Week 9 - 16 days till Graduation!

Well, Brandons last couple of letters have been wonderful to read! It seems nothing has changed much on the 'getting in trouble for stupid things and people' front, but everything is going well and Brandon is staying out of trouble :) They went on another overnight camping trip thing the other night, and apparently there were ticks and bugs everywhere. Brandon was happy to report he only found one tick the next day while showering - so gross!!

In other news, it was my little sister jessica's highschool graduation on thursday. It was so weird to see her enter adulthood! It makes me feel old! I dont know what I'm going to do when my youngest sibling graduates! That's so crazy to think about, and its only a few years away! I never really think about our family all grown up with families of our own, for some reason my younger siblings are always still much younger in my visions of the future. hahaha I hope I dont turn into one of those moms that cries and can't bare the thought of her babies being all grown up. Things aren't looking good if I can't even handle my little sister graduating hahaha

Week 8 :)

Soooooo - lots and lots of good things to report!  Brandon is doing sooo much better. His spirits are much better than the last time I updated. So thank you for the thoughts, prayers and letters. Apparently he got 4 of my letters at once, so im thinking they hold mail and what not so that is probably why he didn't get any that one mail call.  Anyway, his PT test was last monday, and he did so awesome! He did 43 situps and only needed 36! He said he didn't know why he was so worried hahaha So, unless he hurts himself (knock on wood) there is no reason why he should not graduate on time. I think they may have to do the test one more time, but I think now that he has done so well he will have no problem cuz he knows he can do it :)

He is giving a talk in the branch over there on the 29th about obedience. I know he is going to do really well, he is such a good speaker, and of course he has been talking about obedience a lot in his letters to me so there really isn't a better topic they could have chosen - funny how inspiration works out that way hahaha

On another note Michelle's baby shower was on saturday. She got such cute things, and had so many people there supporting her! i thought it went really well. Allison throws a great party, and I'm totally trying out those tissue paper pom poms the next chance I get ;)  Anyway, I want to wish Michelle the best - can't wait to meet Brynlee! and of course thank her and Allison for letting me help out :)

Week 7

So..... I have been horrible and haven't updated this in a while. Brandon's letters come pretty regularly now, and i am trying to keep up. He mentioned one time they had a mail call - or whatever you want to call it - and he didn't get anything. I felt horribly guilty and have tried to send something everyday since then. I know he looks forward to letters more than we know. So, if you have been thinking about it please, please try and find the time to write him. He is struggling right now trying to keep 'sane'. There are just a lot of screw-ups in his platoon, and it makes it really hard for them to progress and get the privileges they should be getting - like phone calls! But, they were finally allowed to make a 10 minute call this past sunday, so that was absolutely amazing! Hearing his voice was awesome! Sundays are the thing he looks forward to most, his 'escape' if you will. When he first got there, there were 4 of them that went to the LDS services. Now, his name is usually the only one on the list to go, and since they cant go anywhere alone, one other guy in his platoon ends up saving him at the last minute and going with him, but he is not sure how much longer that will last. He is suppose to give a talk in two weeks, so it would be really awful if he couldn't go.

This past monday 5/9 was suppose to be their physical test where he has to do as many push-ups as he can in 2 minutes, as many sit-ups as he can in 2 minutes, and run 2 miles in under 15 minutes. He has been fine with the running and the push-ups, but has been struggling with his sit-ups. I am really anxious to hear how it went. I'm not sure what happens if he didn't pass, I think he may have to stay in basic longer, and that would not be good at all! We are both so looking forward to his graduation in June. It's really hard to not think about it all the time, even though i'm sure that is going to make these next few weeks go by super slowly - but I can't help it!

So, that is pretty much what is going on - he sounds like he is doing well, but I think he is just barely hanging on in some respects. So, please pray for him, and write him if you have the time :)