thank you all so much

I am sorry that I haven’t updated in a while after leaving you all with the news that I did. His grandmother called me the other night to tell me that he was FOUND! He is ok… he got seperated from him platoon, him and another soldier. They were out in the desert from Saturday til Tuesday. They said that the Army was very proud of him and the other soldier… they didn’t go out looking for the rest of the platoon, they stayed together and made this tent to collect water. I am so relieved and grateful that he is ok. I still have not gotten a call from him so I hope that happens soon.

I want to thank everyone… especially Tina [MissCantu], Tamara [SweetTam],  and Elizabeth [enc8807] who posted entires in their diaries asking for prayers and thoughts for Rob, me and his family. Your prayers and thoughts were answered and I am again the luckiest girl in the world to have friends like all of you. I don’t know what I would have done without all of you. I am forever grateful.

This has been the wildest rollar coaster ride of emotions that I have ever been on. I have never been more scared for anyone in my entire life. I cried so much in the past couple days… I even ended up crying at work, in front of one of the kids (Francesca) and I felt awful about it. Apparently she was really upset about me being upset, she bought me 2 books and a pen from her bookfair at school. It was the sweetest thing.

I have never been so humbled in my life, seeing the compassion and concern for Rob’s and my situation and everyone that rallied around us just threw me. Never have I experienced anything like that before. It is comforting to know that I have people in my life that care and are there to support me.

But this has also made me realize just how dangerous it really is, I never that that I would have to go through something like that. Never… and I hope that no one else ever does either. I have never felt so empty in my life… I know now just how much of my heart and my soul are connected with Rob. I couldn’t even picture not having him in my life. I miss him more then ever now, I hope every second that the phone rings and its him. Even to just talk to him for one min. To hear his voice on the other end, to know that he is ok, to hear him say "I love you" and so he can hear me say the same thing. I just want him home in my arms… and I want to just collapse in his, where I belong. Rob is everything to me… I hope that he knows that.

I am sending him a letter today…

one of my friends on myspace made this for me…. It has never been more true

~bring the troops home safe and soon~

~I am so proud of my soldier~