A lot can change in such a little time

I found out yesterday afternoon that Allen is coming home. He could be home in as little as 2 weeks (not too likely) or as much as over a month. His mom is hoping by March 1; my wish is before Feb. 14-so we can finally spend a holiday together!! (Well, besides Labor Day; which we spent at a picnic at my mom's.) They still don't know what is wrong as far as I know, so its something we're going to have to keep trying to figure out when he returns. I'll let people know when I find out more. I'm not even sure how far in advance we'll even find out the date he is coming home. It could be "they're putting me on a bus tomorrow; here's when it's scheduled to be in" or even "hey, I'm at the bus stop, can you pick me up?" The second one isn't likely, but always a possibility. So, there it is. That's all I know.

Like they say....no news is...

....FRUSTRATING! Oh, wait, I'm the one who says that. The 18th was supposed to be the "magic day" when Allen found out what was going to happen. Well, that was the THIRD day it was scheduled for. It was originally the 8th, then the 14th, then the 18th. I have yet to hear anything. What that usually means is that they are keeping him; at least for the time being. But, it is the military and they do things on their time. If they did tell him that they were sending him home, they most likely would have let him call to say so. And since I haven't heard from him or either of his parents, I'm assuming they haven't heard from him either and that it's a "good thing" and he's staying. I plan to keep writing until I am told not to. So, keep the jokes coming. you still have time to send me jokes to compile and send to Allen. I haven't had a chance to get to it yet. Hopefully by the end of this week. I did take pictures of everything I did last Thursday and turn it into a comic book type thing for him. It was super corny, but will make him laugh, and that's my whole purpose. So, I know nothing, as usual. I am in no way getting use to be uninformed about EVERYTHING ALL the time! I hate it. I like to know everything that is going on. This sucks for me. I just hate not knowing. Not being able to tell people anything when they ask...which is ALL the time. It's actually usually the first thing people say to me when they see me, talk to me, or email me. No hi, just "how's Allen?" or "any news on Allen?" or "have you heard anything from Allen?" or "when was the last time you heard from Allen?" My new response..."Yes, I'm doing well thank you for asking; how about yourself?"Don't get me wrong, I love him, and I don't mind people asking about him, and I am doing my best to keep everyone as informed as I am. But, just so you all know "yes, I'm doing well, thank you". Well, there's my little frustrated rant for the day. As soon as I hear anything new, I will update everyone. In the meantime; keep praying for him. Oh, and watch my blog, because coming later this week is my third installment of "You might be rude and ignorant if.....military edition". For more on being rude and ignorant; search my blog...I have 2 other posts about it, but don't feel like finding the link to them for you. So, have a fun adventure! I know the first one is at the beginning of my blog. It was one of my first posts.

Yes, I'm still alive...and well.

I know, I know, it has been a long time since I posted. And past the date that I was suppose to hear about Allen's status at bootcamp. So here's the scoop.

They changed when he is going to find out anything. It was suppose to be the 8th, and now it is the 18th (which is this Friday). They didn't have his stuff ready when he went on the 8th for answers, so he had to go back. So far, all the testing has come back fine or inconclusive (the MRV). As of now, no cause. However, he informed his mom that his headaches are constant, but he can work through those, it's the dizziness he has been getting 2-3 times a day that he can't work through. We'll see what they say on Friday. I just found out all this Sunday, which is why I didn't pass anything along until now (with a nice reminder from Deb that it had been since Christmas since I've blogged). I'll update as soon as I know anything. One thing Allen did tell me is that if he is still there and not training when he hits the 6 month mark, he will come home, and try again later; or not, maybe. That would be the end of April. If he starts training this month (not looking likely), he'd be done at the end of April; so I'm not getting my hopes up to see him before then. Although, I'd love to see him before then, that is when it looks like he'll be home-unless they send him home before that. As it is; on the 18th, he will have been on Parris Island for 82 days. It's been a long 82 days, but has gone by quick now that I look back at it. It was slow at first, then the holidays hit and time started to fly. Now, it's going kinda slow again, but I'll make it. I can't wait to see him! It's funny, because we are on complete opposite schedules. I don't go to bed until about 2 or 3 am (I just can't fall asleep before then no matter when I get up), and he wakes up at 4am. We're now battling over who is going to have to adjust to the other's schedule once he comes home. I think he forgot one very important thing since he's been gone though--I always win.

Moving on....I got a job. I start tomorrow for an orientation of things. It's as a part time office assistant at the Center for Child Development at the University of Akron. I did the tour today, and peeked in on all the kids. I'm excited. I'll be on a better schedule. Although, I'll still probably be staying up kinda late since I don't go in like 10am and I will be the one to stay and close at 6pm. Not too bad. See, this is why Allen will have to adjust...I won't be able to get dinner done until like 7, so he'll have to stay up to eat and spend time with me and Elisabeth. :) See, I'll win. I'm not too worried about it.

There's really not that much else going on around here. Same boring stuff. I'm trying to come up with some creative things to do to send Allen. We're both getting bored of always writing the same things. So, if anyone has any ideas...please pass them along! I have some; but depending on how long he stays, I'll most likely be needing more! So, please, anything creative. But, it can't be any bigger than a regular letter and be sent in a regular envelope. That kinda limits it, but anything that's more than just telling him the boring stuff going on here. Something to make him laugh or smile. Ok, gotta go! I'll post another update as soon as I hear from him what's going on. And, on my job as I get more and more into it. Bye!