New Beginnings for 2008
February 16th, 2008 by Jaclyn Sharratt
I always thought the second I heard Justin’s charges were dropped that our lives would instantly go back to ‘normal.’ To my surprise, it did not happen; yet at the same time I think we are all finally settling down and looking ahead.
Justin spent the past five months home in Pennsylvania, where he and two fellow Marines kept our parents busy! They worked on the Jeep, fixed their motorcycles, played video games, and enjoyed the holidays with our family. In mid-February the boys left and headed back to California. They are now living near San Diego, working and planning their future. Justin plans on attending a mechanics school in the fall and is in the preliminary stages of starting up his own shop. We are also working with a producer on a movie based on our family and the Haditha situation, which is very exciting, and quite crazy to even imagine! I am looking forward to spending time with Justin in March while out in San Diego on a business trip. Our family also is planning my Chicago wedding to my wonderful fiancé, Matt Smith, which will take place October 2008. Justin will be standing as our Best Man.
It is hard to make myself not remember the past, and to realize life is working out for the best. It is challenging to not relive the fear of the unknown, or to not worry about something terrible like this happening to another family. Regardless, nothing feels better than the happiness I experience after a two hour phone conversation with Justin, each minute spent catching up on the latest in our lives, both of us grinning ear to ear. Now that is the Justin I know… that is my little brother.
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