It's over and the wait begins

Welp, Damm left early Tuesday morning. He's currently bogged down at Reception-we had a bit of trouble over our marriage license. Turns out his recruiter copied the wrong side (he did not copy the side that said we were actually married, just the side that gave us permission). So I faxed the necessary info and emailed it. Haven't heard anything back so I assume it got there.

I'm hoping his actual training starts soon. I'm already counting down the days on our calendar and don't want this first part to last much longer than 9 weeks. I did some research this morning about what actually happens at basic-i.e. the 3 phases, and that helps. I'm hoping we'll get our first letter/address soonish.

That first day I rearranged our house. The next day I joined a gym. We had already selected one but were waiting until June (that being when he gets his first paycheck). I borrowed money from the brother, however, because May was looking pretty empty and I wanted to have a standing activity everyday. June we'll be close to halfway through basic. Nothing else exciting happening in June.

July Damm graduates from basic and will possibly have leave to come back and visit. If he doesn't I'm thinking I'll go over there for his graduation. Might have to get a note from the doctor though because I'll be approaching the last month of pregnancy then. July 5th is the Orclette's birthday. Plenty of stuff happening in July.

August my mom comes and we await the arrival of little one. That's pretty much it.

September-October I have a friend visiting and a second cousin coming down from Colorado and both will be staying with me while they're here. Plus I'll be starting my marathon training. Those will be good months.

November Damm gets back. Not sure when, that depends on how long everything takes, but we think he'll be back for Thanksgiving.

I think I'm doing okay. Evenings are the hardest, but I plan on spending most nights at Damm's parents house. Being retired Air Force they understand exactly how hard the separation is. I've already got a letter ready to send each day he's been gone. And some pictures. I've been told his Drill person will look at every picture ... didn't have plans to send anything risky anyway. Hello, almost 7 months pregnant. Anyway.

Sorry for the disjointed writing. 3 days down, many more to go.

The Cat is Out of the Bag

I wonder where that expression comes from? There is this fabulous book that can tell you, only I forgot the name of it. Next time I come across it I think I'm going to have to buy it. Anyway. I was going to wait. A long time. Maybe forever. I don't like people coming up and hugging me, smiling and saying congratulations, or asking me questions. But Damm was talking to his recruiter about insurance. And he mentioned something that he should've told the recruiter was non-repeatable, because 5 minutes later the recruiter told Damm's mother (I have no earthly idea why he's talking to her-I keep forgetting to ask). After that I had to tell my mother. We haven't told any extended family members because there are quite a few here celebrating Damm's mother's graduation and that would be the worst form of torture I can imagine. So yeah, I'm knocked up again :P And this time I'm getting the t-shirt. "It" is due August 11. I have not been to a doc...

So I won't forget ..

"I'm a little hunter short and cute. Here is my bow, Here is my boot. When I get all worked up then I shoot!" And I can't come up with the last line. Needs to rhyme with the little teacup song.

A tanking guide.

Here is the situation: Your guild has been busy all day long while your at work. You finally get home and log in and are informed that the GM(and main tank) is about to leave and you are now assigned tanking duty. You start to panic. You don't know what to do. And agro is already spiralling out of control. Ever been in that situation? I have. So I decided I would write a guide for this very situation. Step 1) Are the appropraite debuffs up? Step 2) Do you have the tools? Step 3) Are you practicing the fundamentals? Step 4) Are you prepared for the long haul? And Step 5) How to finish with a resounding silence. Are the appropriate debuffs up? You absolutely MUST have these debuffs up to start and you need to keep them up. There are only two of them and here they are in the order of priority: a) Clean Diaper. If Orclette's Diaper isn't clean you won't be able to contain the agro. I don't care how good your other fundamentals are. This is a MUST HAVE and should be chec...