And so this Journey Begins

I have known since September that Rob was enlisiting into the Marines.  At the time May 1st seemed so far away, Well it wasnt, May 1st was here before we knew it. 

I want to do this blog as a reference for all the other girls with a Boyfriend who is joinging any Military Branch.

I completly support Robs decision on becoming a Marine, he is most likley older than most other Recruits, he made this choice at 24 years old.

A little backround about us as a couple, we have known eachother for 12 years now, went to high school together and had the same group of friends.  We have been together for almost 6 years now and have lived together for about the same amount of time. We come from a smaller town but we both have big families that support this decision to the fullest.

Right now Rob has been gone since Sunday when he was dropped of at the Recruiters office and was brought to MEPS, he flew down to Parris Island on Monday evening.  We recieved his "I Have Arrived At Parris Island" phone call at 11:11pm on Monday night.  He did not sound terrified but more rushed than anything.

The past 3 days have been emotional and everytime I get a little sad I just remember that we are now 1 more day closer than we were yesterday to picking him up from Graduation. 

As I await for his address I have already written 3 letters, I have learned from a community web site that it is best to number your letters just incase more than 1 letter comes at a time or in the event that one gets lost.

Yesterday was the first night I actually slept at my house without him, the past 2 nights I stayed at his parents house.  it was a little scary that I was in our bed all alone, and I knew that I am going to be alone for the next 13 weeks.  I eventually got to sleep and woke up for work, and did his normal morning chores, feeding the Dogs and letting them out, feed the cat and finally head out to work!  The worst one of his chores that I will now be doing is taking out the trash! LOL! 

The days are going by fast already and I hope they continue to fly by!  I am a little scared for him but I know that this will be great for him and our future together!

Will be posting again soon :)