Corey left for his extended business trip today...after three days of good-byes, tears and delays. The girls and I are going to need some time to adjust and get into our routine. We are used to doing things on our own, but Corey is woven through every aspect of our lives and it takes time getting used to not hearing from him so often.
The girls and I saw him off at the airfield today. We were able to park right by the runway, so he literally flew over our heads on departure. Quite a sight to see. Emily promptly requested that we follow him. This is all very new to her. We have been discussing "Daddy's Long Trip" with her for quite some time now, but I'm pretty sure the concept will be lost on her until he comes home. She is, however, looking forward to sending her Daddy presents in the mail. She already has a long laundry list of things she feels he might need. Important things like crayons, fruit snacks and binoculars. She is so funny.
Sam is pretty oblivious to everything that is going on. She has been following Emily's lead quite a bit today. I had the girls wave to the airplane as it took off. Emily yelled "Bye Daddy!" at the top of her lungs. Sam yelled "Corey! Where are you!". I, of course, just laughed through my tears. My girls definitely help me with my perspective.
I'm starting my reading challenge on Monday. So if you haven't had a chance to pick up "The Great Gatsby" then get on it. I wait for no man!
Take care everyone!
Me
1 comment:
Separations are always hard and I believe they only get harder when you add children. My husband just returned from a six month deployment only to leave again for a month! My daughter Joli is very aware of what is going on and cried for almost a week when he left again. But kids are very resilant and sometimes able to handle things better then we are. It will all be happy again before you know it!
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