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Miss my husband!
I am fairly new to these boards but have enjoyed reading all the posts! Background: My husband and I are both 23 (married last August), college grads, no kids... I talked him into joining the Guard 2 years ago. We are both Officer Candidates (graduating in August.. Hooah!) He has chosen to go accelerated (8 week training), which was a last minute decision for him... he has been gone since the beginning of June. No cell phone... nothing. I haven't heard a thing from him since then, and I won't see him until August 6th. We recently bought a house that we love, however, it's a good 20 minutes away from all of our friends. I am very independent, so I never thought I would have a problem being by myself if he gets deployed... But I am having a really tough time with this already! I work full-time and generally keep pretty busy, but it's just so quiet without him around. We have been together since 2005 (met freshman year in college), and have pretty much been attached at the hip since (because we wanted to be, not out of insecurity or dependence!) I know this doesn't compare to those who have kids and whose partners are overseas, so please don't think I'm trying to make the situations seem the same! Any advice?
Re: Miss my husband!
For me, and I'm just a wannabe, when FI is gone, I'm jealous so I get a bit lonely because I'm thinking about all the cool stuff he's doing that I'm not. I actually like TADs in general though.
When is your training? Complete? Soon?
In that case, don't feel guilty! You did it, he can do it!
Use this time for stuff you wouldn't do with him around. Eat whatever you want (while maintaining physical standards of course), watch tv he wouldn't watch. Go visit your friends, etc.