I know what you mean Chinadoll! Although Brian and I have not parted yet for him to go overseas, it's coming soon. I think that's one thing that makes it so hard is that we have no clue when they are coming back. Brian has reassured me many times though, that he is coming back! From what people are saying here, it could be 6 months, it could be a year. However, if war does break out, it could be much, much longer before they get to come back home. So many people around here have told me to just plan for the worst and hope for the best. That way, you are ready for anything and you get to be extra excited if things do go the way that you want them to. It's so hard to do, but we gotta hold on some how.

For me, the hardest thing to do on Friday night was stand at our fence and listen to our neighbor. Her husband has left to go overseas in the last couple of weeks. She told us that she heard from him the night before by a short 5-minute telephone call that he was aloud. She said it was so hard, especially after putting their 3 to 4 year old child on the phone to talk to his daddy for a minute. Thier little boy just wanted to pack up and go with his daddy. Our neighbor told us that she has decided that she will no longer cry infront of the son while his daddy's gone, but every night when she puts him to bed and he asks for his dad, she ends up crying as soon as he's asleep.

Being as close to these people as we are, it's so hard to hear these things. To me, I've got enough emotions going through me with it just being me and the 3 dogs. It's just so hard for all of us that are being put in this situation as our family members head overseas. Each of us have to handle things in are own way and each of our cases our a little bit different, but we're all in this together. We will make it through, you just gotta believe in your loved one, believe in yourself, and believe in your relationship.