Start of a New Life.

So today should be hard. Should make me cry a little. Should be making me want to crawl into bed and not want to come out. Should make me a little depressed. BUT, I'm not crying, I'm not crawling into bed, and I'm not depressed.

Jake left today for BMT (basic military training) at 2:35. I said goodbye to him this morning at 11:40. Last time he left, which was for his mission, I was a wreck. Today though, I'm a little bit stronger than I was and I am doing just fine. Yeah, I got choked up and didn't want to let go of him, but it was easier this time. I miss him so much already, but 8 weeks away from each other is easy compared to the 2 years we spent away from each other.

I am so excited for our new life. Military life is going to be fun and exciting. Maybe scary at times, but that's OK. I'm up for the challenge.

I love my husband very much, and I'm very proud to say he is in the military. How many wives get to say that their husbands are actual heroes fighting for the rights and freedoms of this beautiful wonderful country? It's an amazing feeling of pride. I will miss him these next few months and doing the little things for him like cooking, cleaning, reading scriptures with him, and praying.

I know the Lord is going to protect both Jake and myself while we are apart.

This is the start of our new life. It's going to be a crazy one!