Why, hello there May

A lot has happened in the past two weeks (when doesn't a lot happen in two weeks?)

DH and I tried to get him home on Emergency Leave for my surgery, but it was denied because my condition is not life threatening.  Yes it is disappointing, but what can ya do?

So I have rescheduled surgery for mid-September.  This will give DH plenty of time to come home and it should be during his block leave.  My back does hurt a lot still, but I can survive a few more months until he comes home for good.

Speaking of coming home for good…

We are in the home stretch of this deployment!  80% done!! W00t!!!  And no this is not my attempt at cheating on my DOM to convince myself that the end is closer than it really is.  DOM really does say 80%  =D

We only have X amount of months before he comes home.  And by X, I mean a very small single digit number.


I also finished my first year of college with a 3.26 GPA.  Not as good as I had hoped, but as long as I keep it above a 3.0, I should have no problem getting into Grad school.

So here it goes… The calendar for the remaining months of this deployment.

May:  Going home to watch the foals be born on my stepdad's farm.  This should be very exciting as there are still two more mares that are going to deliver babies in the next couple of months.

June:  Spend half of the time at my mom's and the second half at home.  The second half will be time for me to prepare myself for DH's homecoming.  Hair, nails, working out, etc.

July:  Last month of this deployment.  I will probably spend most of this time dancing, freaking out, smiling, and grocery shopping.

August:  Relaxing for the first time in 12 months.

September:  New Jersey, Vegas, and surgery.  A pretty exciting month =)


May has always been the epitome of the end for me.  It represents the final season of this deployment, the end of school, and the home stretch.  Everything after May seems minuscule in comparison to what I've already been through.

It still amazes me that it's May.  For months I dreamed of May.  In October I felt that May would never come.  Even in February I felt that May was just a distant goal that would never truly be accomplished.  Well here it is...

I made it.  WE made it.