We have an OCS (boot camp) date for the Navy!!!
We just got the word today that Ben will start on October 23rd of this year.
His training will be 3 months long in Rhode Island, during which we will be apart. I will stay here in Utah and Ben will be playing G.I. Joe.
Rumor on the streets is that a LOT of people have had their OCS dates pushed back pretty far, some not till NEXT fall, so we are thankful that we are getting in this year.
The only stinky part about this? Besides missing my hubby for 3 months??? Is that he will be gone for Halloween, Thanksgiving, my birthday, Christmas and New Years.
Ouch.
It will be pretty weird spending the holidays alone without my other half. I am VERY thankful though that during that time I will be surrounded by family.
So not to be a downer on that, but we are still excited to find out! We can actually start thinking about our future and make plans. Not to mention actually book our vacation now! Yippee!
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Recent eats included lunch with a friend at Jason's Deli!
You should not be surprised by the salad bar on my plate.
I loved these little babies that I stumbled upon.
It is REALLY hard to find crackers that don't have soy or dairy in them, so these were like a treat for me. PLUS they were organic! Win win!
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I realized it was Cinco De Mayo at about 4pm yesterday. At which point I was WAY too lazy to get up and make myself a real meal. I am too embarrassed to even show you what I DID eat. It did not look very appetizing but it did the trick.
Ben celebrated for us with chicken quesdillas. He is a master on that George Foreman I tell ya.
BUT, here is a photo of me and an iguana. Festive right?
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Have you had to spend holidays apart from your other half???
Tell me it's not that bad. It will make me stronger right?
Would you have held that iguana?
HECK no.
Being a Navy spouse I have spent many holidays and special events (including the birth of our second daughter) w/o my husband due to deployment. You will get through it. It takes a strong women to be married to a person in the military. Happy Military Spouse Appreciation day!!
ReplyDeleteHOLLEY! I am so excited that you all found out! and no worries...you can totally hang out with me this fall when ever you want! I have 0 more classes after June so I HOPE that I am more free!
ReplyDeletemy guy is out of the country right now...which is good because I am SO busy and STRESSED with school stuff...but I kinda wish he was here to support me in person :)
i may or may not take, like, 6 or 7 of those seedy crackers home in my purse when i go to jason's... too bad i can't put the free ice cream in my purse!
ReplyDeleteOh don't even worry... I TOTALLY did!
ReplyDeleteSo sad that Ben won't be with you for so many holidays! You're a brave wife...I'd be a horrible whiner. Sad but true. :(
ReplyDeleteSad that Ben will be away for so long, I know you'll miss him so bad!!
ReplyDeleteWow...so loved that random picture of an iguana!! I don't know if I could've held it...
My hubby was away on a TDY for my birthday (it would have been the first birthday of mine that we spent together). Since we came over to Korea, he has also had 24 hour duties on holidays (Thanksgiving last year) and special events have been pushed back and forward in order to work around the Army. =/
ReplyDeleteIt isn't fun, but it's what you have to do, you know?
And don't worry... while it does suck being apart, there are ways to make the time seem like it goes by faster. When my hubby was on TDY in Arizona I made myself a schedule/routine so that I was constantly busy. It also helps to remind yourself that, no matter how bad the situation seems, it could always be worse and to be thankful for what you have. :)
My husband and I are both in the military, except our case is reversed. I'm the one who always leaves him! The nice thing about being home is having a support network there for you. I find it harder to be the one going away because I'm all alone at the start - until I get to know my co-workers, etc. And this may sound kind of terrible, but it truly does get easier. I used to cry all the time whenever one of us left but now I know it's part of our life and we can handle it. I also think it makes us better partners because we learn to have a life outside each other. And we appreciate each other more because of it. The holidays will be hard, but I'm sure somewhere in there you'll get to see each other, even if just for a weekend....Hang in there!
ReplyDeletemy husband is in the military and it is very hard to be able to spend any holiday with him. so we like to celebrate every holiday any chance we get. it is good that you will be surrounded by family during that seperation time. that will help you out a lot. i wish i lived closers to my family, and i don't have any friends where i moved to either. Hang in there. :)
ReplyDeleteYeah for Ben!... but what the heck with it being right around all those special holidays and your birthday :( Those are the times when you love that there is such a thing as Skype, right?
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