Hamburger & Smile

Last summer my family and I went to the Riverwalk in Downtown San Antonio. The whole place was beautiful but the most memorable thing I witnessed was actually a man. For some reason his image is still stuck in my head. There were hundreds of people walking around the Riverwalk, Alamo and tourist spots, but seeing this homeless man nearly float through the crowd like he was almost invisible will never leave my mind. Looking back I wish I had stopped to get him a hamburger and a smile. His lost face pops in my mind often and I wonder if he's ok or cold or hungry. Don't get me wrong, I've seen homeless before. Usually run away teens or drug addicts. But something about him made me think that he was probably a veteran of our armed services. Someone who deserves a lot more respect than wandering the streets. We will be going back to San Antonio this summer and I will be sure to look for him so I can give him that hamburger and smile that he deserves.

Deployment~My 1st week

My husband left on Jan 3rd. At approximately 1:30 we left the parking lot where he was sitting on bus ready to take off on his journey of war.

I cried all the way home and don't remember much of the rest of the day. The whole first week I kept myself busy. A phone call on Monday cheered me up until it was time to say goodbye. Wednesday night I missed a call because the kids where talking to their grandpa and didn't notice the beeping in their ears. I was so upset and enraged, I didn't know whether to yell, scream or cry. So like a lunatic I did all three, then quickly apologized of course. He did call back Thursday morning and that was the greatest way to start my day. I made it to the post office on Thursday to mail his first of many packages to come. Now I'm still waiting for his next call....

A lot of my friends say "Your a lot stronger than me, I could never go through that" Somedays I don't feel strong enough myself. All I can do is countdown until he's home again. I have found that counting by weeks is the easiest. It goes quicker than months and a less number than days.