Bittersweet

I would never give up the opportunity to see Glenn at a port call, but sometimes I'm not sure if it makes deployments easier or harder. When he is gone, I get in a routine and my deployment groove, but once I see him again, I remember how much I miss him and it throws everything out of whack. When he is gone it is easier to forget. Not forget him, but forget how much happier I am when he is around.

These pictures are deja view from a few weeks ago, but a new uniform and a new hemisphere. I know have no room to complain because many spouses go 6, 7, or 13 months without seeing their hubby in person. I've gotten to see Glenn twice in as many months and I'm grateful for that.Deployments are hard and they're not going to get any easier, but I'll keep looking forward to that first kiss after days, weeks or months apart.