We finally have news!

Aaron finally reported to the brigade today. It was a rocky start for him, though. We have been planning all along for him to go to 4th BCT and today he was told he wasn't going to be going to 4th BCT, but instead to 1st BCT, which as of now isn't getting deployed until Jan '09. Aaron waited to talk to the G1 in charge and explained our situation. He has been getting emails from the rear detachment officer for 4th BCT and we both have been planning for this deployment. We got married early, sold his car, got my own place for me in Norman, he didn't move anything down here, and we would be in a big financial bind if he did not deploy with 4th BCT. But thankfully the G1 he talked to understood our situation and is going to put him with 4th BCT.

We are still waiting to hear what BN he'll be assigned to. Hopefully he knows that tomorrow, but for sure by Friday. He knows where he's going, though can't tell me specifics. But he assures me he's not going to Baghdad and will be safe. I don't care where he is, as long as he's safe: that's been my prayer all along. He has one last bit of training left to go through starting in a couple of weeks and will for sure be here through mid July (yay!) So I am officially dropping my summer school class and we will be here until then. After his training is over he will be ready to deploy but even then he might not leave until August, depending on when the next flight is. It's all good news. I have gone from thinking I was only going to have 2 weeks with my husband to over a month and a half. I still am praying for his safety, naturally, but also that he makes friends in his BN. That doesn't sound like a thing his wife would say, but I do. He's going behind the curve so to speak and doesn't know anyone there. I know there will be people who he will become friends with; we all know those southern boys stick together =)

I'm glad that his deployment is happening now. I'm excited for him in some ways, sad in others, but ready too...at least I think I am. I'm ready to meet other wives, make new friends, and to learn all that I can. Once he knows his BN, I'll be able to get in touch with the FRG representative. I'll be distracted by trying to graduate and get my real estate license...or go into pharmaceutical sales...to overly worry...I'll still worry. But at least with these distractions I have to focus on school too. I'll also have my amazing friends in Norman who have been so supportive of us both that have already promised to keep me busy. I'll have the other wives to talk to and hopefully FRG events to come down for.

I was a little stressed and confused yesterday as we tried to set up our tricare insurance. I know it's because I'm young and don't know a whole lot...or really anything about medical insurance besides what I'm exposed to at work and what I've been told...but I just didn't understand what the lady that was helping us yesterday was saying. Maybe she didn't understand my questions, I have no idea. I just hoped we picked the right plan. I just have this weird complex about picking doctors out of a phone book, which is essentially what I had to do yesterday. Every doctor I have ever been to, I have known someone else (family or friend) that have been their first and didn't have any problems. So selecting a doctor off a page based basically off their name was a little challenging for me, and maybe that's dumb...but I'm just not used to it. Oh well, only 1 more day of hotel for us and we get to go see our sweet dog, Chuck. (Actually I saw him today when I had to go back to get a letter from Cedar Park, but still he's my baby and I miss him!)

I'm super excited that my wedding scrapbook will be here hopefully by Friday and my Hero on My Arm purse (SO CUTE!) will be here in two weeks!! I'm ready to represent my husband and support my troops hehe! =)