So it begins..

This weekend was the beginning of what our lives will be like for the next 6 years or longer. Sam had his very first drill weekend. He was so excited about the whole thing  and really loved it. He also is SO sore from all the exercise that he had to endure over the weekend. We came to the realization this weekend that we should really be going to the gym..so today we are venturing out to buy some memberships to the fitness center. Anyway back to the story...Sam FINALLY got a little more info. about when he may be leaving. Our recruiter has submitted two dates for us..one in the middle of April and one the middle of May. We are hoping for April simply because the sooner he leaves the sooner he will be home and because if he leaves in May he will miss his younger brother coming home from his mission by just a couple weeks, which would just be so frustrating. So here we are hoping for April.  Sam had much information about training when he came home and was so excited to share it all with me, which was really awesome. He showed me a video that breaks down the 8 weeks of basic training and I will post it below. As much as this video made me feel totally sick to my stomach about the whole thing, it really did help me realize that things are going to be okay.

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  1. RobinMarch 6, 2012 at 12:23 PM

    Glad to hear that you both made it through the first weekend! Thanks for posting the video. That answered some of my questions pretty well. You two are in my thoughts and prayers.

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