4:17 AM
The pouring ran woke me up. It is SO LOUD and monstrous, I'm thinking twice about this trip being fabulous. Is it hurricane season? Could we have a hurricane? We're right on Mission Bay. A tsunami? I think alarms would be going off by now, right? I hope Mason's okay. I hope this rain ends when we're scheduled to get up and go. It starts at 9 o'clock and ends at 6. However, we'll leave around, probably, 3ish. Sea World closes at 6.
I hardly got any sleep. Passed out maybe around 11:30. But I've been tossing and turning and tossing and turning... Had a dream about Mason...
I miss him so much :( I can't sleep when he isn't home safe - goes for anyone else who is really important to me.
Ugh, I feel sick. Though I know I still won't get fairly good sleep, thanks to the rain and my brain going off the hook with thoughts, I need to keep trying.
I should have brought some Zzz-Quil.
*****
The only time I was truly sleepy, was when we had to get up - at 7:30. We had a quick 20 minute breakfast, hopped in a taxi, and bolted to the museum. It was still raining buckets of water... There were puddles EVERYWHERE. My feet got soaked before I could even notice I was stepping in a puddle. Glad I don't have Trench Foot! Gross.
The cab driver was cool. As our vehicle was being inspected, I saw he was wearing Ed Hardy shoes. I was wearing my red pair and I pointed that out. We laughed. It was awesome.
Once inside the parking lot of the museum, we found where we needed to go. We went inside this theatre area and found our PLT number (Weirdly enough, I had a dream a long time ago about that place... Specifically the theatre!). Before sitting down, we went back outside, bought two coins (2nd BN) and two pins, and THEN went to relax. They were showing the first half of WALL-E prior to the presentation. The SGT that was teaching us the Do's and Don't's of today's Family Day trip was HILARIOUS! He was great! I have pictures of the experience on my camera. I will upload them once at home.
During the presentation, we learned some cool commands like when he yells, "Eyes!" you yell back, "CLICK, SIR!" or "Ears!" you say, "OPEN, SIR!" or "Zero!" you go, "Freeze!". Of course we were shouting "Yes, sir!" every time he asked, "Do you understand?" and whatnot. It was sweet. I enjoyed it. Especially since the SGT was real funny but professional at the same time.
They showed a quick slide of what it was like for the recruits each phase (1, 2, and 3). Then they introduced the SGTs who took care of the recruits. Until finally, we were released and we were rushing outside to find the 2115 PLT. It was still pouring but it didn't even phase me to put on a hood. I wanted to see Mason and Hal. I needed to see them.
First was PLT 2109. They marched through. Same goes with all of the others. When PLT 2115 came, I recorded it. I knew we weren't supposed to, but I didn't care. I was a proud girlfriend and wanted to share it with the world. I AM a proud girlfriend!
After their march, they circled in the middle. All of them looked SO good!!! So professional, so... PERFECT. They are Marines after all. They did a stance, waited... The back PLT (2109) screamed something then PLT 2110 screamed the same thing and it went AAAAALL the way up to PLT 2115 and they were finally... dismissed.
I was frantically searching for either Hal or Mason as the crowd SWARMED into the middle where their recruits were wandering about, trying to find them. I found Hal first!! Gave him the most thoughtful hug I've ever given him his entire life. Then, I went off to find Mason. My voice was completely weenie amongst the other shouts so I kept scanning and moving a bit forward, kept scanning and moving a bit forward.
When all of a sudden, out of the blue, there he was... Standing in the rain waiting for us. At first I didn't recognize him!! But my heart beat quickened, I yelled out his name, and ran STRAIGHT for him. I wrapped my arms around his neck, hid my face into his shoulder, and cried SO hard and SO much. He was SO tall! I had to be on my tippy toes to give him a secure embrace!!! I couldn't believe today was... TODAY! I still can't believe it!!
After snuggling him and crying happy tears, we parted and looked at each other as if it were June/30th, 2011 all over again. Honestly, I forgot how much love I have for him. I fell in love with him more right when we gave each other those two quick kisses on the lips. We kissed in the rain. <3
A couple minutes later, Moira found us. She was in tears and hugged Mason and he kept chuckling. The whole time he was pretty tense. I mean, he did mention that they were supposed to be professional so I don't blame him. You can tell he has changed - in a confidence type way and how he is... such a SOLDIER, you know? It shows. It's amazing. He's so strong now... Not like he hasn't been before! God, he's ALWAYS has been a tough cookie. However, now that he has been through all of this... he's strongER. He knows his place. And that is so effing cool.
We walked to the diner and had some grub. I didn't eat much... Just bread and a few bites of salad. Mason had two plate fulls of stuff! Goodness gracious! He did say he was starving. I guess so!
I was with him the entire time. I didn't care about SHOPPING, EATING... I just wanted to be beside him.
I wasn't myself today. I mean, yea, I WAS. Yet I wasn't completely here. I think I got extensively relaxed, that I forgot what was going on... What I was supposed to be doing or SAYING. Maybe my brain thought it was all just one big dream again? So vivid that I don't need to wake up.
We only got a couple stories out of the way. We were all in shock of us being together again.
We never went to Sea World. He never got to do his run because of the crappy weather which gave us more time to spend with Mason. We'd bump into Hal every once in a while, give him hugs before departing... So it was a good time even IF we weren't saying anything to each other.
At one point, before we even went to the diner, we sat inside Grandma Ren's rental car, as the rain washed over us, and during our chit-chatting, Mason pulls out this rock from his pocket. A beautiful white quart. He goes, "I got this at the top of The Reaper." and hands it to me. We collect rocks ALL the time; whether at the beach or just taking a walk - when we see a rock or a pebble we like, we pick it up and take it home. Of course, if we ARE at a beach, we see shells and take those with us also. But rocks have always been a specialty in my life. I don't know what it is. I think they're neat. :)
I still have The Reaper rock. I'll cherish that rock forever. Mason and I both.
God... you know... I love him so much, it's unbelievable! I feel guilty thinking about ending the relationship... I mean, in a way, it does make sense. We weren't with each other, we were lonely, we wanted someone with us... Yet mom told me that it would have gone exactly the same way IF Mason were in college! It's just called the military. And you know me and the military... Blah.
Anyway... I'm just... utterly glad that I finally got to see him and that we are able to go home, rest, and be together. It'll be the happiest month of my life so far!
He's still HIM... But still tense. He'll hopefully relax after a few days or a week. However long, I don't care. I want him home; that's all that matters. I want him with me, I want us doing stuff together and I want us to cherish each others love like we haven't ever before.
My friends were right - we have bonded even CLOSER. Though it was quick, I knew it happened. It's in my heart and it won't let go. Ever.
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