I heard from Phil yesterday!

I got to talk to Phil yesterday for an hour! He is doing well, his spirits are good and I can't even tell you how much he's looking forward to coming home, meeting his daughter, buying fresh fruit and vegetables, and buying Butt Paste (http://www.buttpaste.com/)!

He told me how his vision of coming home has changed since he first left. When he first deployed in November, before we found out we were pregnant and when we expected a mere 5 months apart, the plan was to come home, and take a week to go to a Sandals resort or something of that nature.

Then, when we decided we probably wouldn't get our money's worth on adult beverages with a vacation like that (although, I could probably have eaten our money's worth in food at that point), we'd have to re-think where we'd go. Well, we didn't have to think too long and hard about that one, because Uncle Sam extended his unit until June.

So, his idea evolved into just coming home and waiting for the baby, maybe do a little shopping for last minute baby stuff, take a couple of childbirth and infant care classes, etc. Maybe head to Wilmington to the beach for the weekend, maybe run to Pinehurst for an afternoon, etc.

Now, he seems ever so thrilled at the idea of coming home, putting the baby in the Baby Bjorn and simply going to Target to buy Butt Paste. You know, it really is the simple, everyday things like going to Target, things we have all taken for granted, that become the things you cherish most when whatever prevents you from doing them with your best friend.

So, remember to thank God for even the most monotonous activities you do with your family. No matter how much what you are doing may suck the life out of you, the fact that you are spending that time together is where you should focus your attention.