Jet lagged

This week has been tough for me to grab a hold of. Of course there are things that just get you through and make it worth every moment spent. Peter has been in Afghanistan for a couple of days now and I find it a little easier than the last time he was overseas, social media has made this experience different. What I was expecting was long periods of unknowns, followed by quick phone calls at random times with minutes of greetings. Monday afternoon was one of the highlights of this week. Michael calls me around 3 in the afternoon filled with excitement and talking really fast asking me if I got a phone call from a number I didn't recognize...up to that moment I was having a more than exhausting day and I wasn't sure what Michael was up too. But he told me it was Peter and that he is going to call me soon. Wow, I thought Peter is calling already, I was almost skeptical, because I couldn't help but compare my experience from before to my expectations....needless to say I was pleasantly surprised that it was him. Talking to him felt so good, he told me that he was jet lagged and that it was 3:40 in the morning in Afghanistan...before that moment I didn't really care or even think about Afghanistan, it was almost fictional, but as soon as he called me it became a real place with oh very real people to me. He sounded good, almost relieved; he mentioned that it was nice, not as bad as he had expected...not sure what that means because I can't imagine what he expected. But it made me feel good to hear his voice and to know that he was doing good. I can't wait for the next time I get to talk to him and see him on skype. Believe it or not I still remember the number we used to contact him in Germany 011491701502991 I kid you not that was the number I dialed many many times for my parents almost 8 - 10 years ago, that number means nothing now but it is something that I never forgot, this time his number will always be different, as he joked about all the telemarketers I am going to talk to, thinking it is him, I still felt good knowing that once in a while it will be him.

I Got this picture today from Peter's facebook page, he posted it today! I love social media for giving me the opportunity to keep up with my brother and see him while he is away. LOOKING GOOD PETER!!!!!