Today I went on an adventure...I know Jeff is probably laughing at me by using the word adventure since he knows just how much I love taking them! Today I had to go to MacDill AFB to get my military ID. MacDill is the closest base to us, and it's about 100 miles away...so I used some time off at work and took the day, not sure of how long the ride would take and then how long I might have to sit at the ID card center. The ride was uneventful...which is wonderful! I had a GPS with me (thank God) so I didn't have to worry about reading directions and driving. The ride took a little less than 2 hours to get there. As I was driving over the Sunshine Skyway, which is a HUGE bridge, I was reminded just how lucky I am to live in my own little piece of paradise. The sun was shining and there was the Gulf below me...what a beautiful world we have! Once I got to MacDill, I had to get my visitor's pass and map so I could find my way to the ID center. Needless to say, the map didn't help much...only took me about 25 or 30 minutes to find where I had to go...and I think I may have driven by it before I actually "found" it. Oh well...The positive thing is that it only took about a hour or so to wait. After about five minutes of paperwork and one horribly aweful picture, I was on my way back home. I was able to stop and take a short walk by the water while still at MacDill...it was too beautiful not to. I am home safe and sound, and one day closer to seeing my husband!!!
After I got home, I had to go to the wonderful storage unit and take my "winter" clothes back and get my pretty much year round clothes out. This was interesting...I wish that Jeff could have seen it! He would have been laughing at me, and not surprised at all by my stubborness of doing this by myself. I think that Jeff's dad has been the only person to have the pleasure of seeing both our storage units...I had to get clothes in a wardrobe box that is in a stackable unit...that would be way off the floor. The I had to move some other boxes to get to tubs with clothes. But being the independent, strong willed woman I am, I handled it and after sweating a little bit and saying a few choice words, I was done. It's kind of funny how I was so worried about the big things with Jeff being gone...being alone, not seeing him or talking to him everyday, dealing with the fear and worry of the deployment, missing the day to day things, hoping that I have said everything I want to say so that Jeff knows just how much I love him and cherish him. I never thought about if I had to get something out of the storage unit! I guess in some ways, I have taken my husband for granted! I'm sure that he will read this post and laugh at me...probably picture me in the storage unit and imagine me telling him all about it with the wonderful story telling ablility I have (including facial expressions and hand gestures). All I know is that I missed him more today for that. And just when I needed a pick me up...I arrive home and have a note from my favorite high school teacher and theatre director, Ms. Angie Hillman. She always seems to know just when I need a message from her. For those of you who have never met her, she is truly a wonderful woman and has touched the hearts of many people in her years of teaching. She is a mentor and true friend to me and I am blessed just to have met her and to have her in my life. She is my soul sister.
Now I have just 8 short days left before I get to see Jeff. I can hardly wait!
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