1 week!

Well Matt's been gone for a whole week and it hasn't been so bad! I miss him like crazy but I work a lot and have been finding things to do. Reading, movies, shopping, cleaning, writing and just about anything else I can find to do. I started painting a few months ago and, although I have no talent for it, I really enjoy it. I bought a whole bunch of paints and tonight I am buying my first large canvas. So far I have just used smaller ones. Oh another great thing, FRIENDS! Matt bought me the entire series for Christmas and it's great to have on in the background! Very nice. I know everyone was worried that while Matt was away I would be depressed or something, or go crazy in this house alone but I'm doing good. I can't wait for him to come back but at least I know can make it the rest of the deployment without any worries since people say the first week is the hardest.

He's gone.

Well Matt left today for his 4 month deployment and I think I handled it really well. It sucks no matter how long you're away from the person you love but luckily we have had about a year to prepare for it. Well prepare as much as you can be, let's face it it's hard to be on your own. But I have awesome friends and a great family to help me get through this and Matt went with his 2 best friends so I know he is taken care of. And a bonus my mom has gone through this quite a few times so she really can say "I know how you feel" which is comforting. Like most military wives I am sure I will fall into my routine, gym, work, gym, work. And my brother and sister are coming out in March so that will be great! I just have to make it through the first night alone in a big scary house, after that I'll be okay!