BLAHHH!
So it's been a month year of sunday's since I last posted and what do I come back. My BIL called last night to tell us that there is a good possibility that his Reserve unit is being deployed to Afghanastan in September for a YEAR (or so they are being told. He does not believe that it will only last a year). I'm so freaking pissed! Me and hubby both broke down in tears. BIL is his little brother and even though he is 27 and taller than both of us we both still look at him like a "little brother". I know we are not the first family to be affected as this darn war has been going on for four years and though I've had empathy for others who had to send a son, husband, friend, father off noting prepares you for when it is your turn. I plan to think positive and pray for his protection and safe return but of course our first thoughts were of the worst possible scenarios. . . Did I mention that he will be on patrol. UGH!!! We don't even know what to do next. How do you prepare to say goodbye to someone for a year and send them off to uncertainty. Not that living day-to-day in your normal routine is without uncertainty but you know what I mean. I'm just so scared for him. I want him to be safe and come back safe and quickly and unaffected. It's strange because his dad (FIL) served in the Vietnam war. He was an MP and I don't know even a smidge of what he saw over there because he does not talk about it. I do know that he lost friends and searched for their names on the memorial wall the last time they were here and we went sight seeing. Now he has to send a son to a similar situation. Hubby has not talked to them yet. I can't even imagine that conversation. My poor MIL. . . but it's months away. So now I'm trying to think of all the fun stuff we can do together between now and then. I think in My for hubbys b'day I'm going to plan a weekend trip to Atlantic City. Get some rooms at the Borgata, my dinner reservations, do some gambling (more for me. LOL!), party and just chill out together. Something the lot of us have not done in a very long time.
Back soon with a much happier post.