My family went on a family outing today and it was really nice to spend some time with them. I have three siblings, two brothers and one sister, and I really don't get to see or talk to them much. They're all younger than me, but we're all growing up. It's hard for me to believe that my oldest younger siblilng is going off to college this year. It's kinda scary.
Anyways, the only not nice thing about today was that the reason I really came home, besides to celebrate my dad's birthday, was because I was feeling very sick and wanted my mama to take care of me. My throat has been aching and extremely painful for the last 24 hours or so. Which I'm really not surprised by, since my Jake had these exact symptoms starting last sunday. I just thought my symptoms wouldn't be as bad as his, since I generally have a better immune system then he does. I was wrong. I almost want to say it's worse then what he had, but I guess I don't know that for sure. He left for Fort Ripley on Saturday night, which is actually a whole different story, for two weeks of training. It has a name but I'm blanking on what it is right now (AT training or something?). This will be his last two weeks of army training. So from the end of this until next march, all he has for the army is one weekend a month of "training." Good stuff.
The frustration with him going up to Ripley was that they told him he didn't have to go, and then that he did have to go, and then that he didn't have to go. So he didn't go, and the next day his Commander called and yelled at him to get to the base where they were. It was pretty serious and bad stuff, and his mind must have been pretty preoccupied because he didn't even call or text me to say he was leaving. So I didn't get to say goodbye and now he's gone for two weeks, and I'm sure he got in really big, terrrible trouble for not going in the first place, even though it's not his fault at all because they told him he didn't have to go.
*big breath* I feel like that was a big spewing of information.
OK, another update: I am no longer moving in with my friend, Amber. Long story, but it was mostly because I just simply couldn't afford to live in the places she wanted to live. I AM, however, hopefully still moving out of my parents house. My awesome friends, Jeremiah and Melissa (Jeremiah is in the army with Jake, and Melissa is his fiance) have invited me to move in with them in their town home in Eagan. I find out tomorrow if I've been approved by their landlord! I'm pretty stinkin' nervous, and also excited! Their place is really, really awesome. I'll have to write and update when I find out, and if I did get approval then I will definitely be posting about what it's like-- with pictures!
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