The Comfort I Needed

It's amazing and bizaare how things work out. Yesterday was a pretty rough day. I was sad and really anxious about not having anything comforting while I indulge myself in this adventure. Then today, at work, the unexpected happened. I had a table to 2 old people that were nice but just average table. They started talking to me and asked if I was a student. I told them "no" and said that I had joined the Navy instead. Well this apparently clicked something in their heads. They immediately became interested. They asked where I was going and I told them about basic in Great Lakes and then A-School in Pensacola, FL. They went on to tell me that their son was in the navy and actually died a few years ago during a mission and that their daughter-in-law and six grand children lived in Pensacola, FL. That's a little crazy i guess...but then the sweetest thing happened. The old guy reaches into his wallet and pulls out his business card and tells me to call him when I get to Florida and he will set up a chance for me to go to his daughter-in-laws house for a nice home cooked meal. He gave me her name as well and said she would be in the phone book down there and will be expecting my call. He said his grandchildren would love to have company over as well. This old man was in the Army which is where he met his wife who was an Army nurse. They both said that the comforts of a family and a homecooked meal, even if it's not specifically your family, helps with the homesickness, the stress and any lonliness you feel.

How is it that I could have been freaking out intensly about not having my daily comforts and feeling so alone when then the next day a complete stranger who i just happen to meet can make me feel like i can do this and that even strangers are there to support me. It was just exactly what i needed and the exact time i needed it. I look forward to calling them in January and meeting this family.

Ask and you shall receive.

Goodbye Fargo!

Well it's been crazy!! I've lived here for 5 years and it's about to all come to an end. I have 3 shifts left at applebees, 1 final drunken fargo night and then it's time to move! I'm really going to miss so many people here and starting to say goodbye to them has really made things become real. I do need to remember that I'm not leaving until november and i will be back up in fargo a couple times for some navy stuff i have to do and that i can visit the people i want when i'm up here. But then it also hits that i only have a little more than a month with the people i care about. It's going to go fast and i'm really excited for the next step but I am also terrified to be my own support. I know I can do it, it just gets scarey sometimes.

While I hate fargo I have had alot of memories here. I have met my best friend here, found myself here, failed here, succeeded here, hated here but will miss here. While today is a day of missing Fargo...i ultimately HATE fargo and will never come back once i leave for basic training!!

Goodbye to the cruelest winters in the world!!!