So, my husband's "Fini Flight" is tomorrow. To the non-flying/non-military people, this means he will be flying his Final Flight with the squadron he is in. It means ultimately that we are really leaving. The kids and I are hanging around for a few more months while he does some training in Arkansas so I keep telling myself that this isn't goodbye for me yet. However, tomorrow will just be a glaring reminder that we are really done with this chapter in our lives. We have met some incredible people here and being close to my family has been such a tremendous blessing. My baby was born here and all of the big steps for a toddler happened here for Parker. I have tears in my eyes right now just thinking of all the memories made with all of the wonderful people we have come to know in MS. Ugh! I can't believe it has been 3 1/2 years already!
My heart is heavy because I know that this is going to be hard for our family. We are a close knit bunch. I once told my husband that "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" reminded me of my family if only you replace the Greek part with Southern. We are just as close with his family but maybe a little more used to not seeing them as often. Being so close to my family has spoiled us for sure. I pray that the distance won't be too great for the heart. That skype and facebook will help to make the 20 hrs seem not so far. And that my children will realize how very blessed they are to have the family that God has placed them in.
I am excited for the adventures that are ahead of us, but very anxious/sad for the distance we are putting between us and the people we love the most.
These are my thoughts today, I hope it wasn't too much of a bummer for everyone to read.
Debbi aka Leigh
Thursday, March 10, 2011
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