Happy Heart Day!
Hi Friends!
I hope that you guys have a great Valentine's Day! Whether you are with your sweetie today, or they're far away...know that I am sending oodles of hugs your way!
The past week has been interesting, fun and also streaked with sadness....
I have had lots of rehearsal in prepping for the deployment, so that takes up half of my workday...and therefore makes it go faster, and I'm happy about that. I found out that one of our guys, who arrived here at Scott around the same time we did, is PCSing (going to another base) in April because his father is very ill. I am very sad to see him go because he is one of the few that I enjoy being around. He was supposed to go on the deployment with us, but he is obviously not going now...so the higher-ups scrambled around this week to find us another audio engineer, and thankfully they found one; this gives him less than 6 weeks to get prepped and meet up with us here before we leave. Lucky Him!! We also got our new guitar player in from the Air National Guard...It took forEVER for him to arrive, which baffled all of us. How can it take so long to process a guy from the ANG to active duty?? Who knows?!?! We were all very happy to see him, because he is also going on the deployment with us.
Wednesday, Jas and I had our 4th anniversary and to celebrate, we went out to dinner at a restaurant called Top of the Riverfront which is inside the Millenium hotel in downtown St. Louis. The food was really great but the best part was that the restaurant traveled the entire circumference of the hotel, so we were able to see around the city while we ate dinner. The entire circle trip took about and hour and 10 minutes. If you're ever in St. Louis and want to visit a romantic restaurant with a unique atmosphere, I'd recommend this place.
Last night, in celebration of Valentine's Day, Jas surprised me by taking me to a concert at the Shafitz (sp.) arena. There were three performances. Keith Sweat, Teena Marie and MAZE featuring Frankie Beverly. We had a great time, but left a bit early during the MAZE set...which was the last set, so I guess it wasn't that early...it was after midnight for goodness sake.
Well today we'd planned to go to U-City and ride our bikes around, but it is really cold, so I think that we're just going to stay in and maybe rent some movies....
All the love and good times this week have been overshadowed by the death of one of Jason's really good friends. Jas knew Jessica and her husband Chris from when they were all good friends when he was stationed at McConnell AFB. They PCS'd to Germany shortly after and we ran into each other several times. Jas is very sad and confused as to how this could have happened. She was a very physically fit and healthy person but while Jessica was in Germany, she went in for a routine checkup and found out through various blood tests she had Leukemia. She and her husband (both active duty) were PCSd out of Germany in October 2008 and she went to Walter Reed Army Medical Center while her husband got stationed at Andrews so that he could make trips back and forth often. Jessica passed away this past Wednesday at the age of 30. She and Chris have 3 children: 2 daughters, 7 and 5 and a son who is 2. We found out today that the service will be held next Saturday, so we plan to take the trip to Ohio to say goodbye.
Rest in Peace Jessica. I pray that you are with our savior and that somehow, someway, Chris and your children can find some sort of peace in the tough days to come.
Thanks for stopping by....
Keisha
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2 comments:
Nice to see you on again... missing you more than you know right now. Happy Anniversary and Valentine's Day! You and Jason Gwin... what a cute couple.
Terrible news about your friend. Know I am thinking about you and Jason during this terrible and sad time. Please pass on my condolences to Jason.
Miss you girlfriend. Seriously. Real Serious. We need to have a "girlfriend night".
Ivory
Although, I'm catching up on your news...I have wished you all a Happy Anniversery yet still can't believe that is has been 4yrs. Which gives me a flashback on the drive from Chicago to Boston in the dead of winter, and how I arrived at the base with a flat tire. Still to this day, I am so greatful that the good Lord above just let us slide on in for such a wonderful occasion it was to witness 2 wonderful indivduals.
My condolences go out to you & Jason, and of course to her family and those beautiful kids. When difficult times like this occur in life, I choose to not question the man who made life happen I choose to just celebrate the greatness of their life that the Good Lord above allow us to share the many blessings within the brother/sister he has given us.
Much Love...
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