Approaching Home
I'll be headed home in approximately two weeks, after being in-theater for 18 months.
A month or few ago it was all I could think of, going home. To keep myself in decent spirits. I would think about all the nice little things I would/could do, and made tentative plans for everything...people to visits, resturaunts, decorating my new place, vehicle mods, etc.
And now that the time is so close, I barely think about it. Someone mentioned to me that I was under the 20-day window the other day, and my response was, "Oh? That's pretty cool, I guess." I can think about specific plans if I want, but certainly not with the eager anticipation I used to. One would think I'd be excited about going home -- and yet it seems like I don't care or it doesn't matter.
So, in your experiences, is that a normal reaction? I've considered the possibility that I'm insulating myself in case things don't work-out as planned (because there's a slight possibility, slowly decreasing, I'll spend four more months here). I've not even really yet adopted the "short-timer" attitude like I should have. lol
Whaddya think?
A month or few ago it was all I could think of, going home. To keep myself in decent spirits. I would think about all the nice little things I would/could do, and made tentative plans for everything...people to visits, resturaunts, decorating my new place, vehicle mods, etc.
And now that the time is so close, I barely think about it. Someone mentioned to me that I was under the 20-day window the other day, and my response was, "Oh? That's pretty cool, I guess." I can think about specific plans if I want, but certainly not with the eager anticipation I used to. One would think I'd be excited about going home -- and yet it seems like I don't care or it doesn't matter.
So, in your experiences, is that a normal reaction? I've considered the possibility that I'm insulating myself in case things don't work-out as planned (because there's a slight possibility, slowly decreasing, I'll spend four more months here). I've not even really yet adopted the "short-timer" attitude like I should have. lol
Whaddya think?