I can't believe Thanksgiving has passed, then Christmas, New Years, Valentines Day and soon to be St. Patrick's Day, wow how the time has passed! This means as of today, Andrew will be home for R&R in 59 days, but who is counting? :) We are so very excited. Andrew will be home April 18th/19th until May 4th. We are attending a good friends wedding in Maryland during his leave. We fly out of Indy on April 21st and will return April 26th. A couple of days prior to the wedding we are going to visit Washington D.C. as well. We are looking forward to actually traveling together for a change :) The rest of the days he is home we will be making the rounds to be sure and visit with family and friends. So, mark you calendars so we can visit.As a report from Andrew.....he seems to have pretty good spirits now that his contract is figured out. We had a mess for a couple of weeks because he was inactive reserve status..blah...blah..blah, but everything is figured out now, thankfully. He had to "extend" his contract for 2yrs. but the overall his time will only be 1 extra month of total duty time. The plan for him is to be home sometime in Aug. 2010 and then a reserve commitment for the remainder of the year and then we will be finished with the Army! YEAH!
I have been begging Andrew to send some pictures, but he isn't patient enough because his Internet connection is pretty slow. He promises to put a photo album together when he gets home to show everyone. However, he loves to get pictures in his care packages. So, please do share with him.
Speaking of care packages. Everyone has been so supportive! Thank you to of coarse the McKalips family, The Lesiak's, Dana, Mitch & Jackson, Morin & Kebert Family, Jacky & Kevin Caudle, Courtney & Derek, IMPD family, Grandma & Papa Lesiak and I am sure I am forgetting others but THANK YOU SO MUCH for showing your support. Every package brings a smile to Andrew's face and a piece of home he knows is waiting for him to return home safely.
That's it for this update. Andrew thinks of all our family and friends often and appreciates all the support. Emailing him at ajm_elv717@hotmail.com or Facebook is the best way to contact him. He isn't very good at responding, but believe me he reads them and appreciates them.
Love to All from the Army Wife,
Erin Lynn
