Mac was deployed for 368 days. We spent about 8 months apart before he even came home for leave. Even after all that, I still don’t like spending nights without him. I travel for work, and this occasionally requires overnight trips. He’s still in the Army, so he regularly goes to the field for training. Thankfully, he hasn’t had as many overnighters since he was promoted and moved up to battalion. I realize that he could potentially deploy again.
Sometimes, I wonder how we made it a whole year apart. We’ll be spending almost a whole month together from vacation to moving to Mac’s course starting. We haven’t spent this much time together since he came home from Afghanistan. But I am excited for it. Time with my husband? What a crazy notion.
How do y’all deal with time apart? What do y’all do take make your time together more special?
I’m pretty independent so when he’s gone I just continue to go about my days. I miss him like crazy but I try not to sulk. Our weekends are very important so that’s why we are always doing things, we try to make the most out of the time we have together. Especially with another deployment staring us in the face.
I can’t even imagine being apart from my husband for that long! I struggle to sleep without him in the apartment for just one night- partially because its weird to be in bed alone, partially because I tend to freak out at night when I’m by myself.
I wonder the same thing sometimes. Like when I can hardly make it through the day without wanting to strangle a child. Thankfully we’re at the course now, and it’s supposed to mean more family time.
I’m gearing up for my husband’s leave in two weeks! I haven’t seen him in five months and I think that’s crazy! I don’t know how you did EIGHT months!! We’ve decided to take a nice cruise together to really bank in on our together time. When we do get the time to be together, we try to get out and explore. I’m really excited to get to explore with my husband again. When he’s away, I have lots of personal projects to keep me busy – and my job!