Change of plans?

Yea, you could say that. Things have been changing on a daily basis. One day, I’m a Marine the next day I’m in the Army. Yesterday, I spent 3 hours at the Army recruiters office. I scored a 70 on ASVAB (basically a job test) , which was a pretty good score. I’m getting a better idea of the job I am interested in. I want to be a Paratrooper Medic. I want to have the ability to jump out a perfectly good (or damaged) air plane and I want to be able to help people… or save their lives. The Marines seemed like a good fit in the beginning, but the more I look into the Army, the more it seems they can guarantee me and be able to write into a contract what I need.

So, on the bright side of things… I would only be in basic training for 9 weeks instead of 13. DIRECTLY after basic training I would go to AIT (Advanced Individual Training). So it would be about 4-6 months straight, but I’d come back for “home town recruiting” for 10 days before I am shipped out with my unit to post.

Before I go into too much detail… I am having elbow surgery on this Tuesday (Feb. 2nd), to get the wires removed. The recruiter and I went back and forth of whether it would be best to leave the wires in or take them out. We decided to get them taken out. How does that effect Hugh? Well, that’s up to him. He obviously has the ability to go ahead with his MEPS (job test and physical, etc.) and go onto boot camp and I would be a month behind him while my elbow is healing.

There are advantages! He would be able to tell me how boot camp is, go to AIT and be able to be on post and have everything ready for when I get there! Disadvantages: We may not have “home town recruiting” at the same time. So we may not be able to spend much time with each other and family before going to post. Which isn’t all bad, but it would be nice to be together at home at some point.

So, where does marriage play in? Whoa. Slow down. (That’s what I need to d0). Right now I think things need to be played one at a time. My next step is surgery and then physical therapy and I need to focus on that right now. Things could go either way and I think I definitely need to lay off of Hugh right now. He’s feelin’ the pressure.

So, that’s my update for tonight!

A what?!

Let's just say nothing is official yet. Official, I guess, meaning being legal. I do have to say that it is definitely in the works because Cole, or I guess Hugh to some, and I have talked to just about all of our immediate family about the two big decisions we are about to make.

What are those "big decisions" that every has been gossiping and face-booking about?
In the next few weeks it looks like Cole and I will be going down to the court house to receive our Marriage License and Certificate. Why a certificate in the court house? Well, that's because we are joining the Marines. Together. After the time we get legally married, sign the enlistment papers and pass our physicals, we will have anywhere from 1-3 months until we are shipped off to basic (at the same time).

Wow. Yea, wow is right. The past two night's I haven't been able to drive halfway home from his house without squealing. We are excited. A little over-whelmed and exhausted by the massive amount of questions coming from massive amounts of family, but so far it's only made us stronger.

So, the purpose of my blog. I am going to try and plan a wedding in 2 months. Why is that? Because I have approximatley 2 months before we leave for basic, then we will be out of reliable contact for 13 weeks. We will both return home within 24 hours of the other and then... the wedding! Yes, we will be having a wedding. How could a girl be happy with a couple of family members at a court house!

So my next 1-3 months will be trying to become legally married, enlist in the United States Marine Corps, train for boot camp, sell of all the items I own and will never need again, plan a wedding and then leave all the fine details to my mom, sisters and close friends.

Oh dear God... Please help me!

:)