Phone Calls From Basic Training!

So, a few days ago I got a phone call from Thomas.  Unfortunately he was only able to talk for a minute and 33 seconds.  It was really awesome to be able to talk to him, but it also really sucked to only get to talk to him for such a short amount of time.  Well, he called again today and I got to talk to him for 12 minutes!!! Even though 12 minutes really isn’t that long, it seemed like a lifetime after not talking to him for the last 2 weeks. 

He told me about everything that was going on in basic training… Well, at least everything he could in 12 minutes after asking how I was and how things are at home.  He sounds like he is doing great!  He said that his MTI (Military Training Instructor) is pretty badass and that he has gotten yelled at a lot!  In fact, he got yelled at while he was on the phone with me.  All of the sudden I heard someone yell, “GET OFF OF YOUR WALL LOCKER!” and then he told me he had just gotten yelled at for leaning on his wall locker.  OOPS!  That is probably more interesting to me than anyone else… Oh well. 

Hearing his voice and knowing that he is doing okay makes being away from him a lot easier.  The hardest part is not having that person to tell about your day every night before you go to bed.  Or not being able to call him when something funny happens or when I’m feeling sad. 

It’s really funny because I have had a few people tell me, “oh well the past 2 weeks have gone by fast right?  It seems like he just left a couple of days ago.”  Well, maybe to some people it seems to have gone by fast.  To me, these past 2 weeks have felt like 2 months.  It kind of sucks.  But if I get to talk to him every once in a while, hopefully that will make being apart a little easier.  The way I’m trying to look at it is, a 12-minute phone call is better than no phone call at all.  

First Taste of Life as an Air Force Wife

So I just got home from dropping Thomas off at the hotel in LA.  He leaves for Air Force Basic Military Training tomorrow.  Leaving him at the hotel was one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life!  But at the same time I am very proud of him and I support his decision to join the Air Force 100 percent!  Just thinking about the fact that I won't get to talk to him or see him for the next 2 months really sucks!  I know that this is a part of being a military wife and I am going to have to get used to it, but I just didn't think that it was going to be this hard.  The good thing is that I have a great family (both mine and his) and great friends that I know are there for me when I need them. 

Tomorrow, Thomas' sister Jennie, and I are going to go down to MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) to watch Thomas swear in.  I'm kind of torn on whether or not this is a good idea for me to go watch.  Don't get me wrong, I am very excited to get to see him swear in.  I think that is going to be really cool, but i just wonder if it is a good idea for me to see him again, but not actually get to talk to him.  I might break down again.  Oh well, I think it's worth the risk. Besides, even if I do break down at least I will get to see him one more time before he leaves, and that it definitely worth it!