It can give you a smile so big that the whole world can see.

Last year when i first joined face book after many BE members sent me requests to join them. I searched for a good friend of V who served in the army years ago. We knew he had married a Canadian and moved over there and kept in touch for a while but as life got in the way contact dropped as we moved around and possibibly he moved. I tried looking for him on BE but to no avail.

So imagine the shock and suprise when the leat expected did indeed happen.

WEll today i finally got a response to a message i sent to 4 people with the same name. I could have done cartwheels when i got a message saying yes you found me with his contact details, in an email via facebook.  I sent V a text and i can only imagine the smile on his face.

The thing with army life is quite often your close friends can become your family especially when you are serving abroad. So getting contact  again is like finding a long lost relative. a much loved one at that.

The sheer joy i feel on behalf of my hubby is immense as they became like brothers , like his other mate Fish who we finally hooked up with in Paderborn. Its almost like the brothers are back together again, only 2 more to find and im just hoping i finally find them too. With the internet it might just be possible.

No doubt V will hog the Pc tonight in sharing with Geordie the past 10 years of our life and hearing what he has been up to in 10 years. The best of it is if he were to turn up at our door tommorow then the past 10 years would just vanish and be just like the good ole days.

The army way of life can be harsh but the friends you make are usually for life even if you rarely see each other. Sharing and risking life in a dangerous and hostile environment is something you never forget and will always share with those trusted special people.

Such a shame i have never managed to find any of my old nursing student friends.

WE have had ackknowledgement today that the oz army have recieved our application form and are processing it now. So this is it we are in the system.

WEll back to my assignment now that ive calmed down and can concentrate again.