2.5 months...

Wow, so the end of January is right around the corner and Chris will be in Washington state doing some training. I am so not looking forward to that day. My Nurse Practitioner told me that I would probably become more emotional and stressed as the date draws closer and she was dead on. I thought I was going to be so strong up until like the week before he left but I'm not gonna lie...my eyes start to well up at just the thought of it. I can only pray that it will get easier. I try not to cry in front of Chris if I can because I know it only upsets him when he knows that I'm upset. Sometimes I just can't help it though!


On a better note, one of Chris' commanders just went to Iraq to, as Chris put it, scope things out and see where his unit might be needed. It turns out they might stay in Kuwait afterall. The other part of his unit will probably be somewhere in Iraq. So his part of the unit might stay out of Iraq, which would make me feel a ton better knowing he was in more of a safe zone. Of course as anything with the military, nothing is for sure but even Chris sounds hopeful so if he is hopeful then so am I!


Finally, I am so glad this election is over! I did vote for Obama, mainly because I feel that he was the candidate that could affect my life the most whereas I didn't feel that McCain would be doing much for me if he were elected. Along with turning the economy around, I am truly hoping that he will start to pull our troops out of Iraq. I know that if he does start to do this it probably wouldn't affect Chris' upcoming deployment, but I am hoping that he would not have to go again. That's my only political stint! Time will only tell....


Anyway, that is all for now! I will keep the blog updated as I hear things from Chris!