So much to catch up...

I didn't realize how long it had been since I last updated the blog. So much has changed too. Adam had a total ball at the Fire Academy at Goodfellow AFB. It was almost "cute" hearing him tell me stories of him catching his PANTS on fire. (I didn't think it was as amusing as he did.) He graduated near the top of his class and we all could not be prouder. I think I downloaded over 300 pictures that were taken during his time at the academy. He was shocked that I was able to recognize him in several of the pictures. DUH!! I'm his mom!

He called me a few weeks before graduation though and scared the holy hell out of me. I answered the phone and he said "Hey Mom. I got my orders." Then he went silent. Oh god, this was the call I was dreading. I was waiting for him to tell me he was being deployed. My heart began to race as I muttered "AND????" Then he asks "Where is the worst place you can think of that they can be sending me?" My heart felt like it stopped. The tears welled up. I started to shake. I was driving and almost had to pull over. I told him "Just TELL me!" Then he sort of chuckled and said "So Kenohe Bay, Hawaii wouldn't be the worst place you could think of?" I'll tell you one thing. I almost KILLED the boy when he came home on leave. That was a sick joke to pull on his mother! When he told me he hadn't told his fiance, Cat, yet, I warned him that he BETTER NOT do that to her too. Uhg! He thought it was funny as hell.

His time on leave went by quickly. Before we all knew it, he was leaving again. I should be getting good at saying goodbye to him, but it's still hard.

Adam seems to be enjoying his job and enjoying Hawaii. He's been snorkling and body boarding and has been spending plenty of time at the beach. Sigh. I'm so jealous. A few weeks ago, he invested in a little convertible to toot around the island in. Now I'm really jealous. Cat is planning to join him in Hawaii in August I think. They are planning on getting married in Hawaii (a little ceremony on the beach perhaps) but because he used up all his leave, he won't be coming home. I'm very sad about that. They are still planning on coming home in the Summer of 2010 and having a "family" wedding and reception, but it's not quite the same. I won't get to watch my first born child get married. That breaks my heart. Still, I respect that this is THEIR choice to make.

Oh, and just last week, Adam was "pinned" a Lance Corporal! Not bad for less than a year!