i received a text from Nick this morning stating that he is in driver’s training to operate a Humvee. He said he got his orders and is expected to be deployed to Afghanistan in January 2010. He doesn’t seem too concerned. But we are.

We’ve been keeping in touch with Nick on a regular basis but at this stage of his Army life, it’s become pretty boring for him. He’s comfortable living in his house with his roommates but his job isn’t very demanding. He has had to do 24-hour watches, however.  I suppose this is the lull part of the Army,  between  the training and deployment. He still thinks he’s headed to Afghanistan later this year, which obviously is a concern for us. We knew that was a possibility when he joined, but it’s still worrisome.  In the meantime, we just keep in touch with phone calls and text messages. We hope to see him around Easter.