09 November 2007

OH HAPPY DAY!!!!!

It's amazing what actually getting to see my Honey does for me! We had our video teleconference (also known as VTC from here on) this morning. When we got there, we of course were still not on the list. And they were having technical difficulties. You could hear each other but you couldn't see each other. I was like...i didn't drive this far from my house to this building for a phone call! But they figured it out and got it working....putting them 1/2 an hour behind! There was a guy doing a vtc with his wife, and a wife waiting to do one with her husband. Then us. So they checked and said that he was waiting on the other end so we would just be penciled in and it would happen soon. So it did! It's kinda awkward....for those of you who have never had one....you have a worse delay than you do on the phone and sometimes the video gets all blurry, but for those minutes you can actually sit and see his face and know that he is ok because you see it with your own eyes....it's just fabulous! It sucks that you can't reach out and touch him or hug him or kiss him. We blew lots of kisses and kaitlyn kept hugging the tv. But it was just so wonderful to get to sit and see him. He's lost some weight and he looks sooo tired but he's there and he's good. He misses us....you can see the emotion in his eyes when he's talking. But he could see it in ours too. It was just so fantastical! You can't even imagine unless you have been there! He's hoping that they will do it again around the holidays so we can schedule another. I really pray that they do! I so want to see him more often! Even if this is all i can get at least i can see his pretty face! The vtc is great for the kids too. They were making faces at him and just acting like they always do with daddy. It was good for them to have that interaction. Of course when we got in the car, Kaitlyn burst into tears and was really upset. She said "VTC is good but it makes me miss him more." Keliah was all smiles and happy. She said "VTC is great! I miss my daddy and now i got to see him!" I'm with Keliah....i don't know that my body and mind can actually miss him more.....but i'm so happy to get to see him! Less than 5 minutes later they were fighting so all was back to normal! Actually it really wasn't. They didn't fight that long and after they got it all out....they seemed so at peace for the first time in ages. Now they haven't made it through the rest of the school day yet so we'll see what happens when they get home....but they were better after the vtc. So anyway! I can't wait to have another vtc with him. Then some R&R and then some coming home time! After yesterday....today is like a zillion times better! I'm so happy God gave him to me to love. He just makes my world soooo good! Have a great weekend you guys!

2 comments:

Stephanie said...

WOO HOO!!! I'm so glad you got to see Jay on the vtc!!!

Becky (So Very Blessed) said...

Praise God! I'm SO glad that you got to see him! I know that it makes all the difference in the world. It's something special that pictures, IMs, and phone calls just can't capture! YAY! You must have been floating on cloud 9!