{"id":20815,"date":"2013-11-29T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/real-life\/?p=20815"},"modified":"2013-11-29T07:39:06","modified_gmt":"2013-11-29T12:39:06","slug":"deployment-day-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/real-life\/deployment-day-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Deployment Day #30"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had \u00a0great day. We were surrounded by family and friends and even though I broke my Thanksgiving rule and spent the whole day baking, it was awesome.<\/p>\n

A half a world away, he had a lonely Thanksgiving. He ate dinner by himself and spent the evening in his room, alone. I can’t imagine feeling so alone, but I’m sure it is common for many of our troops overseas, and at training here in the states.<\/p>\n

I use to be a letter writer. When we were first married he lived in Panama and I lived in Florida. I wrote him a letter almost every day.<\/p>\n

This time around I’ve sent him one box and it didn’t even have a note inside.<\/p>\n

I guess things are different now. We Facebook message or text almost every day. I feel like there is nothing left to say, and nothing left in me to say it.<\/p>\n

I want to say that I will start writing him letters, but the reality is, I won’t. I can’t even remember to water the plant he gave me before he left.<\/p>\n

I don’t know how to keep him from feeling so alone and really I don’t think I can.<\/p>\n

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My parents are here visiting. Yay!!!<\/p>\n

My husband has been deployed to the Middle East for 274 days.\u00a0 These are my real thoughts expressing my heart during his absence.\u00a0 I appreciate your prayers and kind words as we cope, adapt, and carry on without him until August 2014.\u00a0 To read from the beginning, click here<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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