Monday, August 15, 2011

On the down hill stretch

I don't really know if anyone reads this, but I'm terribly sorry I'm so bad at blogging. One of my goals is to get better at doing it, especially when school is over and the wedding is done, that way friends and family can keep up with all the new and exciting things God is doing in my and Brad's life.

Since the last post, I finished summer school for the last time until nursing school (whenever that may be). I did well in both classes, and am so glad they kept me busy to make my time pass quickly while Brad was gone. LDAC was successful for Brad (not like I didn't think it wouldn't be), and he graduated the program on Aug. 5 after a long month of training.

The Saturday after his graduation he had a 4.5 hr layover at DFW. Starting at 0500 (need to get used to military time :-P), and YES, I was there at 0500 to pick him up for breakfast at IHOP. We were so excited to see each other even if it was only for 2.5 very short hours. He showed me the pictures he took, and told me stories that I'm sure he will carry with him for the rest of his life. Later that day he arrived in Leesville, LA to continue onto what is basically an internship at Ft. Polk. He spends his time with two LT's who happen to both be Aggie alums.

This past weekend I made the trip to Ft. Polk to spend some time with Brad, because his weekends are free. It was SO good to see him. We talked about anything and everything, and just had a great time. I miss my best friend and am ready for him to be home. He only has a little less than two weeks left before he makes his way back to College Station just two days before school starts up. Poor thing won't catch a break until probably Christmas time.

On top of school and wedding planning, the next big thing we are awaiting is finding out his branch. We hope to know sometime in November, but for now we will focus on each other, our last year of school, and planning our special day.