I just found a letter from J. I wanted to share this with you so that you understand why I couldn’t get over him.
Written November 18, 2006.
Hey Baby,
Today is my maintenance day so I was able to get away fora little while and write you. Excuse my writing, I don’t think I have written a letter since Basic Training.
There is so much I want to know about you, but I can’t decide what to ask or how to say it. Slowly I will get my questions together. The way I figure it, we have a long time to get to know each other. So, how many brothers and sisters do you have? You mentioned that you have a step-family. But I don’t know what happened? What was childhood like? Why does your father live in Texas? I know I am asking a lot of questions and if I ask something too personal just let me know.
Well, my childhood was good. Both of my parents are still married and have been for 28 years. I look at my parents and see what I want in a wife, marriage, and my life. I need someone who is understanding, caring, supportive, faithful and willing to accept my faults and is ok with my career (due to my travels and deployments). I want someone I can travel the world with.
My parent’s stories of the military and traveling together are the reasons why I am here today. My mother and father always tell me stories of when we were in Germany and how they would take vacations to France, Italy and all over Europe. My dad told me stories of Korea and so I decided to check it out. I had a great time, but believe my travels can be better with someone there with me to enjoy the new cultures and experiences. But I also want to see the U.S. I haven’t been many places in the states, only military bases. I think it is awesome that you like to go on road trips, even if you don’t like to drive
Don’t worry I will drive you where you want to go. I love to drive. Again this is due to the stories my father use to tell me about driving across the country.
I also like the outdoors. Probably from growing up in the South. I remember the first time I went camping. I was a cub scout and we had a father and camping trip. My dad took off from work and we went camping. It was great! My father is my role model and my mom is my inspiration. I never realized how much of an impact they have made on me and in my life until I went away. I miss waking up at home to my mother’s cooking and my dad’s football game playing or him watching James Bond. I miss walking down the hallway and knocking on my sister’s door to wake her up for school. I miss the holidays we spent together and the birthdays we celebrated. I hope to be as good of a father as my dad when I have kids and hope to have a family of my own. Everyone in my family thought I would get married and have kids first. Boy where they wrong! My sister had always said she didn’t want kids, but when she had McKenzie I knew she was always bound to be a great mother. And now that she has 2 kids and a husband she has proven to be a great mother, wife and parent. She is my teacher of life and lessons learned. She is the one who has directed me the right way my whole life. I hope you get to meet my family and I can’t wait until they meet you, Because like my family has made me a better person, I think you can make me a whole person.
Well, I have to go check on my soldiers. Oh yea, today I had to fix my Blue Force Tracker and didn’t even need commo’s help. (Better watch out I might take your job away)
Goodbye,
J.
PS. I love your smile. What makes your smile gorgeous is your beautiful soul. The letter that comes next will have pictures, sorry for the wait baby.
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