Half Way Mark!

Well we've made it to the half-way mark, 3 months down 3 more to go. I'm pretty sure Justin is ready to come home and I'm definitely over ready for him to come home, I'm grateful for our daily phone calls, but it's just not the same as seeing him and being with him, I'm really missing him a lot! I knew this was going to be hard, but it's been hard than I anticipated...

The weather has tuned extremely HOT in Afghanistan, A couple days ago Justin said it was 112 degrees, I don't even know how a person can function in that kind of heat. Justin has also caught a head cold, and said he isn't drinking enough water and felt he was dehydrated, so he is trying to keep the water flowing! It's only going to get worse he said, last year's high was 142 degrees, I mean really??? I can't even imagine.

I wish our sun would come out and stay...we've had one good day with the sun shining, but it was short lived, now we are back to rain and dreary skies....I'm looking for a little pick me up, come on Sunny Skies smile down on me!!!!

Happy Spring!

Under Attack

(AGI) Kabul - Afghanistan: coalition forces killed 7 Talibans who had launched an attack against a military base in Jalalabad. The base was situated near the airport of the city of Jalalabad, in East Afghanistan. The attack occurred around midnight, when the rebels started shooting against the airport, obliging the coalition forces to open fire. The news was reported by the Chief of the Provincial Police of Nangarhar, Ali Shah Paktiawal. . .

Last night, Justin's base came under attack by the Taliban. Talk about taking my stress to a whole new level....holy crap, this is real people! Thankfully he is safe and I can't say much, but just wanted everyone that reads my blog to know that he is safe and okay. Please keep your prayers coming on our behalf....I'm pretty stressed out at this point and just keep thinking he can't get home soon enough....uuuugggghhhhh! 4 more months....talk about stress!!!!

Happy 40th!!!

This handsome guy turned 40 years old today, Happy Birthday Justin!!! I'm sad that you are all alone in Afghanistan but very proud of you for your sacrifices and service to our country! I don't think you look a day past 30, still young and handsome as ever, and I love you more today than the day I married you! Anyway Happy Birthday Babe, we will celebrate when you get home soon, I LOVE YOU and MISS YOU, HAPPY, HAPPY 40th Birthday!!!!!

Wifey <3

1 month down!

Well we've made it to the 1 month mark! This feels like a big accomplishment to me, because the first week Justin was gone, felt like an eternity and I did not feel very strong, and had an extremely hard time thinking I could get through the next 6 months without him, but now I can say we are going on 5 MONTHS, and I feel a lot better about how things are going. Justin is pretty much settled in, getting the hang of his new job, and we are pretty much on a regular calling schedule/routine, and Tristin and I are doing pretty well without dad, we miss him terribly, but have got our routine down fairly well without him.

I'm trying to stay pretty busy, and with the help of my very dear friend Robbin and my parents, they have been my life savers, keeping me occupied and I'm trying to enjoy each day the best I can. Tristin's basketball season has come to an end, and he has decided not to participate in any Spring sports, so we will have a break from sports for awhile. Not sure if this is a smart decision on his part, however; it's a welcome break for me!

Thanks to everyone's continued prayers on our behalf and all the nice comments on face-book from all of my friends, you guys help me get through each day and your supports means so much to me, I love each and everyone of you! 5 more months, here we come!

Lobster..That's What's for Dinner!!!

Guess what Justin had for dinner at the Chow Hall in Afghanistan???? Yup you guessed it....LOBSTER!! Are you kidding me? Okay this is a funny story because before Justin left on his mission, he told me he really would like to eat at Red Lobster in Tri-Cities, but for those of you who don't know, I'm allergic to shell fish, so of course I curled my lip to that idea! Justin says whenever he thinks of Lobster "his mouth starts watering." So instead of Red Lobster we enjoyed a meal at the Olive Garden instead, however; after we were done eating he told me "his mouth was still watering for Lobster!" I did feel kinda bad, since I was thinking it was his last meal in the states for awhile, but not bad enough to agree on Lobster. So it was about the second night at the Chow Hall, that they served him Lobster, I mean really, who would think they would serve Lobster at the local Chow Hall?? Anyway he IM'ed my mom on FB and told her that he had lobster for dinner, then he called me and informed me he had lobster for dinner, I was shocked, I mean who would of thunk it??? Anyway he said it was delicious and overall said that the chow hall food is quite decent. So do you think that it was coincidence that he was offered Lobster for dinner??? He said he understands why you could gain a lot of weight eating "chow" food, since they offer a wide variety of dishes, that are pretty good I guess. He has been eating 3 small meals a day, and starting Monday he is going to head back to the gym and start working out. He gets up quite early, around 4am, this giving him time to head to the gym, shower, eat and then get to work.

On another note they will be showing the Superbowl today at 4am his time, he wasn't sure if it would be worth getting up to watch since there are so many troops wanting to watch, and a small TV area where it's being shown...He doesn't much care who wins, since his CHARGERS are out of it anyway, however he said he is rooting for the Packers, OHHH and I'm wondering what they will be cooking up for dinner tonight??

Life Line

You see this is my life line to Justin...a satellite phone in his office that allows for me to call him on a daily basis. I call a number and it connects me to an operator in New Jersey, and then she is able to connect us all the way to Afghanistan, isn't that just amazing, and it's a local US number so I don't have to pay those ridiculous International rates, it's just awesome! When I call him, he is usually getting off work, we have a 12.5 hour time zone difference, so my mornings are his nights and my nights are his mornings, so it does make it a little tricky to get a hold of one another, but we are doing fine on the calling times as of now! His work schedule is 12 hour days, 7 days a week....NO DAYS OFF, I couldn't handle it! His hours are 8am-8pm....leaving little time for anything thing else to do, but then again, what else is there to do on an Army Base in the middle of Afghanistan, it's not like he can go site seeing!!! He will never leave post unless he is with an escort and so basically in his 6 months time, he will never see the outside of the fence of his base....I can't imagine! He is working on getting an internet connection in his room, however the Afghans are running most of the internet there, so he is a little hesitant to give his computer over to them, which I can't blame him, so we'll see how that will all work out, he is still trying to figure it all out! I thankful for his safety and well being, he seems to be settling in well and adjusting to the time change, however after a 12 hour shift he is pretty spent, there is a lot of back work he is trying to fill, so he said he is going to be staying busy for a LONG time...I'll write more tomorrow about his meals at the chow hall...until then Chow!