Day 1:
Well the day (unfortunately) but finally came that Jason has sworn into the United States Army. He is now officially their soldier. March 28th, Sunday, we woke up at 6am and got ready to take Jason to the recruiter's office for the shuttle. The shuttle didn't arrive until 8 or 8:30, so we had a few moments with him to say goodbyes and eat breakfast, (he didn't eat because of his nerves) and then I rushed him over to catch his ride. Trevor (another soldier who is Jason's closest friend/brother) also went to the office to see Jason off. Jason's route on the shuttle was longer then ours, because they had to pick up more guys in Tucson and Sierra Vista. Jason's parent's and I left the house around 9 and headed for the valley so we could meet him there. We arrived about 11:30am, but had a few errands to run and knew Jason wouldn't arrive at his hotel until 3 or 4, so we went and delivered a mattress t some friends of the family and then went to Jason's sister and husband's house (Karlie and Tyler). We stayed there until about 2:30 and talked and helped them with some stuff for their house, so by that time we were ready to eat again. We ate at In and Out Burger. (delicious) then I recieved a call from Jason at like 3:30 that he had got to the hotel and we could come see him. So of course we went to see him right away and didn't even worry about checking into our hotel, so we could spend as much time with him as possible. We get there and he's outside waiting for us and then we go into the hotel (Sheriton) and just hang out for the rest of the day. At about 8pm Jason had to leave for maybe 10-15 minutes to go to a short briefing with the other soldiers. At this time, it was starting to get really hard on me, because I knew it was the last 2 hours of normal quality time I'd get to spend with him before he had to go, so I was starting to get depressed. After he came back down the elevator and into the lobby with us, Karl (his dad) and me felt like we needed some food, so we all decided to cross the highway and eat at the Fudruckers that was right across from the hotel. I got motzerella sticks. (yum- I know totally not healthy, but under the stress and depressing circumstances I came to the decision that I deserved a little "spoiling".) Ok so now this leaves the time at about 8:40pm and we wanted to hurry back over because his curfew was 10pm. So again we crossed the highway and back into the lobby we went. We all sat and talked and laughed for the next 20 minutes and then Jason told me his mom really wanted to go on a walk with him, ( I won't lie, a little part of me was very jealous and sad, because we didn't even have any alone time yet and I am his wife), but I love his mother to pieces and knew this was a bigger goodbye for her to him than it would be for me, so of course I let them go. They only took about 15 (maybe less) minutes and then he wanted to take me on a "walk." (more like a final explosion of tears) He took my hand and lead me outside to a beautiful little lit up pathway with trees and grass and a cute little sidewalk...and we started crying. He did first I might add. So (since it's personal and special between us-we will just fast forward a bit).... about 9:45 we decided to end this sweet little "goodbye, I will miss you" walk and let his parents enjoy him too. Well after we got back we decided to just let him walk us out to the parking lot and go our seperate ways. (even though we knew we would all see each other in the morning again, it was this night we were able to cry and be sad. So we hugged and took pictures until the last minute) He walked us out to the truck and we all hugged him one last time...I got a kiss. And then ... the hardest part; we had to watch each other fade away as we drove out and left him in the parking gargage to return to his room.
Day 2
March 29th, 2010-Monday: Woke up at 6am and got ready for the day. Today was swear in day, and "goodbye-for-a-long-time-day" :0( Jason's parents and I got ready,ate, showered, and headed to the swear in building to see Jason. We arrived at 7:45, but had to wait 15 mintues before we could go up, because no one could until 8. *Those were some long 15 minutes let me tell you....Anyhow, ...they passed and we were able to go up and then another waiting period of 15 minutes or more, because when we got up there, he was in the army office talking about papers and his rank and weigh in etc. stuff. Soon he walked out and I flashed the biggest smile I could possibly flash, but he kept going and held up his index finger signifying that he'd be done in just "one minute" lol. (sad again...more waiting) Well he was right, only about a minute or two passed and he came out and we got to spend lots of time with him. There's lots more, but this story needs to end sometime, so ffw >> some and at approximately 11 o'clock we all went in a room and watched Jason and 7 other great guys make an oath to the U.S. army that they would serve their country .... (more words)....so help them God. Oh and on the way home we stopped at DSW (SHOE LOVER'S PARADISE) and his mother and I picked out some shoes to help us feel better. Thanks Mom Ann, I love you so much!

The End.

P.S. I am so proud of Jason. It was the greatest feeling getting to be his wife and watch him make such a commitment and brave decision. I support him 100% and love him with all my heart.

Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth

Jason and I started hanging out about January 15th or so.. the first night we talked to each other was on facebook messenger and I was just about to start typing him a message, which included the word.."Hi." before I could type it, he started to talking to me and said hi. So we both tried talking to each other at the same time. Later during the conversation we decided to hang out with each other sometime, so we kinda said our goodbyes online and said we'd talk again soon. About a week later we got online and started talking again; well within maybe 5 minutes we really wanted to get together and do something fun. He came and picked me up at my dad's house and we went to see his friend, RJ. That night we ended up throwing darts, watching some chappell shows, and chatting for a while. I had a really fun time and wanted to spend some more time with him, even though at the time he had a girlfriend and I just got a divorce. So we ended up going to EAC the next night to play raquet ball. Jason was very sweet and charming, he opened the doors for me and taught me some cool tips and tricks for raquet ball. He is very good at it too. I was a little scared with how to act, I really liked him, but didn't want to be too much too fast and knew he just broke up with his gf and it was only our 2nd night hanging out. Well we ended up getting together again a few days later, January 22nd and we went up to the mountain. (Mt. Graham) It had snowed for the past few days and there was lots of snow to play in, so we got some snow toys and his friend RJ and headed up to the mountain. On the mountain it was pretty busy, so we found a cool "secluded" place (private property hehe) and hopped a fence and started making a trail for the tube and snow skate. RJ and Jason pulled me for a little bit, but it wasn't really working like we'd hoped, so we just built a little snowman and took pictures. We probably spent about 2 hours doodling around up there and then we headed back to the truck to get off the mountain. I ran ahead of the boys and chased Bandit around (Jason's dog) I guess during this time Jason was discussing with RJ how he felt about me and how much he liked me. I won't deny I had some really strong feelings for him as well, but I thought it was still too soon to reveal them to him. After the mountain we went to RJ's girlfriend's parent's house and had smores and played games. Everyone was having a lot of fun and then I started feeling sick. Jason didn't hesitate in taking care of me and making sure I was comfortable, so we ended up going into a guest bedroom and I layed on the bed while he sat beside me. Somehow during all the talking we discovered how we felt for each other. Earlier that night he had told me " I love you", but I didn't hear him say it. I also said it to him not knowing he had already said it. So we both couldn't help our feelings and had a great long conversation about our hopes and goals in life and what we wanted most. We soon realized that we had a lot in common. It was like we were finishing each other's sentences and reading minds. After a little while we started joking about how we should get married and be happy together and have a family. Well.... after we started joking about it we realized that we both weren't really "joking." We had fallen in love with each other and there was no way to deny it. Both of us were a little nervous about how our families would feel and about him leaving for the army in a few months, we didn't know what direction to take this relationship. We both really wanted to be together, but we didn't want any family issues or feelings hurt. Well we kept it quiet for as long as we could, and then spilled the news a few weeks later. We bought the ring on February 8th, he proposed February 12th, and we got married March 6th. Everything just sort of fell into place and worked out perfectly which was good because it helped us see that the decision we made was right and the Lord was saying yes to us being together. Now we are happily married and waiting to start the next step in our own Happily Ever After.

The Ellsworth's