My Matty is still gone. He has been away for nearly a month and will most likely be sent home on Friday. The worst part of it all is that I had been building myself up for his homecoming on this past Sunday and now it is Wednesday...then come Thursday...THEN comes Friday. The Army life is not for us for the longterm...we decided that together this month. Matt and I want to spend time as a family with our children and not apart for 12-15 months at a time at the whim of the United States Army. So, in five years when the contract is up and we have had all of our biological children, we will be moving to a small city in the West closer to family and living a simple, yet more stable life. Let the countdown begin. Again.
Unless a miracle occurs and the world is peaceful and there are no more deployments and Matt enjoys his job in Military Intelligence a whole lot more than his job in Armor. I heard a few of Matt's fellow officers say their units motto is, "First in, last out." Yee Haw.
I 100% feel your pain and know exactly what you are going through. I hope Matt gets to come home on Friday. I'll be thinking about you guys.
ReplyDeleteI understand your desire to not be subject to Matt being deployed. Recently, I've not been enthusiastic about being in the Army, but it's largely because I'm new and I don't know what I'm doing yet. After a year or so, perhaps we'll want to stay in longer. And then, maybe we'll want to get out. Despite having been away from my wife for four months (Basic and AIT), it was rough being away from my daughter and pregnant wife for just seven weeks (BOLC II).
ReplyDeleteI figure that making sacrifices just such as being deployed is what serving our country is about, but I don't like the idea of being away from my wife and kids for so long. Some things only happen once. I know people succeed in having strong families even after a deployment, but I still hate the idea of missing parts of my kids lives.
I haven't kept up well. What's Matt doing in Intelligence?
I understand your desire to not be subject to Matt being deployed. Recently, I've not been enthusiastic about being in the Army, but it's largely because I'm new and I don't know what I'm doing yet. After a year or so, perhaps we'll want to stay in longer. And then, maybe we'll want to get out. Despite having been away from my wife for four months (Basic and AIT), it was rough being away from my daughter and pregnant wife for just seven weeks (BOLC II).
ReplyDeleteI figure that making sacrifices just such as being deployed is what serving our country is about, but I don't like the idea of being away from my wife and kids for so long. Some things only happen once. I know people succeed in having strong families even after a deployment, but I still hate the idea of missing parts of my kids lives.
I haven't kept up well. What's Matt doing in Intelligence?
Oh mandy I am sorry Matty is still gone that really sucks! I feel a small sliver off what you go through every day shen sky is out of town for work, but that is only for a day or two at a time... you are such a strong woman to be able to deal with the Army life. I am excited for you guys to get out in 5 years and move closer to home! Island Park will have to be an annual meet-up for us!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment with our ultra sound pictures. We are so excited. I sure hope Matty comes home soon. I am sorry you have had to wait so long. We love you!
ReplyDeleteWith love from Shaun, Crystal and Brooklynn!
You might as well have all your children on the dime of the U.S. Army. You'll never have better insurance. I feel the same way about Army life. It can be really frustrating. I told Patrick I'm up for six years active duty and that's it.
ReplyDeleteMandy, Mandy, Mandy. I have felt that same way! Now that we are out of the Army every once in a while Lee says he wishs he was back in. I have to say are you crazy!! And then he remembers. We are glad that we did it, love our country and all, but family is important too.
ReplyDeleteI hated it when people would say "they wouldn't be able to be seperated that long", I thought why because you love your husband more than I do? Whatever. It wasn't like I loved having him gone. And then the whole change the date thing, that gets really old! Doesn't the Army understand that you have a countdown. So sorry. I hope he really comes home Friday. Good luck.
Hope he comes back soon! I know how you feel, we've been fortunate that Anthony's only deployment was before we had kids so I was free to travel the world. It looks like we're going to be in KY another 2 years from next May, so we should be "safe" but it sure would be nice to choose where you got to live! Hope your baby's feeling better too. Amber's gone now, I'm all alone :( sure miss you!
ReplyDeleteManyd, how hard it must be to be away from Matt for so long. I will remember you in my prayers and hope that 5 years goes by FAST!
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