1 Month Woo Hoo!

We have made it through the 1st month of deployment! Yeah! Bring on the rest.

I have been indifferent about this last month, I cannot say it has gone by fast, but it also has not really gone by slow either. It is kind of in the middle -and I am fine with the middle pace, it is much better than a slow pace.

I cannot wait for month 2, 3, 4, 5...etc

I have found out in the military that you are constantly counting the days and months. When your soldier is deployed, you are counting down the days until he is home and you get to see him again, and then when they finally come home you are cherishing every day and minute together because in the back of your mind you are counting down the days until he has to leave you again.

Right now I am counting down to R&R, that is a time when Zak gets to come home for about 2 weeks during the deployment and then he will go back for the remainder. I cannot wait! 2 weeks out of a whole year to get to spend with the one you love may not seem like a lot of time, but to a soldiers wife and a soldier himself, 2 weeks is everything <3 If you think about it, our generation of military spouses and families have it pretty easy compared to those like my Grandmother and Grandfather who went through Vietnam. No phones, no internet, no R&R....just a letter, MAYBE every couple of a months and they were something gone for a couple of years at a time. I try to keep that in mind when I start feeling "weak" about how much I miss Zak because I know if those women and families were able to stay strong and keep their heads up with pretty much no communication for a year or more - I can definitely do this! One month down and counting... Please keep my husbands and the rest of the men and women in his unit and attached to his unit in your prayers along with all the other service members deployed and deploying.  

"until the end of all time"