The Crittenden's

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Friday, August 29, 2008

Well, Tommy left Wednesday for his 10 week deployment. He will be in Southwest Asia, near Saudi Arabia, and flying in and out of the scary countries. It was even harder than we thought it would be and a little harder than the first time. I miss him so much already... Day 2. This is not good.
But we have discovered Skype which is a new video phone/conference calling from the computer so last night I got to see his face and talk to him at the same time!! He panned out and I could see the buildings where he is sleeping, the gym, the library and A LOT of sand. It was about 5 a.m. his time and already 100 degrees. He had to keep wiping the camera lens because it was fogging up!! But he did make it there after a LONG flight and was getting settled in.

Anyway, please keep him in your prayers for safe travels and for Cooper and I to get through the next few months. The good news is that he will be home for the holidays!!

Here are a few photos from the day he left and a link to the news story, watch the video. They show him getting on the plane...so sad.

Airmen deployed for next four months
It was an emotional send-off for dozens of Lowcountry families, after more than 130 airmen took off for a four-month mission.
http://www.live5news.com/global/story.asp?s=8913239

Monday, August 25, 2008

My Cousin Josh and Kristen's Wedding

Weekend in Jackson

Cooper and his buddy, Maggie

Family Dinner at Ruth's Chris! It was so yummy!!

The Hubster at Josh's Rehearsal Dinner

Me and Julie

Thursday, July 10, 2008

July 2008

Crazy trip: Tommy, Coop and I drove (Tommy drove, we slept) from Charleston to Virginia to see Mammy,who has been having some trouble getting around lately. Spent the night at her house, which her made her day to see her favorite grandson, and then drove to the lakehouse in New York for the 4th of July! Lots of fireworks, scary bonfires and some much needed relaxation... Got back in the car and made it to Virginia for another night with Tommy's grandmother and returned to Charleston Monday afternoon for Tommy to spend 18 hours home (enough time to cut the grass, 4 loads of laundry and a few minutes in his favorite spot on the couch)

So, Tommy left on Tuesday, July 8th for Oklahoma...for 4 weeks :( He will be at Altus Air Force Base for Instructor Pilot upgrade, which seems like a big deal to me but what do I know??
He is suppose to be home mid-August for about 10 days to 2 weeks and then he is headed to the desert for a 2 month deployment...boo. The good news is that he will not have to be gone over the holidays, although he WILL be missing the very important start of college football season which I am totally sad about! That is my absolute favorite time of the year! I guess I will be sitting around on Saturdays, eating Rotel and watching by myself.

So for the next 4 months or so, I will be trying to keep myself busy at the store (to make time go by faster) and wishing my summer away just to see him and have him home. Feel free to plan a trip to Charleston to come see me!

Hope everyone has a great summer and please keep Tommy in your prayers for safe travels!