"Its me, your Dad"

Sept 30, 2009: I received a message on my cell phone while I was at a night class, and when I was driving off post, I listened to it. "Hello Odessa, its me, your Dad. Call me as soon as you can so we can talk. I love you, honey". I burst into tears. I couldn't believe it was my Dad. It was like an out of body experience, my heart was in my throat. Three or so days prior I had called a number my Mom had given me, hoping it would finally be the right one.

I had to pull over into the Lyster Army Health Clinic parking lot where I called Dan, who was at work, then I called Heather who was at home and told me I could come over. :) I needed someone to talk to, before I called him back. So I did go to her house where we had a few beers and talked before I drove home by myself. Once I was home I called him back and we spoke for 30 minutes or so. I also talked to his wife briefly. I learned that he was still in Houston and had married Sheng Shi about four years prior. It was a little weird but I was on top of the world. Then only about ten minutes after we got off the phone my sister Gini called me, which I was not expecting. She was so excited and nice and it was such a thrill. I felt so happy and loved. I knew it would be the beginning of many conversations and new relationships.

catching up!

If my blog was a houseplant it definitely would have perished a long time ago..... Fortunately my blog requires no water, so I can revive it with some simple strokes of the keyboard. So much to catch up on. Life is busy for everyone, and our household is no exception. We're still in Enterprise, AL (just outside of Fort Rucker) and it looks like this will probably be our last year here. Dan was offered a job in Dallas with the Guard that would mean no (?) deployments and an opportunity to put down some roots. He's still working on the particulars and I won't get my hopes up, but its looking like it could be a go. It would be wonderful to have him home all the time and for him not to miss any of our baby's life! I'm hoping Dallas is as nice as I've heard, since neither one of us has ever even visited there. We shall see! It'll be great to finally leave Alabama since its not my favorite place and begin a new life somewhere else.