All I wanted for Christmas was to be alone. I realize that many people look forward to spending Christmas with the folks that they love, but I wanted something different.<\/p>\n
I’d been dreading Christmas since we found out about the deployment this summer. I didn’t want to spend Christmas huddled around the computer using FaceTime to spend time together as a family.<\/p>\n
Tired from all the shopping and wrapping and fighting a nasty cold I just wanted to skip Christmas altogether.<\/p>\n
Instead of being alone I had extra people at my house all day Christmas Eve. We even had extra people spend the night. Normally I’m up for guests 365 days a year, but this year was different.<\/p>\n
I woke up Christmas morning with a horrible headache, which got worse as the day went on. I tried to put on a happy face for the kids (the littles were just really excited about the big day) and muddle through it.<\/p>\n
I tried to lay down throughout the day hoping to get rid of the headache, but it just got worse. My kids ate cereal for breakfast, lunch and dinner.<\/p>\n
My house is a disaster.<\/p>\n
I wish it went differently. Fortunately my kids were so excited about their new toys they didn’t really notice that I was up and down all day. They didn’t care that they ate cereal for dinner.<\/p>\n
It wasn’t the day that I wanted, but it was the day I got and it’s one day closer to being back together as a family again.<\/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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