Getting Ready For Deployment

Hey My guy is in Afghanistan right now. It is hard you do have your good days and bad days. I am discovering a lot about love in the process. Keep your head up. Surround yourself with a lot of support talk to those people who can support you.

My boyfriend just left for Afghanistan right before Christmas. I have been on Skype talking to him on webcam every day since he got internet hooked up over there. When he gets off work in the evenings, he calls me while I'm getting ready for work. If you can both get internet and webcams, it really helps to talk "face to face." He can also call my cell phone using Skype for $30/month.



I shop a lot for him... I buy him things that will make him more comfortable while he's there, and also passes the time. He misses me as much as I miss him, and whenever I'm down he reminds me of all the plans we are making together when he comes home.



But in the meantime, I am making plans for myself to stay happy and healthy while he's gone. I want to get a new puppy and start working out so I look and feel hot when he comes home. Even though this is hard on me, it's also really hard on him. I do my part by sending letters, gifts, pictures, and sweet messages every day. It makes me feel good to do nice things for him even though he's far away. I know this is silly, but sometimes I even say things out loud that I wish I could say to him when I can't talk to him.



The day I took him to the airport was really really hard. I tried so hard to keep a smile on my face, but I left the airport with tears pouring out of me, so upset. Try to be strong for your man on your last goodbye. Just think of how you would feel getting on that plane knowing you're leaving someone. My man was gone for 2 months to Oklahoma training before he left for overseas, so when he left for good, I just *knew* I would become a huge mess. But it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be...I just can't think about it too much. Think about the day he comes home and how happy you're going to be! Focus on the good things (him being able to pay off loans, your personal time, working on your relationships with other loved ones) and focus on all your wonderful future plans with him.

i am about to be in the same boat as you.. but mine is only leaving for boot camp... but its still for 6 months.. if there is any way that you can give me advise on how to deal with that it would be greatly appreciated. but just remeber if you made it through that you will make it through this.. and i am sure he loves you and is coming back to you !!!

It is hard. But definitely worth it all. I can't give a lot of advice cus my man has only been in iraq for 2 months so far, but the most important thing is to have a positive attitude and hang in there.