Um Hmm!! Nope, not the taste you were thinking!! Now that I have your attention, let me tell you about our real first taste of freedom!! So, the Mr. has transferred yet again, but this time he’s closer to home and has more freedom than he’s ever had.

For the first time in 13 years, we got a taste of the sun together. I had no idea that experiencing the sun together as a family could be so refreshing!! So freeing!! We had our first outside visit at the end of the summer. It was extremely hot!! And anybody from the south knows our heat is a different kind of heat. Not that dry heat you can breathe in but that smothering heat. We’ve never been so glad to sit and bask in that energy draining heat. And to top it off, I had on a black shirt. That was the best heat draining experience ever!!

We literally sat outside, played games, talked, and enjoyed seeing couples walk in circles around the fenced in patio. Yep, that’s right, walk in circles. Well, maybe I should say take laps. We got to see the trees together, hear the birds chirping, feel a breeze every now and then, just simply inhale the fresh air together.

It’s amazing what difference the sun made in our visit. I mean we sat in that heat with the sun beaming on us until we just couldn’t take it anymore. We made a couple of adjustments, and even switched tables a couple of times but we had to go back into the gloom doom visiting room to cool off once the Mr. started sweating.  Now, let me add my disclaimer…trust, when the visiting room is what you have you make the best of it and that is your sunshine.  So,  don’t be offended.  It’s not until you experience it for yourself that you’ll truly understand.

So as you can see, the Mr. was able to walk around which was new for us too! He greeted us when we entered the visiting room and walked to the vending machine! I’m talking major moves!! A walk to the vending machine!! WHATT?!? We moving up in the world!! YASSS!!

 

Oh yeah, guess what else the Mr. got to do? … Go to the microwave and heat up his food!! What you Say??

 

Oan, how can I forget the most important thing? We got to sit beside each other!!

 

It’s the little things people!! The little things!

To those of you on this journey, be patient (well hell, we really don’t have a choice do we?). The Mr. says patient is not a word you use with people in the system. lol  Hopefully, the sun will eventually shine on you too!

How did you feel going from visiting room visits to outside visits?  Share your experience.