Imagine wanting him to leave....

I was able to talk with the wife of an officer that Michael has become good friends with last Friday. It was so nice to talk to someone who is going through the same thing. She called just to see how I was doing, which was so nice of her. Even though she lives an hour away, it would be nice to get together at some point. I love all of my friends, and they have been so great through everything, but it is also nice to talk to someone who just knows how it is, and if you have had a crappy day can truly relate.

During our conversation, she mentioned the FRG meeting that I had to miss on Thursday (someday my schedule will calm down, I swear!) The topic was the emotional cycle of a deployment. I was kind of glad I missed, because I had already been through this briefing once! Anyway, she said that some wives actually talked about how they were ready and wanted their husbands to go because they were starting to 'get on their nerves.' Both Major's wife and myself were shocked to say the least. How can someone say that? I prayed and prayed the day would never come and here these wives wanted their husbands to go? How can you want to send someone you love away to war for a year? I keep putting it into italics because I just don't understand it. It makes me so mad and upset for the soldier to hear that their wives would say that. I told her it was a good thing I wasn't there because I probably would have said something they wouldn't have liked to hear! Who says something like that? If I go to a FRG event, I hope Major's wife is there so we can keep each other calm when these wives are so....what word do I want? Stupid...Insensitive...Ignorant? All of the above?

Meanwhile, I know I cursed technology a few days ago, but that technology allowed me to see my husband last night! Our video cameras worked, and although a little blurry, I could still see him. He looked fantastic, and hasn't changed! Still multi-tasking on the web while talking. God, I love and miss him! I used to get on him about being on his laptop all night instead of watching TV, but now I don't care if he didn't TALK to me all night, as long as he was in the house! Those wives can take it and shove it. We will see who has the stronger relationship at the end of this year.