Georgia
I have learned that the lawn mower needs gas to start, driving with the emergency brake ON is bad for your car, tarps do not keep the roof from leaking, you CAN get pink eye in both eyes at the same time, the Air force does not want my husband to EVER celebrate our anniversary, and that no matter how many deployments you go through it never gets any easier! Bolling AFB, DC
October 7th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Okay, you have had more than your share of misfortunes! You now need good luck, good karma and a great glass of wine! Here’s to you, my friend! I hope the rest of the deployment goes a little bit better than the start! Hope
October 13th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
So True! In the 4 years that my husband and I have been married we have never spent an anniversary together. But I have learned to buy myself a nice gift for my anniversary..
October 27th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Amen to that. I am on my 4th year of marriage and have yet to spend an anniversary with my husband. When we got married, I thought the AF would be so great b/c we could, as he says, “travel the world together.” Fat chance of that happening! He travels the world and leaves me behind to care for our sick baby. I am grateful to the AF for flying him home for the birth of our son, unfortunately, it was b/c we were having complications and he was premature, but fortunately everything turned out okay. Now, as I care for my son and try to maintain my job, working from home, he wishes for care packages. The first deployment, I understood, but now I don’t. I don’t have time. I was able to find a company online at AAFES, Framesdirect, that will ship sunglasses to APO addresses, so that was nice b/c I didn’t have to pack up the sick baby and take off work to go to the post office. What a save! But, that was good for one care package. What else can I get him for an anniversary gift or just a care package? Food…he doesn’t want. A card…done that. Magazines…he has read them all. What next? I am not very creative I guess…I wish I was the “do-everything type of woman!”