I am officially in a position where I can now do just one unit of homework a week and be finished in time for Eric to come home. I have 4 weeks ahead in each of the classes. I'm pretty proud. Eric has been thinking about the change of MOS, he's thinking either Armor or Military Intelligence. I on the other hand, don't really enjoy the thought of either of them. Especially Armor, that one scares me. It's a decision that we'll make together, so I know that he won't do anything that makes me too uncomfortable. Everything will work itself out.
I was talking to my mom and sister the other day, and my sister asked how long Eric has been gone. I told her that he had been gone for 4 1/2 months. So she says, "See, that went by fast!" I couldn't believe my ears. I told her, "Yeah, for you. You're not the one waiting on him!" Sometimes it amazes me that people can say things like that to those who are waiting. It's not like they are the one's who's lives have been turned upside down. They aren't the one's who are waiting for the love of their lives to come back, so that they can start living life normally again. I've been contemplating moving back up to Kansas for the last half of the deployment. I'm not sure what I want to do. My family is driving me crazy, and I'm not sure that I can stick it out for 6 more months. I love them to death, but I guess I'm just used to not living with them. It's kind of funny, because when I lived up there I couldn't wait to come back here. Now that I'm here I can't wait to go back up there. I told Eric that I've learned my lesson. I will never complain again about where we are stationed. I don't care how much I hate it.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Posted by Michelle at 8:02 PM
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What is Eric's MOS right now? And where are you stationed? And I agree that it is amazing what some people say. They say things like well you knew that he might get deployed when you got into this relationship. I think are you serious? You can't help who you love.
He's a 42A (Human Resouce Specialist), so it's a relatively safe MOS. We're stationed at Ft. Riley, KS. It's funny how people can be so insensitive, not that they mean to, but still.
I've had this conversation with Katie, my youngest son's 19-year-old wife...she moved in with us for the duration of his deployment to Iraq. I remember when I moved back home for 2 months before I got married...I was 19 then. I remember how hard it was to be back home, and I've always adored my parents, but you change after you've been out of the house for a while. You're no longer the child who used to live there. Now that I'm on the flipside of it, I realize that it's hard for the parents too. It's hard to stop being a parent. Even though I'm not Katie's mom, I feel like she's my daughter. We have another 8 months to get through, but we're doing pretty good...maybe it helps that I've been there and done that. Anyway, hang in there, we'll all make it through these deployments.
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