Day 4

So today I got to talk to Ryan for 30 minutes! It was absolutely amazing! He is still in processing so he is able to have his phone, it's quite a nice surprise. It's a crazy feeling to look down at my phone and it says call from Ryan.

The first day he was there he only got 2 hours of sleep so I'm guessing he was running off adrenaline. He said that he didn't have a hard time adjusting to the time change at all. He had a complete medical exam (x rays and everything) done. He told me that his fear of needles was not longer a problem because of the amounts of shots he got. He even had his blood taken. Results from all the test are that he is healthy and has 20/20 vision.

Yesterday he got issued his uniform .. he said it was a crazy feeling getting it.

He told me today he got up at 3:45am, he had grits, fruit, toast and pancakes with no syrup on them .. i asked if they had syrup, he said they did but he didn't want it. Typical Ryan. He told me these last few days have been filled with allot of waiting around and standing at attention for hours. He all around enjoys it. He had fish, veggies and salad for dinner tonight.

Everyone around him is pretty young and they act that way. He says it sometimes feels like high school camp. There are not to many Christians around him but he did get to share a scripture with another solder.

He is not having any problems sleeping at all. He has to get up early.. tomorrow he wakes up at 5am and that's considered sleeping in. His daily meal times are at 7,12,5. He gets Sunday off but assumes he will just be cleaning and doing laundry. He starts basic training on Monday, we should be getting his address then.

All the things highlighted in orange are answers to prayer!