The Moment We've All Been Waiting For!

Orders, finally!

    Hooray! Anthony won't be bored cleaning anymore! Thank God. It's about time they were ready to give him something more constructive to do. By the end of this month of May my sailor will be at his new base in Virginia Beach. It's much closer than Goose Creek, which means he'll be able to come home on the weekends! Just in time for summer and no school! I might actually get to see Anthony a few times a month. That would be such a big stress relief. I'm always worrying about him, I get that trait from my mother. She has got to be the biggest worry wart outside of South Philly. Darn Italians. Anyway, I'm so looking forward to this. I dont even mind his deployment location in the Persian Gulf, either. Possibly sometime in October he'll be shipped over seas for a tour, I suppose. I'm very excited that he is going to be out in the world doing something. I am a little conerned for his safety, of course. Being nestled in between Iraq, Iran, and Saudia Arabia doesn't sound very safe. Anthony's dad also said my sailor mentioned a gun ship. Anthony only told me he was doing coastal patrol. Who knows, it's too far away to know yet.
    As with good news there is always bad. Remember when I said that Anthony was planning to come home soon and we had a new plan all mapped out? Yea well once again a wrench has been thrown into the works. As Anthony was reading his orders to me his separation date rang a bell. According to his orders he is supposed to be separated from NNPTC while he is home on leave. My first thought was his orders were printed before he put in for leave but they didn't arrive until after he was approved. That seems to be the most logical. Why else would they schedule it for that day? You would think they would arrange it for before or after his leave. Before would have been great since then my sailor wouldn't have to take leave. There is about a two week gap from his separation date to his arrival date at Virginia. He could have just come home during that time and saved his days.
    So once again plans are suspended until Anthony talks with whoever he needs to to clear this up. He talks and acts like he is still coming home. Either he is confident that they will be willing to move things around or he is in denial. I, myself, can't get excited about his visit anymore. I'm way to nervous that they'll tell him he can't come home. Then I'll have to cancel the hotel reservations and lose money. It's not much but its just like throwing 65 bucks out the window. I want so badly to be excited and joyous that my sailor will be home soon but I just can't get in the spirit. That looming cloud of uncertainty is very nerve-wracking. I've said it before but I'll say it again, I just want to see my boyfriend of four years, is that too much to ask? 

    On a side note, I got a letter and a phone call from my buddy in boot camp! How unexpected, and wonderful! He is doing well aside from being sore. He said he wants to ride the ranks and eventually be a lieutenant or officer. More power to him!