I'm going to see my hubby this week end. Staying over night so I can see him twice. I remember my first visit. It was a barrier one and very hard and full of tears. Now we get contact visits and we get to have warm kisses, hands on the table at all times. Very hard to do that. I am always full of excitement for evey visit, and the week never goes fast enough. I hope you have a wonderful time with your sweetheart, and a Happy Valentines Day. ((HUGS))

I went to see my hubby last weekend. Got to go by myself so I was able to have a contact visit. I remember the first time I visited Ken. He was surprised because he didn't know I knew where he was. It was full of emotions. I held it together until I got to the car and then I lost it. Have a great visit enjoy every second of it.

His sweets! Your comment cracks me up... Keep your hands on the table at all times! Tell him Hi for me.

There will be bad weather this weekend so we'll see each other Valentines Day.(:
I would just be yourself on a visit and open and honest.
Keep us posted
Have a good one!

I usually see my husband every weekend,but finances are soooo tight right now that I think I better not this weekend. And yeah, like waitingforhim said, "keep your hands where they can see them" plus make sure you're up to their dress code so they let you in, and don't forget a to buy a picture ticket. Hope it's a nice one.

a PITCURE ticket??? We don't get anything like that in Utah. They are so strict its crazy. Ya "Waitingforhim" you seen what almost happened. We weren't doing anything wrong, but its not worth losing 6 months of visits. We keep our hands on the table all the time now. Take care

(Waitingforhim) Oh!! and I will tell him hello from you. Wish you could go with me, you haven't let me know which way or not.

I'm going to see David this weekend.I was hoping he would get out.No such luck he's gonna do time.It really sucks because I moved 1100 miles to get married and he goes to jail 1 month later.It's so hard my bed is so cold and lonely w/o him.Don't know what to do with myself,HELP

I've bought a few hundred dollars worth of picture tickets over the years. They're $1.50 each, we don't exactly do it for the pictures though. I tease my husband and say, "I never thought I'd have to pay $1.50 to kiss a man." but that's basically the reason we buy them; we're allowed a kiss and embrace when we come and when we leave, but that $1.50 buys us a bonus hug and kiss, plus the photographer will come and show us all the digital shots he took and let us choose which one we want & we're holding eachother through the whole process; if we don't (and sometimes even when we do) like any of the pictures, we'll have him take it over again; So on the rare occassion when I don't purchase one or the machine is down, and my husband dissappointedly asks,"you didn't get a picture ticket?" it's not because he needs another picture.

I know it's hard after all that has been taken away from you, but try to be grateful for the little time you have together and make the most of it(within the rules of the penitentiary).

I just got back from visiting my husband this weekend. I left Friday night and stayed over Saturday night, so that I could visit both days. My first visit was okay until it was time to go and I had to leave him there. Like someone else said, make sure you dress appropriate(T-shirt and jeans, for example). Please keep your hands in view at all times because they are strict on that here in TN. They said something to my husband today because he had his arm on my shoulder. His arm was more on the back of the chair than on my shoulder. The reason they gave is because in the past people would put something into their visitors pocket. I said that he would have had to have rubber arms to do that. What could he possibly have to put in my pocket. I doubt if I will go back for Valentine's Day because I had enough for one weekend. At least I got to spend time with him though.