Today was a great day, but a day where Ian was missed even more. I took the kids to my husband's unit for a "Trunk or Treat" party. It was a lot of fun, but a little rough at the same time. It was the first time since Ian's deployment ceremony that I have been in that part of post. It reminded me of the day he left. The day I sent my husband off to war. I didn't let it get to me. Instead, I focused on the kids and the fun activities they had for them there. It really was a fun time.
After that, our housing community was having their own party. So, since the kids were already in their costumes, we decided to hit that one up too. It was fun also. This one was more relaxing for me because there was a playground and the kids knew the boundaries well there. They had a costume contest for all the kids and split it up into 0-3, 4-6, 7-10, and 11 & up age groups. The hard part was that Daniel and Natalie were both in the same age group, so I cheered for them both, but would have preferred to only have to cheer for one per age group. Natalie ended up winning for her age, Daniel was in second, and Emily got second in her age group too. Only the first place got the prize, but Emily and Daniel were still pretty excited that so many people cheered for their costumes.
Overall, a great day for all of us. It may have been the 4 month mark, but it was still a good day for us. Time really is passing at a steady pace. It feels like not long ago that I was celebrating being in the double digits, and then I was ecstatic about making it to 3 months. Now here I am at 4 months down and getting so close to R&R. This deployment thus far has really shown me just how strong I am and how strong my marriage is. My pride in being the wife of an amazing soldier in the United States Army remains undeterred. Despite the dark hours and lonely nights, I am just as proud, if not more, of my husband and the fact that he is defending our freedom. Despite the circumstances, standing behind him has never been so easy. I know that may sound like I am saying this deployment has been easy. Anyone who has read this blog for any significant amount of time knows that is not the case. What I mean by it being easy is that because I am so proud of him and what he does, I don't have to think twice about standing behind him. It has never come into question. I will always support him, and the more he is gone, the stronger my support for him gets.
I know there is still a lot more to go, but I am feeling optimistic. I am taking it one day at a time, and that is helping time go by. Another day down, another day closer to holding him in my arms again.
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