It has been nine days since TJ had posted anything on his Facebook page and fourteen days since his last phone call. Knowing that his deployment was to end at any time, it was becoming VERY difficult to wait for word from him. In fact, I didn’t do too well with that period of silence. I finally emailed him. When he didn't answer that I sent a private message on Facebook about three days later. During this silent period we were guessing between two options: 1) he was still in Kuwait and no longer had access to the internet, or 2) he was trying to get all the way home and surprise us.
Tonight as I got into the car to come home from work the cell phone went off. It was the first text message from TJ in more than six months!
“Just got to Baltimore. Gonna’ be here tonight and leave tomorrow morning for Montana.”
What a fantastic text!
TJ will be given twelve days of “R & R”, but is hoping he can get some additional time off to come home and visit many good friends that he hasn’t seen in over a year.
We are SO thankful TJ is back on American soil!
One very proud and grateful mom!
