May 12th

Well...today was a day of explosive news. But lets start with the beginning.

Ethan came over to the house and woke me up, which was cute...except for I banged my knee on the wall pretty hard. We lay around for awhile and that was really nice because I love just being able to lay around and relax with Ethan...he's the best thing to happen to me.

So then we left the house, it was a little awkward, and went towards Walmart so I could get a cardigan and stuff for Easter. When we got there Ethan got a text message from his recruiter. Apparently a Nuke job had just opened up and it was set to leave May 12. Yes, a full month earlier then when he was origionally gonna leave. So he asked me what I thought, and I told him not to take it just because of me.

So for the next 10 minutes we discussed it and fianlly it was decided that he was gonna take it. Which is good! He'd leave in May and finish in July so he would finsih his schooling about a semester before I do. That'll make it easier for the both of us to get through it. It also means he would be in Charleston, SC...much closer than Florida. And then his recruiter told us that he would get a $35,000 bonus for just finishing school. Pause...say what?!?! yea, that's right.

I actually handled it well..I cried for like a minute or two but after that it was okay. The biggest thing for me is that being at Ethan's graduation from bootcamp is the only thing he as ever asked me to do. And now I won't be there because of Studying Abroad. But...he said it's okay and that as long as I go to his graduation from Nuke School he'll forgive me. :) And then his mom said they'd put my pictures on a stick and carry me around at graduation to pretend I was there. :)

So then we got some delicious lunch and sat around before the church drama. It wasn't too bad, but like...really? Michael is a great lyricist and skit-writer...but full plays don't work for him. I lov emusic and theater but his is just ridiculous. I almost fell asleep several times. :/

Then Ethan and I watched NCIS...Love that show! And now it's time for bed because there will be lots to do in the morning before mom's surprise party!

Good night dear blog