As you all know, I (Kelly) have taken on the responsibility of keeping you updated with everything happening on our side of the world, for a few days at least. Congratulations Haley and Dan on your anniversary, I hope U2 gives you the same VIP treatment Parris Island did and I can only hope that Aaron and I are as happy as y'all are after two years of marriage.
Well, on this absolutely perfect Thursday afternoon, Aaron continues to sit patiently in his hospital room keeping himself busy with Halo 2, his newfound love. Halo 2 is an addicting X box video game for those of you not familiar with this form of entertainment. Aaron's doctor came in this morning and said everything looks great and has scheduled a skin graft for Monday morning. Maybe we should all start praying early for this procedure because we've heard from other Marines it is very painful. It is supposed to feel like a really bad sunburn and is supposed to hurt pretty bad for about five days. Aaron is not very worried about it though. I guess after losing a leg, he can handle a sunburn. We've learned to laugh at the situation and make it funny. We always make jokes about how I never have to worry about his mismatched socks and I only have one foot to massage, so really this is a good thing.
A special visitor is scheduled to arrive this evening, and that is Ryan. He is flying into Washington D.C. tonight and will stay until Monday, I believe. I have warned him that sitting around in a hospital room is surprisingly not very entertaining, but I know he just wants to sit and talk to Aaron and exchange boot camp stories. I can't wait to see the way Aaron shows Ryan off to every person in this hospital. They are so proud of each other and it is going to take a powerful force of nature to separate them on Monday.
On a side note, there is a dinner tonight honoring heroes at Lone Star Restaurant, so at least we get to dodge hospital food for a change. I made Aaron's doctor promise me we would be able to go, regardless of whether he was on bed rest or not. So Aaron had to promise his doctor he would be a good Marine and not get out of bed until it was time to leave tonight. A change of scenery is always a good thing.
We still have not really been given a time frame of how long we will be here, but we are guessing at least another six to eight weeks to ensure adequate rehab time. Please pray for patience, especially during this waiting period. We can't wait to get home. But as of today, everything is great. Aaron is in very little pain, if any, and is trying to keep himself busy until Ryan gets here. I will try to get ya'll at least two updates a day while Haley is gone, so keep checking up on us and please continue sending comments!