My husband is days away from coming home to me. DAYS. It’s surreal. And exciting. And nerve-wracking all at the same time! 12 months, down the drain, and back to some sort of reality. Holy crap.
This deployment was different in so many ways from the last one. I felt so lost last time. Abandoned. Alone. I was so brand new to this town, didn’t know anybody, have a job, or any sort of life. My husband was brand spanking new to his company, so his friendships within the unit were limited. Therefore, my friendships with the wives were equally as limited. My connection from his company, aside from my super awesome FRG leader, was pretty much next to nothing. I made do, made some great friends and worked a super shitty job, but when it was all over, I was more than happy to put it all behind me.
The year in between deployments was different. It was hard, but we had a good time. WE made friends. Together. It was no longer his friends (from before me moving out here) and my friends (from while he was gone). We had OUR friends. People and couples that we had met together, hung out with together, and grown to love together. A majority of them people from within his own company.
So, this homecoming is very different from last time. It’s not just me waiting for my husband. It’s my girlfriends and I waiting for our husbands, and our friends, and people that we have come to call family. Some of them may be on different flights, but it doesn’t mean that I won’t be there to greet them. To welcome them home. Because they are just as important to me. And to my husband.
I am looking forward to having OUR life back. His & Mine. Together with the people we love. The dinners, the parties, the get-togethers! I have missed my husband so much while he’s been gone, but I have missed our friends as well (although not as much. HA!). And I’m looking forward to all of us getting back to some sort of “normal” as a group. Most of them aren’t sticking around (hooray, PCS’ing) but for a couple of months at least, we can have some “good ole times.”
Welcome home, guys. We all missed you 
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This is such an exciting time for you guys! I love Welcome Homes and the weeks that follow. So many happy memories
I hope the time goes by really fast so you will be in your soldier’s arms again soon!
I am soooooooooo excited for you! HOORAY!!! You made it!!!
Amazing! I can’t believe it!! I am so happy and excited for you and wish you all the best!!