Chozenmom’s Weblog

Charles went back yesterday and is already back in Kuwait.  He will be home sometime in July.  I think that made it a little easier on all of us to say goodbye, knowing that it won’t be long before we are all together again.

The two weeks went by fast but we were able to do everything we wanted to do while he was here.  Although, we didn’t get to see everyone that we wanted to but we will have the summer to catch up with those that we missed this time.

We had a big celebration at church the day after he got home.  Thanks to my Mom and my Aunt for getting all the food and the decorations and Wayne for cooking it all.  It was so nice for him to be able to visit with so many people and be welcomed back.  Our church also surprised us with a money gift.  That was so awesome!  With me being layed off from work I had still tried to save and put aside so we would be able to do things while he was home.  But, it still just wasn’t enough to not have to worry so that gift was incredible to us. 

Each of our kids (well all 2 of them) got to pick a day to spend with Dad one on one.  Shelby wanted to go fishing.  So Charles took her to Puddingstone Reservoir and they fished.  Didn’t catch anything but she had a great time.  Marcus decided on dirt bike riding.  Thanks to our friends John and Sharon for fixing the bikes (for free!) and getting them ready to go.  They had a great time riding.  Charles also was able to take Marcus out driving a few times.  Marcus has his permit and it was nice for the two of them to bond while doing that as well.

For my time with him, we went to San Diego for 3 days.  It was so nice and relaxing.  We didn’t do all the busy stuff we would normally do when going to San Diego, like the zoo or Sea World.  We relaxed at the hotel pool and read books, went in the jacuzzi, had a leisurely lunch at a nice restaurant.  We took the tour of the USS Midway which was really cool.  I was amazed at the tight quarters those men had to live in.  I would have gone nuts after one day!!  Then we walked along and saw all the other ships that are down there.  Had a nice lunch on the water and ate the best clam chowder I had ever had.  We also went to Old Town (2 times).  The first time was a big mistake!  It was the night of Cinco De Mayo and it was so crowded and wild we left and went to eat at Chilis.  But we came back the next day and had lunch there.  We also HAD to make sure we stopped and bought homemade tortillas.  They were still warm and so delicious!

So we all enjoyed our time together and are so happy that we were able to be a family for 2 weeks.  Now we can start the count down to his homecoming in July!!  🙂