Waiting for June

Andrew is doing really well at the academy, he is totally in his element, learning laws, shooting guns, running obstacle courses, he was made for this job. We are so proud of him. Sadly he didn't pass the Spanish test, it sounded like it was really hard, even native spanish speakers didn't pass. So this means he won't be done until May 29th, which might as well be June. I'm trying to look at the positive, this will give us more time to save money to buy a house, I get to spend more time with my family, and Andrew will be able to speak spanish at the level he needs to. I'm still sad that we have to apart for 18 weeks, 2 down 16 to go (not that I'm counting), and it breaks my heart every time Malachi walks around the house saying "Daddy, Daddy," the poor kid needs his wrestling partner back, but we get to talk to Andrew every night and it's so good to just hear his voice. I feel bad feeling sad about this when I think about all the women who send husbands to war for much longer than Andrew will be gone, but it's hard to be without your other half. It's making me stronger, it's kind of empowering really. My first empowering experience was that first Sacrament meeting after Andrew left, for all you moms out there you know what I'm talking about, getting a kid through sacrament is probably one of the hardest things, at least for me it is, Malachi and I walked into the chapel and he started looking for Daddy, I almost started crying right there, but we sat down and with a lot of help from above we made it through the whole meeting, I didn't have to take Malachi out or anything. After that for some reason I knew I could do this, I knew if I could get through sacrament I could do anything. That sounds so ridiculous but it's really how I felt and continue to feel. I didn't mean for this to be so long and kind of personal, that's really not like me, I guess I needed to get it out. I just want to thank everyone who has helped us so far, especially amazing parents who are letting me live with them, yep I'm sleeping in my old room, it was originally just going to be for a week but has turned into a permanent thing. I'm grateful for the gospel and the comfort it brings, and so grateful for my amazing husband who is working so hard so we can start this big adventure!