"Just be quiet"

Yes, that is an actual quote from me to Josh. However, I do not remember it. Perhaps, it was because it was in the middle of the night, during one of Josh's chat sessions and I was half-asleep. It is a little reminder of how quiet the house is. We have had quite the transition involving the noise level.

I can comfortably listen to the television on volume 10 - 12, but that is not the case for Josh, as he did encounter a slight hearing loss while overseas.

I can go hours without talking and just doing things; however, Josh always finds something to share. It's not that I am not interested, but that I really did become accustomed to just living through the day, sometimes with no human interaction or phone calls. I guess it makes you wonder if I ever talked to myself and the answer is probably yes!

For Josh, it was lonely at times in Afghanistan, even sharing a 14' by 28' shack with seven others.

He is a great talker, and I a great listener - our ying and yang.