Recap

So, as you know, things went as planned last Monday when I picked Brandon up at Camp Lejeune. He came home, saw the puppies, took a shower, had a beer, and then did this:
I woke him up a few hours later for dinner and to try to make sure he could sleep that night since he had to be back at Lejeune at EIGHT THE NEXT MORNING! Man. I wanted to drive him which meant getting up at 5:45 since Lejeune is more than an hour from home. Luckily, he felt comfortable driving himself the following day. :)

So, yes, he had to be there Tuesday and Wednesday at 8am. Thursday he thought he was supposed to be there at 10am, only to find out when the phone rang at 8:15 that it was, in fact, supposed to be 8am. Luckily a phone call got him complete for the day and he was free to go to Scrabble with me. Oh the ladies they were delighted when we walked in together. He got to meet Sue, Patti, Pat, Nora, Helen, Lou (not a lady), and the oh-so-delightful Terri. They loved having him there.

He was back to Lejeune Friday morning at 10am, then Saturday at 8am. That was to check out for a 96-hour leave which ended with a check back in at 6pm yesterday. If that doesn't sound right, it's not, it's not 96 hours any way. He was back there again today from 8am until after 2pm. All of this to say he hasn't exactly had a chance to relax and get back in the swing of things.

We are, however, leaving pre-dawn tomorrow for a week in Ventura and that will give us a nice chance to get back to normal. And eat delicious Mexican food. And eat delicious sushi. And see our delicious friends. All the things we can't do here. Yay!