Only two days left! That's all I could think about. Reece left on August 22nd for pre-deployment training in California and although six weeks isn't too long, it felt like forever going through it (especially for him considering he slept mostly on the ground and ate meals comparable to the deliciousness of cardboard). Finally, September 30th rolled around and I had only two more days to wait before I would be reunited with the love of my life. Or so I thought.
Naturally, I hadn't really stocked the house full of food while Reece was away. I was perfectly content with eating simple meals consisting mainly of cereal, bread, peanut butter and fruit. Let's be honest, cooking for one is just not that much fun. So, I ate the house bare and planned on doing a big grocery shop before Reece came home. I had also planned on cleaning his car (aka. the second love of his life) and doing a really good cleaning of the entire house.
So, being the smart woman that I am, I decided it would be best to leave these things until the day before he got home. This would keep me occupied and help to fill that last day of anticipation before his arrival. Perfect right? Not so much.
Reece devised a plan with a friend of ours to get me over to her house to watch her kids. While I was babysitting I got a call from Reece. This is a little out of the ordinary as he doesn't typically get cellphone reception while he is there, however, he quickly brushed off my curiosity saying he had moved to another area. After some small talk he said "go to the front door". My initial thought was, I bet he sent someone with a delivery. He likes to do cute things like that. Instead, what I found outside the door was none other than Reece himself. Home early!
This is where you would imagine the beautiful scene… wife goes running into the waiting arms of her wonderful husband while sweet music plays in the background. But, I was shocked. Jaw dropped, speechless, frozen, can't even move my feet, shocked. And then I finally manage to mutter, "What are you doing here?" Not, "Honey, I'm so glad you're home!" I was far too caught off guard to even know how to react. Of course I was ecstatic to see him and once I came to realize I wasn't dreaming I was able to take it all in.
Since then we've had plenty of time to enjoy being together again. We did of course have to do a trip to the grocery the next morning and Reece wasted no time in getting outside to wash his car. We're looking forward to some time off in the next couple of weeks and a trip back home to Washington! Here are a few pics we took before our dinner date at Haleiwa Joe's.
