Monday, January 12, 2009

I am falling in LOVE with the word "Liberty"

Since Andy is still in what the Navy refers to as "phase 1 liberty" he is unable to leave base without 2 other Sailors. Therefore, he has not been coming home. I have also not really been going to the base as it is a 45 minute drive one way and we don't think the boys would enjoy that ride too often. HOWEVER, Andy was able to put in a request (Chit) for a temporary Phase II Liberty to come home last weekend. IT was approved! We were able to pick him up on Friday afternoon around 4:00 pm~ish and he was able to stay until Sunday night. We dropped him back off to GL at around 6:30 pm. It was SO nice to get to have Andy here. It made my being here feel more necessary. Andy said that the person in charge of approving the "Chits" told him that he would be "taking care of him" for the weekends! YEahy! I am so excited that Andy will be able to AT LEAST spend the weekends here with us until he can MOVE here! He should be on his Phase II Liberty by the end of this week. This is where he can leave the base by himself, and wear his civi clothes on base! He is also almost done with his paperwork to "live ashore". Once this is complete, and approved, he will be able to move home and go to his school, more like a regular job. That day can not come soon enough!!!

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