Week and a half left

Good Evening Readers,

It hasn't really dawned on me that Jared and I are moving in a week and a half. It seems as though it isn't very real. Every other move we have had a few days notice. Having over a month of knowing we are moving, it just doesn't seem like it is happening. We have yet to pack or even decide what we are taking with us. It would be a lot different if we were headed straight to our new house, but we aren't. This stop in San Diego is really going to throw things off. I am not one for unpacking, however even I am going to get sick or living out of a suitcase for a whole month. I do not know any other wives that will be in San Diego and I am not even sure if there is more than one other wife going to San Diego. Most of Jared's class is single. I am not anticipating sitting in a hotel for a week while Jared is in a forest is going to be fun. What else am I supposed to do?

Jared's parents are coming for a visit before he deploys. They will be arriving shortly after we get there (about 4 days later) and will be staying for a week. It is good that Jared will get to see them before he deploys and it is good that they will see our new house. I guarantee that it will be put together or even remotely close to being all the way unpacked. We are excited to have visitors and it will be a nice change to be around family where we will live.

Deployment is going to be tough. I know a few husbands have just left for deployment and I am glad they are near each other for comfort and support. Jared will leave within a few weeks of us getting to Oak Harbor and will be gone into the holiday season. I may seem like I have it all together, but it brings tears t my eyes thinking about what I am going to do without him. Jared is everything to me and he does everything for us. Pay Bills! Cut the grass! Maintain the cars and the motorcycle! I am also saddened by the occasions he will miss: my birthday, our anniversary, his birthday, and Christmas. I am already having a hard time with the thought of deployment and don't know how I will manage once he is gone. I know I will have a lot of support, however being in a new town, in a new home, at a new base, and having no family around will be hard.

Thanks for letting me share my random thoughts with you tonight. I really am looking forward to seeing everyone on our next big adventure.

Love Megan