Hanging In There...

I honestly thought that the days of sudden changes to our plans would be over when Hubby hung up his uniform for the last time.    But this change works out in our favor...his leaving has been delayed by a couple of weeks!  Hooray!!

On the plus side, that gives us plenty more time together.  And we can slow down the 'accelerated pace' a bit on the projects that we've been trying to complete around the house. 

The down side is that we had gotten ourselves all mentally prepared for his departure.  Now we can put that aside, but we have to go through it again before too long. 

When people find out that he's leaving, thier second or third reaction (after the initial shock that he's actually going back) is to look at me and ask how I feel.  All I can do is shrug my shoulders...we've been through it before, here we are again, and we're likely to have to go through it again in the future.  I've gotten very used to our life and the way that it is, and if there's one thing being an army wife taught me, it's to just let go when something like this happens.

In all actuality, his going this time was a volunteer job.  We discussed it and decided that it would be OK.  Well, at least we had a choice, right?  This time, he's a civilian and his standard of living will be much improved.  He knows some of the people that he'll be working with over there, so that will make things a bit easier for him. 

I've made good friends in the short time that we've been here (8 months!!) and I should be OK back home.  I've got projects around the house to keep me busy...gotta catch up on the past 5 years worth of photos and get them stored in scrapbooks.  And I've got a bathroom and kitchen to overhaul.  Hopefully the year passes quickly and I can stay busy.

And hopefully the year passes quickly and he stays safe.