I cannot believe this....

Oh my. Let me tell you all it has been quite a time these last few weeks. The hubby was scheduled to get home on the 1st of October thus ending this awful 12 month deployment. That then was pushed back to the 3rd of October. He got to his first stop in Europe late Saturday which means you would think that today, Wednesday the 7th, that he would be home with his family. NOPE! Saturday rolls around and the landing gear on their plane breaks….but that doesn’t mean they get a new plane. That means they get to wait for the new part to come in. The part finally gets there, the plane is fixed and last night I was getting phone calls about the welcome ceremony that should have taken place at 5am this morning. I use the word SHOULD because last night I get a phone call letting me know that the hubbies plane as been turned around…..they lost one of their engines. Now they are going to have to wait at least 3 to 4 days minimum while the plane is fixed. They have other planes there but they are all scheduled for other missions. These are the only guys not home yet. Everyone else is back….and I mean everyone. I have no more friends because they are all with their husbands now. It is so hard to see everyone happily enjoying their families and here I sit alone. Every time I get my hopes up and believe that he is coming home he doesn’t make it back. Something always seems to happen. I feel like crap right now and I’m trying to stay positive but I don’t understand why they won’t find another way to get them home. I mean it may be a very small group but they still have families who have been waiting a very long time. At this point I don’t think this will ever end.

I'm Alive!

I know I have been MIA for near a month now and I apologize. The hubby came home for R&R and the weeks leading up to it just became incredibly hectic with school and getting things ready for his homecoming. The two weeks he was home were amazing. We managed to head down to Austin for a weekend and my mother watched Snuggle Bug for a couple of days. It has been so long since we’ve had some alone time. We had a wonderful dinner at a place downtown and then went down to 6th Street for drinks. He also got me a little special gift, a new tattoo! I LOVE how it came out and was well worth the two hours I sat there. He also got a small one on his back while we were there. Having him home was like two weeks of normal life and it was great. It went by so quickly and I wasn’t ready for him to go. Snuggle Bug was absolutely glued to him and they had a lot of fun together. It was nice to see that their bond was still as strong as when he left.

Now it is time for me to fall back into my routine and get Snuggle Bug used to it just being the two of us again. So far, I’m actually doing okay for it only being a day. I’m proud of myself for keeping busy and keeping focused. We’ve gotten over the hump and homecoming is on the way!

We Have a Date!

We finally have a date for R&R!! I’ve been waiting for the date practically since he deployed. He had requested dates so he could be home for our anniversary but, thank you Army, they decided it’d be nice to have him fly out one day AFTER our anniversary. But that is all the complaining I’m going to do because we have dates and I’ll be seeing him soon! Now i've got to book a hotel for the weekend getaway we have planned and get a pet sitter to watch the dogs for a few days. The countdown begins!