| So...Louie was gone all last week in Miami for a class. He was home Sat. and Sun., and now he is gone for two more weeks. It is sad having him gone, but I think it is slowly getting me ready for when he is gone for 15 months. I can't even imagine yet what it is going to be like. 15 months is a really long time. I hate that Louie has to be away from little Louie for that long. He is going to miss so much. I know I am not strong enough to do it. His deployment is right around the corner to. It is coming up to quickly.  I try to look at the good that comes out of him leaving, which I guess is the money we will get, but really there is no amount of money to replace my husband. So, when he is home we are spending every second we can together and making the most of it. If there is one thing that being in the Army has taught me, it's that I have learned to not take for granted the time I have with Louie. I cherish that time because it is not going to be here everyday. Okay, now I am getting teary eyed. But it's hard, how do you prepare yourself for this? I have no clue. Even though this is Louie's second time to Iraq, it's a lot harder this time. Mostly because I have no clue how to explain to my 3 year old that daddy has to go on a REALLY big bye-bye. We have tried to explain and made a calendar to show him, but all little Louie is going to know is that daddy is not here and won't know why. That is going to be really tough. So please pray for us! (deep breath) Okay, I am done venting now. I do feel a little better getting that out! This past weekend we went to the local YMCA on Saturday because they hosted Operation Augusta Cares for the families of deployed soldiers and those about to deploy (which is us). We had a great time! The Y here is huge! It has it's own water park with 3 pools outside and one inside! We enjoyed free music, free food, we won two door prizes!, tons of games for little Lou, a magic show, free swimming, free childcare, free massages, just tons of great things. We really had a blast! I'll post pictures from the day. Sunday, I went to church. I love the church I am going to now. The music is phenomenal! The preacher is pretty darn good too! We had communion. It was the first time that I actually thought about what it meant to take communion. Growing up going to church with my parents, I never thought about it. I was just excited to get a tiny snack and some juice during church. It was just another excellent service on Sunday! Will write more later! Huggs n Luv!!! |
