Hey Brad:
Hey you! How are you doing? Tonight is your last night of actual training and you probably just finished your 15k march. What a champ you are! I'm hoping that you'll be able to call me tomorrow since you'll be doing out processing and have more free time. I'll have my phone with me all day, but it will be off while I'm flying to Utah and my flight leaves at 11:35 CA time. Anyway, now that we are confident that you are going to graduate on time I emailed Sgt. Williamson and asked him if he could give me your final AIT day. He emailed Sgt. Bishop and then Sgt. Bishop emailed me and let me know that your tentative AIT graduation date is December 14th.
So, now that I know that, I've been looking at cruises a little more seriously. The one that we were looking at is pretty much all booked up (only expensive rooms left), but don't worry, there are lots of other good ones. There a bunch of good ones that start on December 16th, but I think that is cutting it too close. Plus, you wouldn't be able to spend any time with the girls. The one I am the most excited about is on the Princess cruise line, it leaves on December 23rd, it is a 7 day cruise, it goes to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta, we'll be on the ship for Christmas and our anniversary, we'll be gone from CA right when Dan and Danni are going to be here for Christmas, so it won't be too crowded, and the best part is it is pretty cheap, especially for being a cruise over Christmas. The reason it is so cheap is because I just found out yesterday that cruise lines give a military discount. Cool, huh? We really need to remember to take advantage of that little perk. I'm also getting a military discount on my hotel room in Lawton next week. Anyway, this cruise is only $600 per person with the military discount, normally priced at $900 per person for an inside cabin (the cheapest room) crazy huh? Anyway, I have all of this stuff written down and when you call me (hopefully sometime in the next couple of days) we'll discuss it and then book the cruise. I am so excited!!!!
I thought that I would include a great quote from the season finale of the second season of the Office, Casino Night:
Michael: “Oh, and another fun thing. We, at the end of the night are going to give the check to an actual group of boy scouts. Right Toby?”
Toby: “Actually, I didn't think it was appropriate to invite children since it's uh you know there's gambling and alcohol and it's in our dangerous warehouse and it's a school night and you know Hooter's is catering. Is that enough? Should I keep going?
Michael: “Why are you the way that you are? Honestly, every time I try to do something fun or exciting, you make it not that way. I hate so much about the things that you choose to be...”
Maren has started doing the kicking the leg thing that Jane used to do in bed where she picks both legs up and slams them down. Hers is not quite as loud or as crazy as Jane used to do it, but she's getting there. It's pretty funny. I also just got out the next size of clothes for Maren and it is so crazy because it feels like Jane just barely grew out of the clothes that I am getting out for Maren.
Jane is getting really close to being able to say “I love you”. I called your house and talked to your mom today and she put Jane on the phone and she talked to me a little bit and I heard your mom tell her to say “I love yoU” and what she said sounded pretty darn similar, especially for a 17 month old. I will work with her on it and then get her to say it to you on the phone. She is so adorable. I haven't heard heard her on the phone in awhile and her voice is so high and girly, I'm getting a tiny, tiny perspective of what you have been experiencing.
I was talking to my mom today about her migraines and asking her how she gets through every day with so much pain. That got us talking about how we are actually capable of more than we know. I know that I have gone beyond what I was I used to think I was able to do and that I have done it well, which is so amazing. It also makes me think about all that you have accomplished at boot camp. I bet that you have done things that you didn't think were in you, like running 2 miles so fast. Every time you get more push ups into that two minutes, and every minute you tolerate foul language or exercise patience with your Drill Sargent, I bet you didn't know you had that much in you. You are so amazing Brad, I am so proud of you I just can't even express it. I know that Heavenly Father is helping you and me through this experience and that it has made us stronger and better. We can do anything together and it's exciting to think about. I love you more than an airplane loves the sky.
Love-Jess
P.S. I'm going to be in Oklahoma one week from today! Wahoo!
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