Let me start my telling a little about who I am.My name is Celia Burton I am 38 ...a wife and a mother of 6. I live in northern CA with my 4 kids. My 2 step children live in a town about 20 min away with their mother.My husband lives at Fort Gordon GA. He is in his 5th month of AIT and is due to graduate in about 4 weeks at which time I am praying we get to be together.We have yet to find out where he will be stationed next.

Let me back up a bit and explain how it is my husband ended up joining the Army at the ripe old age of 36(lol)ok so 36 isn't that old! It was Jan 09 I started chatting with this guy online who happened to live in the same town as me. I'm not one for meeting people on line however a mutual friend happened to know and work with this guy.He assured me he was "cool." A couple weeks later we met for a date. I knew instantly that he was "the one."We spent as much time together as possible.We spoke of marriage right off.Both of us having children.....6 in all,we silently both wondered how we could manage.I run a daycare/preschool out of my home that has allowed me to just barely support myself and my 4 kids.Rob(my now hubby)has the 2 kids and a huge chunk of his pay check goes in child support.I'm sure some of you can relate.About 6 months into our relationship we were out one night picking up a pizza for dinner when there he was.......can you guess who "he" is?HE would be the Army recruiter!!!!! Sitting there in the pizza place probably getting a pizza for his family too. I remember my husband,boyfriend at the time starting talking with him.Of course the sales pitch came on strong.My husband being a saleman himself recognized it too. Still his curiosity about the military kept him intuned to what the recruiter had to say.Yes I did refer to the recruiter as a salesman because really that what they are!Next thing you know he gives Rob his card.Next thing I know Im being educated on the Army life.At first I thought my husband was just going through a phase and not really serious about joining.Before i knew it he was choosing his MOS and is off to MEPS.Im trying to learn the language of the Army and becoming a nervouse wreck. September 09 we get engaged(happiest day ever!!!!)Did I mention how awesome my hubby is and that I am so completely in love with him:)October 09 he is taken away in a white van no not by men in white....rather men in green.LOL! Yes he was off BCT at Fort Knox KY.The 2.5 months he was gone for BCT were the longest months of my life!!!!

So there it is how we came to be in the Army.