My adopted Marine brother Jeff is headed off to Okinawa Japan -- he has been at Camp Pendleton in Cali sense last December.

i have honestly just not thought about his deployment for the last month and a half.
i saw him in june, he surprised me and came to visit my family for half of his pre-deployment leave, and the rest of it with his family up in idaho...
and just didnt want to think about him being deployed... so i havnt... till now

well, as of 12am his cell has been shut off...
and he should be on his way soon... if he isnt already

but i would love it if those of you who pray, would just keep him in your prayers.
and if thats not your thing, just keep him in your thoughts or something.

he will be over there for like 7 months - till january
but its possible he might be there for a whole year rather than just 7 months. so that would be well, next july...

i told him that either he comes to my birthday party in january.
or we go see transformers 2 next july... lol

but its been a tough couple of days, mostly because i have been dreading him leaving, because he is always the first person i call/text when i need to talk to some one... or when im bored... or need to vent... and now, with him going to Japan... i cant do that... i can facebook him, and if im really really really lucky catch him on and instant message him...

but yeah, no one really knows what its like to have to say good bye to some one in the military until you have to personally...
even some one who isnt blood... Jeff started hanging out at our house because we had pool parties and stuff for out church... and yeah, from that point on its basically history, and he has always told me "if any guy hurts you, i will be there to stuff him in a very small box and ship him off to a deserted island"
lol
but he is my brother... and he flies helicopters for the US Marines.

OOHRAH
and
Semper Fi


Thanks
-Sara
[sorry for it being so long lol]