A couple of years ago, when we were really just starting out on this military journey and long distance relationship, a good friend of mine gave me one of the best pieces of advice I have received. I was getting so upset every time I would have to leave Andrew to go home again.
She told me: "every goodbye now is one goodbye less until you won't have to say goodbyes anymore". At the time, I couldn't even imagine a world without long distance phone calls, good morning text messages and airport goodbyes, but here we are. This weekend will be my last trip to Kentucky (and my first attempt at cooking a holiday meal- yikes) before moving down to be with Andrew next month. It is hard to believe we made it through four Army training schools, including ranger school, and a 12 month deployment and now the beginning of our lives together can actually start.
Of course, the Army throws a wrench in the traditional American family lifestyle, so we will have our fair share of "see ya laters" coming our way, but I love knowing that for the foreseeable future I will get to see my future husband every day. We've almost made it... Just a couple more weeks to go!
