We're waiting on a plane. That's the newest word on the deployment. We had all thought that Thursday would be Blake's last day in country, but his flight has been pushed back to the weekend, so I got to visit him and go out for a big supper with him and some of his friends in the same career field last night. Blake ate like Dad was paying for it, but it was no time for beans and franks. It was a very entertaining and delicious night as I met some great young men and women who have known Blake for these past few months.
Blake's grandfather Harvey passed away last Monday. Blake got to be there to see him before he lost consciousness and slipped away. It was a very peaceful passing, but Blake received a Bible that was his grandfathers while he was in the Army. It is a pocket Bible that the soldiers kept that "would save your life". That might be a true statement as it has a metal plate in the cover that we are told would stop a bullet. What a neat piece of history to have passed down to the newest soldier in the family.
We're a little fuzzy at this point on how we will get our first communication from him once he's there, but as soon as we have an address, I'll post the info and you can email me for it. We know that some of the cell phones will work there, but you have to take out a loan to make a 5 minute call. The text messaging is a little cheaper, so that might be the way we go for awhile, but even that can add up quickly. I'm sure there are other ways we can stay in touch, including Blake's MySpace page, which he maintains religiously. We're not going to lose touch completely, that's for sure.
Well, I suppose the next update might be that he's landed in country, but we'll see. More news as I learn more.
Later.
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