I just got home from spending the evening with my wonderful husband Patrick. We spent our last day together before he ships to Army Basic Combat Training tomorrow. It is hard for me to describe my feelings tonight. This is something we've been anticipating for several months and now the time has come.
After getting some last minute things done today, we headed into Dallas to meet his recruiter at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. We were supposed to meet him between 7 and 7:30. Little did we know that this would be the start of the "Hurry up and wait" element that we knew would be part of the Army experience. We arrived early, but the recruiter was late.
And WAITING,
Finally, at around 8:00 or so, the recruiter showed up. After a quick briefing and last instructions, he released Patrick to leave the hotel and get dinner. So, we left to grab a bite to eat and spend some time together. I dropped him off at 9:45 and he headed to bed.
Patrick will wake up at 3:45 am, get on a bus at 5:00 am and head to Military Enlistment Processing Station (Federal Building in Dallas). Mom and I and possibly Melody will be heading down in the morning to see him sworn in.
Until then...
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