Dallas left today. It was sad. We’re ok.
I’m starting a new feature on this blog to help document the deployment. I’m going to do a photo-a-day each day Dallas is gone. It will be on a separate page located in the top menu bar. I’m hoping to give anyone who is interested a bird’s eye view of what a deployment can be like, I promise it won’t all be sad!
To prove that, I’m not going to talk sad tonight. There are a few things about deployments that don’t completely suck. I’ve spent most of the day trying to find the good in this, here it is.
10. For the next 10 months I don’t have to watch Terra Nova or Star Trek. Not one single episode.
9. I don’t have to watch football, boxing, or golf.
8. I can watch all the Real Housewives I want and no one will complain.
7. The mess is gone. When soldiers get ready to deploy they make a huge mess. They have to unpack and re-pack all their gear. Most of it has been laying around the house for weeks.
6. My dresser will not be cluttered with patches, pins, rank, pens, notepads, and various other Army-related paraphernalia.
5. I’m not shaving my legs until summer.
4. No one is going to roll over at 11 PM after I snuggle in to bed and say, “Babe, can you pack me a lunch for tomorrow?”
3. Love letters. They happen, they’re awesome. It’s nice to be missed once in a while.
2. If I don’t brush my teeth before bed, no one cares.
1. Popcorn and wine for dinner.
I feel better already.
That was a wine glass half full post. I worked in not shaving my legs from October through May into my wedding vows.
With any luck my glass will be half full all the time. I probably need a butler.
Thank you
that just made me feel a whole lot better
Perfect, that’s all I hope for!
That’s the spirit! (pun intended!) *wink* Send over some popcorn Ayana and Mikaela love it.
I’ll share popcorn with them and wine with you!
Perfect! Love this, LOVE! It will be an amazing collection for Dallas to come home to.
Thanks for your help tonight! I hope he likes it & can follow a little over there.
Terra Nova and Star Trek…all they all the same?! Love letters and absence makes the heart grow fonder…it is trite but it makes you realize what you mean to each other. God bless.
They seem the same to me, of course I’m usually watching with my eyes closed.
Whoa!!! What do you mean no football??? I can go without Star Trek….but no football??? Thank God I have ESPN on my phone so I can keep up with it! LOL. Great list Bridget and the photo idea is awesome!!
You can watch your games downstairs when you visit:)
I would like to add that there is less laundry and breakfast for dinner is totally acceptable. Day 1 is the worst, good work at being as positive as possible. xo
Breakfast for dinner? Do eggs and red wine taste good together?
Awesome list! Thinking of you and your family.
Thanks Christine! I know you understand:)
glad you are in a positive gear !!!!!!! / now if you realy miss strk treck i have all on c/d and will be very happy to send any or all of them any time you want them !!!!!!!!!!!!! / i will even ship over night and pay for them ! / the year Charlenee and i were apart it was different however i will not got into that other then i had some great R.& R. time with her so it was not all bad ! / we talked a lot on the cell and got our money worth (the only time since i have had my cell ) / it made my hart grow fonder and may have keept up going so strong since ! / i am sure when he get back you will find it to be true / call !! ///
SAF
Every day I find it impossible to believe a married a guy who is so much like you!
A pretty good choice. XO
Wow. Here we go!!
One day down!
Popcorn and Wine! Before you know it, you’ll be saying “It’s been 10 months, already?”
Looking forward to the Presentation.
I hope it flies by that fast!
Great list!!! Im sorry. A local friend’s Hubbie is deploying. I’m sending her your link.
Than you, I hope she enjoys it too! Tell her good luck from me!!
Big hugs and lotsa love!
And yes popcorn and wine sounds wonderful!
And,yes, being able to hog the TV is awesome!
Thanks Yasmin! I’m hogging the TV as I type this!
That was a great list. It’s not always easy to find the positive at a time like this, but I think you achieved it. I’ll be looking at the daily photos!
I try, I don’t always succeed, but I try.
I love that the first three things on your list are about television.
A woman after my own heart.
XO (from my heart to yours.)
Thanks. Television is very, very important.
I went from sad face to smiley face. I think the picture idea is great for you, for him, for the kiddos!
I sure hope it will be good for all of us.
5. I’m not shaving my legs until summer.
You are soooooooo sweet.
Thinking of you… X
It’s cold here, I might not even need to shave then!!
I’ve been thinking about you & Dallas. Esp. when the deployment was on the Today Show’s local-news crawl. Hugs to you both, and all the twins, too.
Thanks Heather. I’ve missed seeing you lately. Coming back to us soon?
Mine is that I don’t have to adjust the shower head for 10 months!!! He’s 6’4 and I’m 5’3….it’s so annoying LOL! You’re awesome lady!!! Thanks for the laugh
Thanks Katie. I don’t have the shower head problem, but that’s something good!
wait a minute. what’s wrong with popcorn for dinner?
can’t wait to see the daily photos. truly.
Nothing, unless you’re a man. They need mor sustenance I guess.
Can I come over and hang out?
Absolutely!!
You’re all shades of amazing. But you knew that, right ? Hubs has gone away for 2 days and a night and ooooh yeah, am I looking forward to having that TV all to myself. And love letters…who doesn’t love receiving a love letter ???
Oh, and one more thing – I didn’t see on that list anything about awesome Skype calls to Down Under *ahems*
Great list! I hope the time goes by fast for you though! I can’t even imagine how hard it must be