Today has been a surprisingly fantastic day! Not that I was expecting it to be bad or anything, but I guess I was just assuming it would be any other normal day.
Most importantly - I got to talk to my husband today :) It has been 4 or 5 days since I've heard anything from him, so this phone call was very nice! It was a fantastic way to begin a morning. David is doing well, but he is dog-tired. He just got out of the field and his team is spending the day cleaning the vehicles and weapons they used. While everyone else was at breakfast this morning, David was sending emails and getting things done on the computer. It seems like the poor guy doesn't ever get to eat meals! I worry that he's going to cross a threshold for his capacity for mental stress... I feel so helpless in this situation. All I can do is lend a listening ear, comfort him when times get tough for him, and send him all of my love.
Today I made plans to go to the gym with my friend Michelle. I did a workout by myself until she got there, then we did a zumba class together. It was fun! She and I met at work, so I am definitely grateful for my job, although the organization for which I work isn't my favorite. I like Michelle a lot despite the fact that she's only 19 years old; she's got a very grown personality and has a good sense of humor. I love how eager she is to hear "my wisdom" about college, relationships, marriage, etc. She's got a lot of knowledge and motivation to work out, so she's definitely a great person to have in my life! She lives in Wilmington, and has invited me to her apartment, so I think we have potential to become close friends.
After lunch, I met up with a friend named Jenny who I met through LINKS. I am seriously glad that I started volunteering with LINKS! Jenny is great - we spent 3 hours together and it felt like no time at all. We met up at my favorite Italian place nearby called Englese's. I had the lobster ravioli, which I will totally order again! Anyway, we spent two hours at the restaurant, just talking about books that we're reading, how to deal with a long deployment, and our pets.
Her husband was deployed for a year, so she knows what crazy things are going through my head and how I'm feeling. She gave me some really great advice and a sense of hope that David and I might be able to talk more than what I imagine. I think I'm defensively imagining that I'll never get to talk to my husband so that if this is the case, then maybe it won't hurt as much. It is nice to have hope for a better situation, though.
We talked about making goals while our husbands are deployed, for the simple fact that you will always be striving for that goal while they're gone. I want to get involved in a workout routine like what I did in college, I want to get a more permanent and full-time job, and I want to decorate our house to make it more homey. I'm in the process of decorating already, and I must admit that it's really fun!
No comments:
Post a Comment