She Who Waits

"They also serve who only stand and wait." - John Milton

Quote of the day

Husband: "I'm tired of shitty phone calls." Yep, me too. We should start counting the numbers of "I missed that," "What did you say?" "Can you repeat that?" and "Say that again?" within each phone call, I think. A dime for each one in a jar, m… more »
Posted Under Deployment on 11.23.2011

Empty

I think the thing I struggle with most on deployments is how empty this house feels since it's just me. Earlier in the deployment I spent a lot of time with friends, working, etc. Now I'm just a month post-op and flat out exhausted most of the time, so… more »
Posted Under Deployment, Cancer on 11.7.2011

Work-ups are kind of useful

Going from nearly a month of husband-time during my surgery and recovery back to three line emails isn't so fun. I'm having some really serious withdrawal type emotions right now. (I'm sure they're not the least bit affected by my current health status,… more »
Posted Under Deployment on 10.29.2011

Alone in a sea of support

When the C Word comes up, everyone wants to be supportive. There are hugs, notes, even generous gifts (and I adore my new Keurig, trust me!) and offers to call if I ever need anything, anything at all. I'm beyond grateful for this awesome support netwo… more »
Posted Under Day to Day, Deployment, Marriage, Cancer on 10.27.2011

Rambly tonight

I've had a few down days lately and I've been missing my husband something fierce. My surgery date is still most likely weeks away and I think I've made a mistake in letting myself visualize the comfort of actually having my husband home for it now… more »
Posted Under Day to Day, Deployment, Marriage on 08.9.2011

Perspective

So it's been nearly a week now since the cancer diagnosis. Everyone is treating me like I'm fragile ... "How are you doing, really?" ... I'm fine, honest. *insert raised eyebrow here* A friend is going through breast cancer right now. Another frie… more »
Posted Under Day to Day, Deployment on 07.31.2011

Did you just say the C word?

During an extended deployment? Of course, when else would a military spouse get cancer? I'm the third in our unit, as far as I know. Eesh.C&P from Facebook:Yesterday I received the results from a biopsy of two large nodules on my thyroid,… more »
Posted Under Day to Day, Deployment on 07.26.2011

Loss

Thursday night I was surfing Facebook and getting ready to go to bed when I saw that a close friend of my husband's post mentioned something about the support from her friends and the light of her husband shining on. My stomach dropped and I immediately… more »
Posted Under Day to Day, Deployment on 07.9.2011

Crapola.

I hate it when I vent in an email, hit send, and then just want to take it back. :doh:I know not to get worked up or emotional based on how often someone else is hearing from their husband, I really do. Four deployments in, I know better! I've kep… more »
Posted Under Deployment on 04.25.2011

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