew arrives home shortly after I had time to pick up the wreck of place we had since clearly I wanted to go to bed instead of pack and clean the night before. SLEEP IS MY ANTI-DRUG! For those that know me...you KNOW this is a fact about me. I LOVE to sleep. My world is clearly about to get rocked when I get to Missouri tonight and can't go to bed again until tomorrow at 9PM....as well as the waking up at 4 am every single morning, no questions asked.
Anywho. Wrapping things up...... I need to write in my "real" journal andrew provided me. It's so cute. It's pink with a picture of the Savior on it. Such an amazing hubby I have. As I ACTUALLY wrap this up I have a few last things to say before I attempt to take a nap in the USO's comfy recliners.
I just wanted to quickly jot down my thoughts and impressions and bear my testimony of how LOVING our Heavenly Father and Savior are. They know exactly what we are going through at the very moment we are going through it. I can't imagine my life without this knowledge. I am so blessed to know this and I just wanted to share. I will record my inner most thoughts and experiences every single day as I will no longer have anyone to depend on other than myself and God. It's going to be the most challenging and trying times I'll ever have but it will also be the most rewarding. If something's hard, it only means it's worth it. Push yourself to your very limits and you will be amazed. I am so happy with my decision. I ask for love and support only! I know you guys will do nothing but support and love me while I'm away. I'll be back soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God be with you til we meet again........
-Lo
That pretty much sums up my beautiful daughter Lauren who I am very proud of, she is a true example of Christ and follows in his footsteps. We will miss you but know you will be watched out over and blessed beyond measure for sacrificing your time and energy into serving our Country. We will continuing our Prayers and and uplift you in all areas you fall weak in. We love you and can't wait to hear your new adventure in this life, you always put others first and couldn't be more proud to call you my daughter. Love Mommy
ReplyDeleteI get emotional reading this and thinking about the INCREDIBLE experiences you are going to have that we civilians will never be able to experience. Soak it all in, live it up, and let your light shine! You're gonna rock it!!!
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Safe travels!! You will be a light to your company there, I am sure of that! We will continue to keep you and your family in prayer. Learn as much as you can, you may one day have to tell your worried family, "It's ok, I'm well trained and well armed...and I have the Lord on my side" Best wishes for a speedy basic with very little getting smoked!
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