I'm so glad we have this thread. I posted in the other one. Hope to see eveyone on this side too.
We need to support each other. Not just in this battle of the bulge, but with how hard life gets when our spouses are gone and we are playing single parents for only God knows how long.
DH joined the Air Force just 6 months after we married. He said he wanted to give us a great life. He sure is.
The first year in, my oldest was in 5 different schools in under 9 months due to all the moving around. We finally landed in Fairchild in Washington for 2 and a half years before, where I started my Home Daycare business. We got lucky and got orders for RAF Mildendhall here in England while DH was deployed in Saudi during the war.
We had been planning a cruise to Puerto Rico where my brother lives when he called and said, We can't go on the cruise. I was so upset and I was like, Why we already made the arrangements and have the money, he said cause we are going somewhere better. I said, I don't want some where better I want Puerto Rico. He then goes, Well we are moving to England but I can decline orders if you want. I jumped for joy and of course was more than happy to cancel the cruise.
DH was deployed during the war for 4 and a half months, he made it home on time for our baby's 1st birthday, he made it by 4 days. WHEW!
Baby Lancelot recognized him immediatley even though he was 8 months when Daddy left, cause I would always show him pictures and say Goodmorning to him and Goodnight. I'd pretend the picture was talking back, Lance just loved it and now has such a wonderful relationship with DH.
It was hardest on my oldest. Being DH stepson, he felt like he was losing a Daddy again. He cried all the time n fear Daddy would die and not come back. It's so hard being a military wife, but it made me stronger, and I became more Independent. More then I was when I was a single Mom. I found out things about myself that I didn't know I was capable of doing, like changing a car tire on my own.
Our marriage grew stronger as the days away from him grew longer.
We enjoy traveling around the world and the benefits of the military life. I wouldn't trade it for anything else. My boys are getting a good education and we are living our dream.
DH loves his job so we are all one big happy family.
Well that's my story. Would love to hear everyone else's.
Hugs,