This was our first weekend since SGT Daddy deployed so I had several things planned for us to do, to make sure the girls and I didn’t get “bored”.
On Friday, it was payday! So the girls and I headed to the mall for lunch and an afternoon of shopping. We had fun trying on clothes, looking at books, and glancing at the puppies at the pet store. I got a new bluetooth headset for my Blackberry, which I love! (review on that coming soon)
Saturday was a day of playing outside and running to the post office. SGT Daddy requested his beloved XBox to be sent along with some games,etc. We even threw some extra goodies in there for him too! I have to say I miss the xbox. I’m on the lookout for the Halo 3 Edition, so if you know of a good deal let me know!
We had gotten free tickets to the Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Circus so we went to that on Sunday. Becca had a great time and Kiersten was her moody self. I nearly had a fit when she refused to stand up for the pledge of allegiance. After a minor attitude adjustment, she did. It was a great show, just a lot different than what I remember the circus to be. I guess when you’re a kid … everything is on a much grander scale.
Sunday night I was in a funk. I was expecting to hear from SGT Daddy by then and when I didn’t hear anything I guess I got kind of depressed. The neighbors were even having a BBQ that we were invited to, but it was mostly a couples thing. Quite honestly, I just didn’t want to be the only single person there. It’s been a REALLY long time since I’ve been in that position(12 years) and I certainly didn’t like it back then.
It’s hard to believe that SGT Daddy has been gone a week.. in ways its flying by and standing still. I’m doing better than I thought I would but I do have my moments. I was determined today to start getting back to my old self… the kids were going to a summer program for 4 hours and I wanted to take advantage of the alone time. Then I got a big surprise… a morning phone call from SGT Daddy.
I was so happy to hear his voice and know he was ok. I knew in my head that he was ok but hearing his voice made me feel so much better. I don’t know when we’ll hear from him again.. as I expect it will be several days.
So I’m out of the survival mode and onto the thriving mode! I’m just glad that I know that I’m not the only one in this boat.
