Texts From His Ipod

I love it when my brother's name shows up on my phone. It is a feeling of relief. There are times that you cannot contact the troops and they cannot contact you, it's hard. You never know if they are okay, or what kind of situation they are in over there..and you begin to worry. So when you get that phone call/text/email/letter your heart starts up again because you know that they are still alive, and somehow with their words you can tell if they are okay or if something is wrong.

This weekend my brother was able to contact me. I dropped everything I was doing and left the room filled with my friends so I could just sit and text him. No one else mattered at that point. He asked me how in the world I got my dad to let me drive my car to Denver, because normally he would not do that. I just told him I asked and he said that he can't really stop me since I am 18. Maybe I should have wrote that down and made him sign it..haha. He was very impressed with me because I didn't get lost. To be honest, I was proud of myself too...because I get lost very easily. Before he had to leave again he said, "Road trips are fun, enjoy every second of it. I love you."

Words cannot explain how much I miss him.

It's Tough

I haven't been ableto talk to Alan much this past month. I'm not sure where he is at in Afghanistan, which is pretty upsetting. I hate not knowing if he is in a safe place or not. All I have to do though, is pray that he will be okay!

Hopefully I get to talk to him soon!!! (:

Relationships

Not only is my brother always here for me, but I am also always here for him. In the past few months he has helped me get over a relationship, and I've helped him get over one. Neither of the people we dated were obviously not the right ones for us. Break-ups always suck, and even though we are so far apart from each other right now...we still help each other through them. It's amazing how much talking about them with someone you trust can help, even if they can't give you that comforting hug you need at the end of the conversation. We just do a phone/text hug; it's not the same, but I can somehow feel him putting his arms around me and squeezing me to death like he would normally do.

A few days ago, he contacted me on facebook and asked me to do him a huge favor...which of course I was going to say yes. I would do anything for him. As a result from the favor, I have been in-between calling a flower shop in Oregon...and getting information back from him, and giving it back to them. It's a long drawn out process, when someone is overseas and when we are all in different time zones. We are an hour ahead of Oregon, and he is 11 and 1/2 hours ahead of us. So, normally they're closed when he is awake...or we just have a bad connection when we are all available. One of the hardest things to do, but we are getting through this together! :) You really have to love someone to take your time away from everything and just focus on doing one thing for them; one thing they appreciate more than anything!! I am glad that he chose me to do this for him, instead of someone else in our family. It really shows that he trusts me, and I am glad that he can!

So, like I have said before...your brother is someone who will ALWAYS be here for you; physically, mentally, and emotionally. :)