have i ever stated "i hate the army" to you? well, right now, i do. the one thing i still have not gotten used to is the leaving. matthew leaving to the field. friends pcs-ing to new locations (so having to leave) and thats what i experienced this week. eli, our best friend, murphys godfather, our first ever roommate, matthews brother (basically) was forced to leave sooner than the time he was supposed to be here so had to move out on wednesday morning. was i an emotional wreck? of course. he was the one that was here/around the house the most, i feel. he took care of me, ya know? when matthew was gone, he would make it a point to spend time with me, he'd hang out in the living room longer than he needed to just so i could talk his ear off since i sometimes go nuts around here. he appreciated chick-fil-a like me and could push me to get it because "i deserved it". we'd go pick up dinner sometimes if it was just us two and we didn't want to cook. he was even there for me the one night i got sick and was throwing up and matthew was in the field and he knows how much i hate throwing up. so he stood in the doorway of our room and made sure i was okay. i know this is "our" job to get up and go wherever they tell us to, but it doesn't make it easier to have to go.
eli lived with us for a month or so when we were in new york. matthew and i were just married and brought someone in to the apartment to live with us! did it bother me? not one bit. he was a blast and is so clean! lol, we talked about that alot towards the end of his time here in georgia because our other roommate and matthew were in the field so much that the house was always super clean. we'd say "man, when they get back the house is going to crap again"...and we weren't wrong. haha. he's an amazing friend. amazing person. and amazing uncle/godfather. he has already spoiled murphy beyond belief (he bought her a unicorn wagon for when she's older and then a chair for her to eat, sit up, play in, and it turns into a high chair) all on his own. it's amazing the people we meet and bring into our lives. i genuinely hope he gets to be here for murphys birth because he tried his damn hardest to extend his stay in time. i know leaving was just as hard on him as it was on me. but ya know, as much as i always said "i hate west point", it gave us the greatest friends we could ever ask for that we will have for our entire lives and that i could never be ungrateful for.
love you and miss you eli.
mk