I got this text message from Hubby about an hour ago (while I was getting the boys haircuts... btw, so friggin cute):
"Going to stay late tonight. Have to do urinalysis and work on a paper. Won't get to the gym til 5."
(Which means, he'll probably be home around 7, 7:30)
After I read that, I was really bummed. I mean, not home for dinner?? That sucks. Then I remembered something. When Hubby was on the sub in the shipyard, he wouldn't come home until 1am, then have to get up at 4am for work the same morning! The entire time he was on the boat, I couldn't say that I honestly expected him home for dinner any day, with the exception of baby leave.
Oh my god, I'm going soft on shore duty! Duh, he's in the military- any time he can make it home for dinner is a plus, not a given. Wow, I feel so spoiled now.
I suppose I should enjoy it. After all, once we're back on sea duty, I can just kiss family dinner time good-bye. As a d-head, I don't expect him to come home at all, especially (heaven forbid) if he's an Eng. YUCK. But at the same time, I don't want to be that whiny wife who gets used to having her hubby home, then bitches about duty days and deployments. I wanna keep my perspective! At least, until retirement. :)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
I do the same thing. :) I get all sad because I don't see him when his crew has the boat. I have to remind myself. "At least they're on shore! Next time they're on-crew they could be deployed the whole time!"
Perspective helps us appreciate what we do get. Go you! I like your mindset.
I'm trying to keep the same mindset. I've become totally spoiled at this point and I try to remember that this is not the norm and it could change at any time!
I think it's normal to fall into a routine, but I know what you mean. I got totally spoiled when Chris was at DLI -- he worked 8-3 just about every day and had all weekends/holidays off. Now that he's in a deploying billet again, we're at the opposite side of the spectrum and he's gone all the time... I'm slowly getting used to it, but it helps to remember that no tour lasts forever.
Post a Comment