So it has begun. At about 8:05am today we said out goodbyes and he got into his helicopter.
It has been a whirlwind. We moved into our new apartment, and tried to cram as much into a few days as possible. We had a huge family dinner at our place on Easter. We went to all our favorite restaurants and bars. You get the picture. On Monday his orders began and he was at the hanger. Tuesday was the going away ceremony. It was pure chaos. We drove all the way to Fort Snelling trying to find a patch for his uniform and get me a dependent ID. We found out that in DEERS he wasn't on active duty orders. This wouldn't be a problem except that neither of us would be eligible for health care. Anyway we grabbed a copy of his orders and faxed them to the office that needed them. After that the big ceremony and family bowling and pizza with the whole crew. Finally we spent a quiet sad night at home. We got up early on Wednesday and prepared to say goodbye only to see snow and know that we had another day together. We got to go back to bed, play video games and most of all just relax. We both needed this and it made today so much easier.
It was sad to see him go but I know that the days until this deployment are over will only get smaller now and that soon the tears and sadness will be replaced by a resolve to not only carry on with my day to day life, but to thrive.
I am a brand new National Guard wife. I was married on January 27, 2007 and said good bye to my husband less than three months later. He is in the Minnesota National Guard and we decided to marry after learning he was being deployed. He will first train for four to six months, followed by a year flying in helicopters around Iraq. I am not sure that I am ready for this challenge, but regardless, this should be an interesting two years.
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