Richard called today, yay!

Richard called this afternoon. It was sooooo nice to hear from him. He is doing VERY well. When he called he was actually going to have Burger King for dinner! They all got what is called a "base lift" which means that they can go eat and, I guess shop, at the shops on base for 2 hours. He was excited to do whatever HE wanted to do for a change. They all leave tomorrow for "Warrior Week" It is pretty much the culmination of their combat training. They go on a week long combat exercise where they go through obstacle courses and stuff like that. He is excited but nervous. He said that "it should be interesting." LOL I mentioned about the cards and he said that his T.I. might make him open them when he receives them. Apparently he has been making people open their cards. I told him that his flight will get a kick out of them too! hehe. He said "Oh great! Thanks hun!" LOL I can't wait to hear what his reaction (and theirs) is. He only has 18 days left. This next week is Warrior Week and then next week is 5th week where they do all of their testing and evaluations. Then it's Graduation week and we get to see him!!! Yay, yay, yay! The next few weeks should go very fast for both of us because they are going to be very busy. Steven and I are leaving the day after Christmas to go to Oregon with Richard's parents. We are visiting Richard's Grandparents there. We'll be back the 29th and then we have to pack for Texas. We leave on the 2nd of January. We are almost through this! Praise the Lord!!!!!