Monday, July 24, 2006

Time to head home.....

Well, can you believe that three months have gone by! Holy smokes! I am going to be on my way back to Jacksonville in five days! It feels like I just left. We have had a wonderful time. I am SOOOOOO happy I made this decision to come to RI. I have done so much and spent so much time with family and friends that it has been a blessing. I have been here for two births! My brother and now my good friend Jen just had her baby this afternoon! A baby boy! His name is Kyle and he is 7lbs 7oz. I get to meet him tomorrow and I am so excited!

We have been swimming and boating and going to pools and beaches. Zachary even had his first sleepover while we have been here! He slept next door at his friend Maddy's house, she is 6 years old and they are best buddies. He has been so great these past few months, I know its been hard for him to be away from his buddies back home, but he has truly made the best of it here. He has made all kinds of new friends. He is an awesome swimmer. He picked right up where he left off last summer and now he doesnt even need floaties or anything. He jumps off the diving board and everything! It is so great to see.

It is also hard to believe that in about EIGHT weeks my loving husband will be back in my arms. If I think about it too much I have trouble catching my breath. I am so happy I could burst. I definitely try not to think about it too much. We have big plans for when he gets back. We are heading back to Hawaii. I have the reservations all made and ready to go! We are staying at the same place as last year, the military resort, but we are staying for TWO WEEKS this time. I am so psyched. We have a brief stop in Salt Lake City first. We were hoping to visit with some old friends but it looks like they will be out of town at the time we are going to be there, bummer. But we will make the most of it.

Anyway, thats about it for now. I have so much packing to do, but first I have to get ready, I am going to the Cheescake Factory tonight! Priorites ,ya know!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

YAY!!! I can't wait 'til you come home!! Hey, bring home some of that cheesecake, okay? : )

the thorntons said...

I'm so glad you had a good time in RI. I know how nice it can be to be away from the whole military lifestyle here. But...the good news is that our guys will be home SO soon! These next couple of months will fly by with all of the homecoming stuff to get ready for. I can't wait to see ya!! :-)