36 days

Hi everyone,

Well I can't believe I am writing this but I am...... 36 days and the next phase starts. As far as I am concerned it is then end. I know it will not be easy and we still have a lot of adjusting and rules to follow. But at least he will be 10 mins from us and home on weekends and it just feels really good.

I hope that everyone realizes what a bond we have all formed. I don't know everyone on here but I am close to many. It has been a long journey and I fell such relief that I had you guys to do it with. I call us the fab 5: LeeAnn, Melanie, Becky, Debbie and myself. What a trip and once again I am glad I met each and everyone one of you. I know when they get out and home it seems like their is not enough time to keep up with the blog and message boards. I also feel bad because I feel as if I'm not helping the new people as much as I should but it is really hard. It is almost like I relive the first visit all over again and I can't do it. We are lucky because we have three great CO's to end our visiting. I know it seems hard to believe but they are really nice guys to us and to him. Also though we give them no reason to not be nice to us. I am not going to pretend this has been easy and that it gets easier as time goes. That said it really does become more tolerable (don't know if thats a word but it is my word). You become a stronger person for all the turmoil that is surrounding you.

I had a nice lady come up to me about three weeks ago and said I see you every Friday here and I just love to see how you light up when you see your husband. She said you just light up and it is so nice to see that. Another inmate my husbands friend told him that I looked so happy this Sunday when we were together and him and his wife didn't want to bother us. I am very emotional now and so is he. This I swear is the hardest time yet for both of us. Anyway I feel like I am rambling.

So I guess I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for the support, phone calls, meetings, birthday parties, and eating out together. I do love each of you and it will always be that way regardless if we ever see each other again. (of course Becky you are not getting rid of me..... we live too close).

I love you all please take care and I will be checking back in. Also I will try and give you updates. Peace to all

Husband in Transit

I recieved a letter today from my husband and he said that he would be on an air flight at 3 AM. The letter was written on Monday. He has been in a detention center for over a month waiting to be picked up by the marshalls. I checked the inmate locator and it says that the inmate is not found. How long does it take for them to be in the system and how long before he should be able to contact me to let me know where he is. Since he could not take anything with him, so he has no writing material, can he call? Needless to say I am freaking out since I have NO idea where he is.




Thank you,

Angel

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Sept 24th-26th weekend visit

hello everyone...trying to work things out with a hopefully good situation..I will tell you all more when we learn more...anyways...is anyone staying at the Ramada the weekend of September 24-26th? Or anyone who will be visiting that weekend mind giving a really good friend of mine a ride from the prison to the Ramada Friday and Saturday night and pick her up for a visit to the prison for Sat and Sun morning? I don't want to speak about why I am asking because I could be jinxing a great thing for Greg and I....anyways..thanks ladies...

1 year home

Well I haven't updated you guys in awhile.  Mike was released one year ago last Wednesday.  It has been a long, but wonderful year.  He was released from HWH October 16, yes he did his full HWH house time with only 2 home visits allowed.  There was a paperwork issue and the two hour drive back and forth, so he stayed his entire 60 days there.  He was put on home confinement for 1 year.  October 16th he will start his supervised release for another 2 years.  If any one has questions concerning HC under the supervision of the PO's not HWH please email me as it is entirely different than what the HWH's do when they release you home early or for weekend visits.  Mike is working 40 hours a week.  He can't leave until 7 a.m. and has to be in the house by 5:30.  He is on "lockdown" all Federal Holidays and Friday 5:30 p.m. until Monday at 7:00 a.m. with a break for church 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Sunday.  He works for a company that only shuts down on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but he is not allowed to work on any federal holiday as he is on lockdown.  He also can not work overtime or weekends.  Also, just so those of you who may have to deal with this sentence, home confinement means just that, within the confines of your home.  No yard, porch, or deck.  On a positive note we have made it this far and have less than 60 days left of the this craziness.

I have been offered a position working with the preschool students at the Montessori School here.  I have been preparing my room for the upcoming school year and am very excited about working with the students. 

I hope all is well with everyone, it has been very quite lately.  I am hoping that no news is good news.

Hotels

Hi Everyone,

I found a great deal on hotel for July 4th weekend thought I would let you guys know. Waterfront place hotel is about $69/night(if you book 3 nights) and on hotels.com you can use the code CCBUD510 to get an extra 15% off. It has great ratings and it is one of the nicest hotels in Morgantown.

Also here are a couple of sites that I check before booking a hotel.

www.kayak.com (compares all websites)

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=297683&t=2070078

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hotel-deals-607/

Flyertalk also has a thread dedicated to just codes:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hotel-deals/934858-general-list-codes-promos-orbitz-hotels-com-expedia-travelzoo-others.html


If I find other deals, I will keep posting them here just in case they help you out.

Hotel help

Hi everyone,
I made my first visit to Morgantown this past weekend...due to graduation, I had to stay at a motel in Bruceton Mills, which was not bad but I would like to be closer. I am planning on going again for Memorial Day and wondered if anyone could share hotels in the area that are decent. I am not looking for anything fancy! Just a (clean!!) nice place to stay. I heard that some offer discounts for being a Morgantown wife. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Also, has anyone used Priceline to book a room in Morgantown? If so, how much did you offer to pay and where did you end up?

Thanks everyone!
Nicole