Heard From Josh Today :)

Hey, everybody. I just got off the phone with Josh not too long ago. He's doing well and is still extremely busy. He was very curious to know how everyone here was doing, so I gave him a few updates as I could. I'm sure he'd love to hear from anyone. If you want to email him, then his email address is bigmanjosh2005@yahoo.com . He is now a gunner (the person in the vehicle that sits up in the turret), and from what I understand I think he's enjoying that position. He's really excited about coming home for R&R and getting some home-cooked meals. Celeste, get ready to make him some lasagna! :) He can't wait to come home and see everybody for a little while. Anyway ... all in all, he's doing well and is staying pretty busy. I talk to him maybe once a week for a few minutes if I'm lucky, and his emails are few and far between (don't expect an email back from him if you send him one). Please keep him in your prayers as he is on missions constantly. He misses and loves everyone!

Waiting for him,
Ariel

Hey Everybody

Hi Everyone

this is Josh. Just wanted to let everybody know that i am going to be busy the next couple of weeks since the Iraqi elections are going to be coming up here soon. We are keeping really busy since the past 6 days we have been doing missions like crazy. the past 2 days we have been out almost every moring about 430-5a.m. and we haven't gotten back until like 10p.m. which has sucked alot. but we have been getting alot done! I hope you all are doing well and are keeping busy. I know that the time here is going by pretty quickly.


Be Home Soon....

Another Update

I just talked to Josh on the phone. He's doing well. His last email to me said that he was sick, but he's feeling better now. I asked him what he needs in care packages, and he said nothing right now ... which means everyone please wait a little bit to send him care packages. He also asked that we don't send calling cards or candy right now. He has so many calling cards that he's giving them away to other soldiers, and he has gotten so much candy that there's not room for it in their little room. I'll let y'all know when he needs more stuff and what he needs. Wayne and Celeste, keep your cell phones by you for the next several days because he is going to try to call both of you. The area code will be 1-30something on his calling card. Basically, answer you phone no matter what the number is; otherwise, you'll miss a call. And you can expect him to call sometime between 1a.m. and 10a.m. Sorry, that's about as far down as I can narrow it because that's when he calls me. Overall, he's doing well. He's just tired and busy as I've said in every post previous to this. I don't know when I'll talk to him again, but I'll update y'all whenever I do. Have a good one.

Waiting for him,
Ariel
p.s. It's a boy.

Update

Hey, everyone. Josh emailed me this morning. He's doing well, but he's been extremely busy lately. Apparently, they've been trying to get some business going for the people over there, which has kept them running around like crazy. He said that he hasn't been feeling well lately, so please pray that he feels better. His stomach has been funky from what he says, which is no good when you're out on missions constantly. Also, he said that he's been having problems with the vehicle he's driving, and he said he wanted to take a hammer to it (I advised him against this lol). He hasn't had phone access for the past couple weeks, and their internet connection just came back after being out for a couple weeks (which is why he hasn't called and didn't email for a long time). He has very limited internet access, and I assume he won't be able to post on here himself for a while. I'll keep y'all updated as much as I can. Again, Josh won't find out the sex of the baby until I talk to him on the phone (which the soonest will be this weekend, if he can find time but don't count on it), which means y'all won't find out for a little while still. Be patient and don't bug me about it! lol :) Have a good afternoon, y'all!

Waiting for him,
Ariel

Short Update

Hey, everyone. I got a very short email from Josh this morning. He's doing well but has been extremely busy, as usual. He won't be able to call me until this weekend at the earlier apparently, which means y'all have to wait longer to find out the sex of the baby. Please, don't pester me about it. I'll tell you after I talk to Josh. It's only fair.

Waiting for him,
Ariel

Baby Anthony Ultrasound

A Lil Update...

Hey, everybody. I just got off the phone with Josh. He's doing well. They've been on a lot of missions lately (one of which was supposed to be a five hour mission but turned into a twenty four hour mission with no sleep). He has gotten several care packages in the mail, and he really appreciates them all. If you want to send him care packages, then some good ideas are calling cards, snack foods, and things like that. He also give candy out to the little kids there (mind you, he has a ton from when I sent him care packages earlier this month, so maybe wait a little bit on sending more). He has to re-take his PT test later this month because the running part wasn't marked out correctly, so still keep that in your prayers. He's also still working on switching from Reserves to Active duty while he's over there, but he's having trouble finding the right people to talk to. Please pray that he's able to get that process going soon so it can be all taken care of by the time he gets home. He still won't tell me exactly when his r&r is scheduled, and I know that I won't be able to get the dates out of him any time soon... which means don't expect me to pass that information along (can't share what I don't know). Overall, he is doing well and is tired. He said it's still over one hundred degrees there each day, but the rainy season is coming soon (which means slightly cooler temperatures and lots of mud to play in -- his words, not mine). Keep him in your prayers, and I'll keep you updated as I can.

Waiting for him,
Ariel