Dear Emma,

I want to wish you a very Happy Birthday. Im sorry I cant be there for you on your special day. I am so sorry that I have a job that takes me away from you. But please know that I do this job for you. I do it so you can be safe and have all of your wants and needs in life. I do this so you can have the future that you want. I know you are too young to really understand what is going on but I promise you that I will make it up to you. I want you to know that I will ALWAYS be here for you and that I love you more than you could ever imagine.

Love, mom

Almost done..

It's FINALLY come to the end of my deployment. I am so ready to be home. This has been the longest 6 months of my life. Don't get me wrong, this has been a good learning experience for me and it was a big eye opener. I've learned alot about myself and about others.

I've had a few accomplishments out here. For example, I picked up Corporal, I re-enlisted, and I read the WHOLE Book of Mormon AND the New testament.

I am so looking forward to being home. I miss my husband and my little girl like you couldn't even imagine. I have big plans for us when I get back. I plan on being the best mom and wife I can be. I want us to start doing simple things like just going to a park or to the beach and just have more quality time together because it seems like our time together is always short. I also plan on learning new things. Like how to make home made bread and cinnamin rolls and things like that. So we will see how this all turns out when I get home.

Oh, I can NOT believe how big my Emma has got since I left! She has got so smart too!

Playing Marine

(sigh............) 40 days to go.........