The Jellybean Jar

I've come up with a way to help us count down the days that Jake is away. We don't have his orders yet, but I assume when he does get them that the intention of him serving approximately 365 days will be contained within.


365 days is a lot. It feels like a lot, it looks like a lot when you flip through 12 months on a calendar. Who wants to cross off the days on a calendar when it seems like there are so many?


So...I've decided to do something fun every day.


The Jellybean Jar



Who doesn't like jellybeans?


I will create 2 jars...one for Jake, and one for Asher & I. First I thought about chocolate...but Jake will be going to a desert climate, and chocolate is not likely to remain unmelted in all stages of this deployment! Plus, if I ate a piece of chocolate every day, I think I'd probably be a) sick of chocolate, and b) much more overweight than I already am!


Thus...jellybeans. Again, who doesn't like jellybeans?! 2 jars of jellybeans...one for him, and one for us. At the beginning the jar will be very full...lots of colors, lots of beans, and look like an endless supply. But it's not an endless supply. I will carefully count out exactly 365 beans into each jar. And every day, Asher (or I) can eat one in anticipation and great hope of Jake returning. And every day, Jake will eat his jellybean and think that he is one day closer to coming home.

So....who doesn't like jellybeans now?
~Emily