My First Blog!

As some of you may know, I went out to Hawaii for Cody's Homecoming from Afghanistan a few weeks ago. I am finally getting back on my feet and starting to post on Facebook again. With the encouragement from my grandmother, I decided to start a blog of all the events that are going on. I left for Hawaii on Tuesday, October 27th. I landed that night and stayed with Nicole, a wife of one of Cody's good friends. The first night we kind of just chilled. The next day we woke up super early, of course not because we wanted to, but because of the time difference it would have been really late in Louisiana. We went to Pyramid Rock Beach on the base at Kaneohe Bay where the guys are stationed. We then spent the rest of the day shopping and getting ready for our guys to get home!!

Cody's plane arrived at around 7:40 but wasn't supposed to be there till around 8:05 am. The Marine Corps was early instead of late?? -SHOCKER!! But of course us girls were running a little late because we expected the good ol' USMC to let us down. Boy, were we wrong! We didn't get to see the plane land but were just in time to see them open the door. We stood away from the crowd so my photographer, Courtney, could get some really good pictures. I was, of course, VERY impatient. He seemed to literally be the last one off the plane. I had no idea that just one company had so many men! FINALLY, we saw Cody walking down the red carpet..HORRAY! He pushed through the crowd & saw me...That was seriously, the best minute of my life. As soon as I saw his face, I ran towards him! If you don't know, 6 months is a LONGGG time not being able to see the one you love. Though 6 months of his deployment in Afghanistan was not peachy & I didn't enjoy those lonely days & not being able to talk to him sometimes..But after it was all said and done, it definitely made me a stronger person & it made our relationship untouchable!! We both know after going through all of that, that no matter what be thrown at us, we can get through it..TOGETHER!

So, that day was quite hectic. Lots of stuff had to be done before I could have him to myself. First, he had to get on a bus and go down to the armory to save his weapon. After that, we headed back to the Hangar to get his car. Once that was done we went to get Cody a new ID then headed to the barracks to get his bags. We brought them to his room & got a few things he needed. Then there was the good ol' formation (that I didn't miss while he was deployed)!! That took a few hours then it was time for some "us" time! We went to Waikiki and pretty much just rode around. The next day we decided to go to Pearl Harbor. It was amazing, Very touching too!! That night we ate at Outback & then walked the beach. Our plans for the next day were Parasailing...EPIC FAIL! Suddenly, me & Cody were really sick. By mid day we decided to go to Doc Hursts' house..He calls him his sweetheart :)  He was Cody's doc while in Afghanistan. He tried a few things but nothing seemed to be working. That night, we decided to go to the ER. Tripler Army Medical Center is where we ended up. After about 5 hours there, they concluded that we had Respiratory Infections & gave us some meds. After that, we pretty much just chilled out until I left. Sunday, we walked the Waikiki strip and got some gift shopping done. That night we ate at Chili's and then walked the beach again.

Next, was that day that we never wanted to come. It was time for me to go home.. :(

We went to base so I could meet his longtime buddy, Justin Head. He had gotten home the night before from Afghan. (Each company got back on a different day) It passed really quickly and before I knew it, I was in the red trans am heading to the Honolulu Airport. I got the puppy dog face from Cody, which made it even worse. The next part was literally HELL. We parked in the wrong section & ended up having to walk a few miles down to my gate. We got to my check-in desk & it was too late..No more check-ins. So, to the next desk we went. They pretty much told me I would be lucky if I boarded the flight. So I ran...ran...& ran some more, honestly I felt like Forrest Gump. For a short minute I actually just stopped, called Cody, & stood there and cried. I started running again for what seemed like 5 miles & heard "Last boarding call for Gate 34", I was at Gate 30. Wow, did I book it or what. Moral of that story-I made it, Unfortunately :/ I didn't get my proper goodbye from my baby...& pretty much cried my whole flight to San Francisco. I got home at around 8:30 am and went back to reality:school.

That Wednesday I get a call from Cody, things had taken a turn for the worst. That day, my heart seemed to shatter into a million pieces. He was tremendously ill and was going back to the ER. That day they admitted him into ICU and immediately sedated him. He has been under since...and here I am stuck 5,000 miles away from him...Miserable!! His worst days seemed to be, obviously, that Wednesday, and the following Thursday and Friday. I was unable to get any info from the hospital because I wasn't blood related, which killed me!  I got really worried so finally Friday I asked Isaac, Cody's bestfriend, to go down there and check on him. He went down and somehow lied and said he was his brother and got info and was able to visit him. I am only writing this because I think it's hilarious. Cody's italian and Isaac's a mexican..I mean absolutely NO resemblance..What kinda show are they running down there? LOL!  He also wants me to tell Cody that he paid $130 for a cab ride there..Isaac's a dirty mexican but we all love him ;). Saturday, I went over to Burt's house(his stepdad) and we put my name on the calling list. Saturday was a very emotional day for us all. We found out how sick Cody truly was and honestly, things weren't looking good. All we could do was pray for a miracle. Sunday morning I woke up and called the hospital. They hadn't seen any changes but it was still pretty early there(4 hours behind me). A few of Cody's buddies went to see him; Head, Tarkett, First Sergeant Kinzer, and 4 guys from his squad. I called the room & talked to one of them. I'm really bad with names, & there's just so many darn marines that love my baby that these guys will just have to be unknown for now. That night I called again to get updates. Jamie, Cody's nurse, said that Cody had had a good day..which was NOT expected. I asked one favor..Can you put the phone to his ear & let me say a few words to him? After being strong & pouring my heart out to Cody, I then felt that maybe hearing my voice would give him more strength to fight! I couldn't sleep last night..I tried everything..Benadryl seemed to be my friend. After fighting it for about 2 hours it finally knocked me out. It is killing me not to be by Cody's side but soon I will.  I will rest easy knowing that I will be able to hold his hand, kiss his cheek, & whisper everything's gonna be ok! Getting a little bit better news today definitely means that we have went over the hill & he is on his way to recovery..we're praying for a fast one but I know time heals all. I also know, "It can't rain forever.." At first, I honestly questioned God; Like how could you do this to such a good person who has been through sooo much? Or after all that WE have been through, How?? But in all honesty, now I realize that this is only another test to prove to everyone that we ARE meant to be. To prove that we can get through any obstacle thrown our way! I thought I only needed the strength for the deployment but obviously God had a different plan for us. I just have to remember that these are only obstacles, simply a few bumps in the road; Work is involved to cross them. This is only making me stronger & our relationship stronger. After all this, I honestly know we were meant to be together. There is nothing more in this world that I want than to stand by his side when this is all done with and say, "We did it, now from here on out things can only get better. & If they get worse again, we will be together to cross that bridge together♥ 

I love you Cody James Puma, & I will be by your side no matter what happens. There is nothing that could tear me apart from you.  PS-Meme said you didn't have to go to such extreme measures to get me out there again. You coulda just politely asked if you could have me for Thanksgiving ;)