*Sidenote: Eric's Grandpa has had both of his legs amputated multiple times because of an infection that just won't stop. He has diabetes (which also makes it difficult to heal) amongst a list of other things. They had to put him on a ventilator (not the first time) and he was in the ICU while we were up there and for the most part was in a drug induced coma.
Back to the story.. Since his Grandpa was in the ICU he wasn't able to join us for everything, but we still had fun. We went tubing (tubbing?) down a river and went to the Mall of America. Eric's sister, her daughter and his cousin came with us to the mall in our car, which was okay, BUT his sister isn't exactly the best parent. She gets fed up and never watched Kayla (her daughter) so the people around her end up being a babysitter. His sister, Diane, was getting tired of us going into different stores and shopping so she'd sit outside the store on a bench and effing fall asleep while Eric and his cousin, Katie, watched Kayla. She then kept asking "don't you have these stores back home?", Yes we do, but we came to the damn mall to shop! I was getting so irritated so we finally left. She slept 3 out of 5 of the days we were up there.. all fucking day.
On the way back (we left Saturday) our GPS took us through Chicago, for what reason I have no fucking clue. I was cursing the damn little screen for hours, because we got stuck in bumper to bumper traffic in Chicago for 3.5 hours. It was horrid. We shouldn't have even went anywhere near that city. I knew our GPS was old and outdated, but I thought it would take us back the same way it had us go up to MN. Boy was I wrong. We stopped in Bloomington, IL to get a good nights sleep (we didn't the night before), dinner and a new GPS. The next day (which was suppose to be our short day) ended up being almost 18 hours. We didn't get in until Monday morning at 2ish. I had to be in to work by 7:45. I was exhausted!
His mom is getting more and more protective of Eric every time and it's getting kind of old haha. She is a great woman and I do like her, but she needs to realize that he has his own family now and he is an adult. He can eat whatever the fuck he wants and if he doesn't do his CDC's then that's his fault. All the pressuring in the world isn't going to do anything. And I don't think she realizes the military life isn't for everyone. Not everyone is a lifer and that's okay. When we were all taking family photos Eric, me and Bentley took one and then 'The [insert last name]'s' took one (Eric, his mom, dad, sister and her daughter). Yea I was told to take the picture. I know that I'm not by blood a [insert last name], but it still hurt. I always felt like a was a part of that family and now.. not so much. His mom didn't really talk to me and if she did, it was all about Eric. It's just weird.
Sadly a couple days after we got back Eric got a phone call early in the morning from his mom saying his Grandpa passed away at 2 a.m. that morning. They took him off the ventilator and he was breathing on his own for 8 hours and all of a sudden took a big gasp of air and passed. It was his time. I think he was just waiting for everyone to go up and see him before he let go. Unfortunately we couldn't make another trip up there for the funeral.
Anyway the new full time guy at work started. He's really nice and gay.. haha like mascara and eyeliner gay, which doesn't bother me but it'll take some getting used to. I'm almost done with my 4th class in school which makes 12 credits woohoo! Eric's deployment is getting closer and it's starting to set in a little more each day. I just wish people would stop telling me how to get through it. I didn't ask you for help and I'm a big girl I'll be perfectly okay. Will I be sad? Obviously! But, the sun will still rise every morning and set every night.
On a different note, I have baby fever like no tomorrow! It seems like EVERYONE is pregnant and I just wish we were in a place to have a child. I feel like no we aren't in the best situation to have a child, but compared to all these people living on welfare out there popping out kids for money I feel like we're doing pretty damn good.
I think I've caught you up now :) I will add pictures when I get them!
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