soon come

In the Jamaican way, I can say that Jerry soon come. I think that in Jamaica, soon is a fairly relative term and often does not mean 'right away'. I have a pretty specific idea of when Jerry will be leaving Iraq and a loose idea of when that means he'll be back on post. But for security purposes, I have to remain vague about details and therefore can't include you all in an official countdown. I'd love to be shouting it from the rooftops, but protecting our soldiers' safe return is obviously more important :-) But I think that I can safely say that he 'soon come' and will let all of you know when he's safely at home and when I'm able to hang this:

One of my co-workers picked that up a few months ago for me and I've been waiting to be able to hang it!

As I come down to these final weeks, I find myself completely overwhelmed with emotion and the need to put everything in order. I'm determined to have everything in the house just perfect. Which is a little silly because Jerry doesn't really care about any of that! I'm stocking up on his toiletries and food items so that he comes to a house made for him. Time is passing in such a strange manner. I'm traveling a lot for work and while the weeks seem to be flying by, the minutes are not. I have a constant sense of urgency or impatience as I wait for the day to come when I welcome Jerry home. In many ways, I feel the way I did standing in the church moments before I was to walk down the aisle. I was so completely overwhelmed with emotion and anticipation that I wasn't sure that I could take it. Of course, moments later I had the release of walking down the aisle and seeing Jerry's smiling face, full of love. Now, I have a similar feeling almost constantly, with almost no release (other than the unexplained crying on occasion). This is a very intense experience, to say the least. An experience that I'm happy to say is nearing its end.