My sister-in-law is amazing. I honestly don't know how she does it. She is a rockstar. She manages to be a stay at home mom, CEO of her own company, runs several other small businesses, is actively involved in her church, and the best coast guard wife around! And I probably left a bunch of stuff out. I'm so thankful to have her guidance when I need it. She recently posted this blog: http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2013/12/long-deployments-sign.html
In it, she writes about the phases of deployment:
1. Pulling away
2. Grief
3. Anger
4. Survival
5. Countdown
Well, we never got to experience the pulling away since our deployment was totally unexpected. I didn't even have time to pull away. If anything, Stuart was the one who pulled away because he was so darn busy getting ready. Ok, well maybe I did get just a little angry. But I really tried to be supportive and go buy anything and everything he needed at the last minute. The Grief is definitely gone and I'd like to say Anger is gone too. I'm definitely in survival mode... but anger slips out every now and then...when I least expect it. I wish I could say we were in countdown, but tomorrow marks a big day in this deployment - 1/3 down!!
I had to work today so I don't have many pictures to share. Hadley and Jackson had a busy day with Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Tyler.
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