Valentines day is a day when we share with our loved one a special note, flowers, or even chocolate. I am unable to do that this year so I decided to share with my wife a letter here.
Dear Sheila,
It is hard for me to understand just how lucky I am that God had a plan for me and you so many years ago. I can not tell you how thankful I am to have a person such as you as a partner and a friend. You have been a rock for me when things have been good , and when things have been bad. I consider you not only a wife but my best friend. You manage to bring a smile to my face in any situation. You have given me two awsome kids that would bring a smile to any dads face. Your love and devotion to the Lord is a carractor trait that I strive to emulate.
It breaks my heart that once again we are separated this valentines day but more than that we will be separated on our anniversary. The navy may be able to take us to different parts of the world but they will never be able to separate my love for you. The past twenty years has been full of joy and some sadness but I feel that the best has yet to come. I know the Lord is with us and will continue be our guiding light not only now but well into the future. I only wish that I could get a look at what that holds, but that is for the lord to know.
The next several months will be trying at best but know that I love you with all my heart and soul. I can not say for certain what that holds but feel secure in your heart that my love will never fail.
Your Loving husband, Eric.
ps. Thanks for picking me!!!!!!!!!
15 February 2009
12 February 2009
11FEB09
As my wife stated in the previous post her 10 random things that are a positive I to have 10 random things, but I would not classify them as positive. Now I'm not going to say that everything is bad because that would not be true, many things have happened in the past 30 days that are great. My quite time with the Lord is awsome, time spent with people from different places has been good, have met new friends, so all isn't bad. But for now I will stick to the not so positive 10 random things.
(1) I get my own twin size bed all to myself, with the exception of my bunk mate.
(2) Laundry for 1 sure does multiply when you only get to it once a week.
(3) I don't get to watch any TV unless it's with 20 people. 2 TV's for 300 people, not a good ratio.
(4) My house is MUCH louder with 50 men in the same room snoring.( the Lord could'nt make enough breath rite strips for this group.)
(5) I would love to have a casserole compared to the galley food. ( no taste, no salt, no seasoning.)
(6) No money saved, it still cost the same to eat galley food GOOD or BAD.
(7) No kitchen counter to put stuff, now it has to be stowed away in my locker.
(8) Shoes, instead of just mine there are a couple hundred pairs in the way at any given time.
(9) The toilet seat may be up or it may be down, anyway you can bet it will be wet, so you better check it out, or you maybe in for a big supprise when you sit down.
(10) I will say that I have talked to my wife alot since I left and thats a good thing.
This is just a few non-positive things about a deployment. I am sure I will see more.
(1) I get my own twin size bed all to myself, with the exception of my bunk mate.
(2) Laundry for 1 sure does multiply when you only get to it once a week.
(3) I don't get to watch any TV unless it's with 20 people. 2 TV's for 300 people, not a good ratio.
(4) My house is MUCH louder with 50 men in the same room snoring.( the Lord could'nt make enough breath rite strips for this group.)
(5) I would love to have a casserole compared to the galley food. ( no taste, no salt, no seasoning.)
(6) No money saved, it still cost the same to eat galley food GOOD or BAD.
(7) No kitchen counter to put stuff, now it has to be stowed away in my locker.
(8) Shoes, instead of just mine there are a couple hundred pairs in the way at any given time.
(9) The toilet seat may be up or it may be down, anyway you can bet it will be wet, so you better check it out, or you maybe in for a big supprise when you sit down.
(10) I will say that I have talked to my wife alot since I left and thats a good thing.
This is just a few non-positive things about a deployment. I am sure I will see more.
11 February 2009
10 random, but positive, things..........
Today we officially have one complete month behind us-woohoo!..........and he hasn't even left the states yet! Of course, we really don't know how many months left that leaves since they haven't told us anything.....so goes life in the military!
Not being used to this blogging thing, I haven't really known what to write so I decided I would write some random things today.
I am the optimist in the family so let's look at the positive sides of this journey we are currently on.......
1. I get the king sized bed all to myself...well....almost-when Avery isn't begging to sleep with me.
2. It's amazing how laundry for 3 instead of 4 people is so much more manageable.
3. I don't watch a lot of TV but if I wanted to I don't have to fight for the remote.
4. The house is much more quiet during the night since we have only one snorer now instead of two! (maggie, the boston terrier, holds her own)
5. Casseroles and one-dish meals have now returned to the Treat household.
6. I can save $ and time by implementing #5 above!
7. My kitchen counter remains free of all kinds of "stuff" like bolts, screws, pens, coins, 2 sets of keys, pocket knives, small notebooks, receipts, gadgets that I have no clue as to what they are.
8. Shoes!! I haven't tripped over any shoes in the last month!
9. The toilet seat is always down (although Eric is pretty good about that most of the time)
10. I have talked to Eric more on the phone in the past 30 days than I have talked to him on the phone ever. He hates talking on the phone!
That's all I can come up with for now. Just for the record.......I would rather share my bed, trip over shoes, cook meat and potatoes, listen to snoring (well, maybe not), have cluttered kitchen counters, and wash some extra clothes if it meant my husband could be home instead of somewhere else out there. So the down side is this.......we miss him terribly! Love you Eric!
Not being used to this blogging thing, I haven't really known what to write so I decided I would write some random things today.
I am the optimist in the family so let's look at the positive sides of this journey we are currently on.......
1. I get the king sized bed all to myself...well....almost-when Avery isn't begging to sleep with me.
2. It's amazing how laundry for 3 instead of 4 people is so much more manageable.
3. I don't watch a lot of TV but if I wanted to I don't have to fight for the remote.
4. The house is much more quiet during the night since we have only one snorer now instead of two! (maggie, the boston terrier, holds her own)
5. Casseroles and one-dish meals have now returned to the Treat household.
6. I can save $ and time by implementing #5 above!
7. My kitchen counter remains free of all kinds of "stuff" like bolts, screws, pens, coins, 2 sets of keys, pocket knives, small notebooks, receipts, gadgets that I have no clue as to what they are.
8. Shoes!! I haven't tripped over any shoes in the last month!
9. The toilet seat is always down (although Eric is pretty good about that most of the time)
10. I have talked to Eric more on the phone in the past 30 days than I have talked to him on the phone ever. He hates talking on the phone!
That's all I can come up with for now. Just for the record.......I would rather share my bed, trip over shoes, cook meat and potatoes, listen to snoring (well, maybe not), have cluttered kitchen counters, and wash some extra clothes if it meant my husband could be home instead of somewhere else out there. So the down side is this.......we miss him terribly! Love you Eric!
07 February 2009
A nice note from Eric's niece..............
**Eric's niece Whitney asked me if she could post something on our blog so this is from her. Thanks Whit!**
Ok, so many of you may or not know who I am. I am Eric’s niece (his favorite – but shhh don’t tell - I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings).
In my family it was no shock that someone would enter the Reserves. It’s pretty much normalcy in the Treat family. When Eric went back into Reserves I knew there was a possibility of him being deployed – but I thought, shoot, Drew and KT went – there is no way Eric will go. When I first heard of Eric’s deployment – I must say I was selfish and was in my own world. I was in the midst of planning my wedding and in all honesty didn’t stop to think or ask how they were. But on Sundays while sitting in church, I didn’t pray for me, my wedding or my future - I prayed for Eric. After my ceremony, while sitting at dinner it hit me “he really is going”. I remember looking to my husband and saying this isn’t fair – he can’t go. I was grateful to look out and see him and his family sitting at my ceremony, dinner and reception – knowing this is a moment we will never forget. But part of me was hopeful he wouldn’t pass his medical test or by some chance they’d say "no you don’t have to come". But I knew whatever the outcome - the Lord would keep Eric safe.
As I write this I can’t help but remember how much of my past 22 years I’ve spent with Eric and Sheila. And to think of the next 8 months or so with just Sheila, is kind of hard. (No offense Sheila – love you – but Eric just tells way better stories). As long as I can remember Eric has always told us of stories from his past – they were some of the funniest stories I have ever heard. I also remember him telling embarrassing stories from my past. Before Shelby and Avery came along Eric and Sheila would baby-sit for my brother and I – what stories Eric tells! And he never misses a single detail – OH the embarrassment! Thankfully, my husband never heard any!
When I asked Sheila to write this for Eric – I had one thing in mind. My love, devotion and prayer for my uncle in his trying time. I have come to realize that just because I have a hard, stressful or maybe sometimes tiring life – I can’t help but think his life is so different. He is away from his wife, home, and children. Over the past few weeks while kneeling for communion I couldn't help but focus my prayer on Eric. But as I sit here I can’t help but remember a saying a friend told me a while back. “The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you”. And this is so true! I have made it through some of my hardest times with the Lord and I know Eric will emerge from this and have even more stories to tell. And when he does come home we will be waiting for him with open arms. So, Eric I love you - I miss you and Andy & I are so proud of you!
Ok, so many of you may or not know who I am. I am Eric’s niece (his favorite – but shhh don’t tell - I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings).
In my family it was no shock that someone would enter the Reserves. It’s pretty much normalcy in the Treat family. When Eric went back into Reserves I knew there was a possibility of him being deployed – but I thought, shoot, Drew and KT went – there is no way Eric will go. When I first heard of Eric’s deployment – I must say I was selfish and was in my own world. I was in the midst of planning my wedding and in all honesty didn’t stop to think or ask how they were. But on Sundays while sitting in church, I didn’t pray for me, my wedding or my future - I prayed for Eric. After my ceremony, while sitting at dinner it hit me “he really is going”. I remember looking to my husband and saying this isn’t fair – he can’t go. I was grateful to look out and see him and his family sitting at my ceremony, dinner and reception – knowing this is a moment we will never forget. But part of me was hopeful he wouldn’t pass his medical test or by some chance they’d say "no you don’t have to come". But I knew whatever the outcome - the Lord would keep Eric safe.
As I write this I can’t help but remember how much of my past 22 years I’ve spent with Eric and Sheila. And to think of the next 8 months or so with just Sheila, is kind of hard. (No offense Sheila – love you – but Eric just tells way better stories). As long as I can remember Eric has always told us of stories from his past – they were some of the funniest stories I have ever heard. I also remember him telling embarrassing stories from my past. Before Shelby and Avery came along Eric and Sheila would baby-sit for my brother and I – what stories Eric tells! And he never misses a single detail – OH the embarrassment! Thankfully, my husband never heard any!
When I asked Sheila to write this for Eric – I had one thing in mind. My love, devotion and prayer for my uncle in his trying time. I have come to realize that just because I have a hard, stressful or maybe sometimes tiring life – I can’t help but think his life is so different. He is away from his wife, home, and children. Over the past few weeks while kneeling for communion I couldn't help but focus my prayer on Eric. But as I sit here I can’t help but remember a saying a friend told me a while back. “The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you”. And this is so true! I have made it through some of my hardest times with the Lord and I know Eric will emerge from this and have even more stories to tell. And when he does come home we will be waiting for him with open arms. So, Eric I love you - I miss you and Andy & I are so proud of you!
04 February 2009
You missed it again, dad!
By Shelby So this morning I woke up and looked out my window and guess what I saw???? SNOW!!!!!! Yes, this is the second snow of 2009 and the second in two weeks time! Now for the past couple of years dad has been absent for our wonderful snow days. Either he still has to go into work or he has been out of town with the Navy. In 2004 when we got the really big snow guess where he was.......in California for the Navy! He has also been there for both of the snows this year. The good thing is that dad doesn't really like the snow that much. It's just his luck he is never around when it does snow. Anyway, so sorry dad that you had to miss not one but TWO snows this year! :) We will post some pics so you can experience it too! I love you daddy!
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