Definitely time for a chick flick and some comfort food! Be gentle with yourself, this sounds like a bit of a shock.

I was thinking of you today, Jenn. "If" my DH hadn't shattered his elbow in a motorcycle accident when he was 17 he would have joined the Air Force after high school and I'd have been an USAF wife, probably coping with the same kind of things you are. I'd like to think I'd be coping with as much stamina and grace as you do.

My grandfather was in the Army Air Corps then in the Air Force when it was spun off from the Army after WWII and mom grew up on miliary bases all over the US and the world. My middle brother was in the Navy for 10 years and was away for as much of his marriage as he was home until he got out.

So I really, really get what you're saying. Best laid plans and all that...we want to be the best for our families at special times, like a homecoming--to show them how much we missed them and how glad we are that they're home. Trust me, he'll know, even if the floor isn't spotless and the chicken isn't thawed. He'll know.

I took a peek at your album, you have a lovely family. I hope you have him home again asap.

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