HE CALLED!!!!!

Yes people, he called this evening right after Dad and James finished giving Marcus a blessing. I could barely hear him cause of all the background noise (on his end) and he barely had any voice left from his first week. I jokingly asked him if he's having fun yet.

"Well, fun isn't exactly the description that comes to mind first" he replied with a laugh.

He then asked me if I've received any of his letters (there's an S on the end of that!). I told him I haven't but that I did receive flowers from him today. *sigh* I love getting flowers from him (it even had his handwriting on the card!). I asked him for his address but apparently he doesn't have one and won't til the end of the week. :(

Not much else was said--he only had a minute (literally). He says he loves everyone and will give us his address when he gets it.

I must say, it was so exciting--I've been jumping every time the phone goes off (with the ringtone set for just anybody), hoping that it's him. Each time I check the number of the caller hoping for an area code which I don't recognize. It happened tonight and oh! I know it was short, but it couldn't have been more comforting. And Dad was right there to hear me speak to him. I didn't hand over the phone (there really wasn't time, he didn't even get to speak to the kids) but Dad's face shone with happiness. I'm glad that he was there.

So to sum it up, he loves us, he misses us, he's surviving, and boy he sounded good! A bit hoarse, yes, but good. That'll sustain me for quite a while. :)