woo hoo got to talk for a minute

Erica and her friend Jacob on Camp Pendleton before she went into the Marines

Erica finally called with her address..

29 Palms USA :P

She said its pretty good there, if it wasn't for PT (exercise) daily it would be like collage,

in a dorm and schooling. She said her room is okay there are four of them to a room.

It even has a small frig so she can have food in her room, so they go down to the PX

and pick up snacks.

She said she's not even close to the main side of the base and is not sure how far the bus ride was LOL. Talk about being tired when they got there huh!

Still not sure when she'll be picked up for her start of schooling,

she is guessing October or even November, but like I said she is guessing.

This week is sort of like receiving week, paperwork some classes and odd jobs to do.

Today she had to ketch up on her laundry as when they were at MCT they only got to do a set once, so as she said everything stunk so bad she want to through it all away, but she would try washing them first. Cammies are 80 bucks a pop!

She told me a mini story as some girls wanted smores (what are we on a camping trip?)

So the girls bought all the necessities for their smores at the PX, Erica said the girls melted it in the microwave in the chow hall (I'm guessing) and

well miss Erica wanted the real thing.. so she borrowed one of the girls lighters stuck her marshmellow on a hanger and toasted it with the lighter! LOL

She said it came out perfect!!

Another mini story guess the girls were heading their barracks and one of the girls screamed,

and Erica looked and said what? It's only a Tarantula...and the girls said you've seen one before .. and Erica said "oh ya...we get them in our house all the time!" The girls were ... no way ..

so Miss Erica got a cup scooped up Mr. Tarantula and took him outside, bet those girls will never want to visit our house LOL

Oh one more Miss Erica's barracks are on the 3rd floor and her Friend Jacob is on the second floor, who would of ever guessed, they'd be in the same barracks let alone the same base.

Erica and Jacob met before he went into the Marines. He has already been in almost a year, and miss Erica has already been in ..... get this... 4 and 1/2 months crazy how time flies!

I even asked Jacob's mom did you ever think those two would even be at the same base?

Let me just reiterate they are just friends.. but friends can drive and push each other to farther than we thought possible.

As I get more info, as I know it won't be much.. but I will do what I can.

the picture of my son Bryan with Mr Tarantula that visited our house which was actually a smaller one.. Bryan had to walk outside slowly as he actually had climbed all the way up Bryan's leg.

written and posted by: darlene r.