One word describes my current state…….scared.   Not even really sure why.  I guess it’s because I’ve worked so hard to get here and things are finally starting.  I left Dallas this morning at 5am and drove the 675 miles to Montgomery Alabama.  It was rough because I had to spend all day in the car with nothing to think about except having just left the most beautiful gal in the entire world and about what I am going to have to do over the next 3 months. 

I am not really very nervous because everyone has to go through the same thing here, but I am apprehensive because I hate that feeling of not-knowing-what-is-going-on, the old deer in the headlights kinda thing and I can already feel it coming along.  But I am sure everything will go as planned.  Before you make a commitment of this kind, you have to be willing to see it through to its conclusion.

A cool thing happened when I finally got here.  After driving for 12 hours and finding Billeting, I got a room for the night.  Right as I settled down and flipped on the TV, the start of a movie came on.  Just being curious, I watched through the beginning credits and it turned out to be……..An Officer and a Gentleman.  This was awesome because my dad has been telling me that I need to see that movie before I go off.  Well, it seems like fate, because I am writing this in between commercials. 

I will try to write as often as possible, however, be assured the journal entries will become much shorter and much more to the point.  Time is a commodity here.  So wish me luck, here I go……………