I’m pretty down today.
This morning I was pretty sick, don’t know if it was a bug, or something I ate,
or just dread at the thought of him leaving again.
But my dad had to drive him to the airport b/c I felt so bad.
Most of it’s gone now, except for a headache,
but I miss him so much.
You’d think that the 3rd time I’ve had to say goodbye in this past year
would be easier than the 1st,
but it’s simply not true.
Last night at supper H said
“Tomorrow it will just be the Howell girls again.
Don’t worry Daddy, we’re not scared”.
And she summed it up better than I could have.
But if I would have said the second part of that quote,
I would have been lying.
So here we are again. Seemingly at square one.
But luckily this time it’s only 2 months.
That’s what people say to me lots. But it’s “only” 2 months right?
As if I’m not fearing for his safety every moment of every day.
I know people mean well when they say that,
but whether it may be 2 months or 2 minutes,
there’s a hole in my heart when he’s not here.
I thought I’d share some photos from DC.
It was a whirlwind trip. We flew in Thursday afternoon and left Saturday morning.
Not much sight-seeing, although we did fit in Arlington National Cemetery before we left. I’ll share those photos another day.
I was so proud of him. So proud.
I cried 3 times. Which was embarrassing, but if you know me well,
you know that 3 is actually less than one would think.
Anyway, I’m just going to share some photos.
I hope you have a beautiful day.
xo
these photos are from the reception the first night-
the cutie in white is j’s brother, christopher (as if it’s not obvious)
and his wife anna is next to J.
my precious sister in law
these are from the luncheon, pls. ignore the fact that my left eye appears to be a black hole (wth is that all about??). that aside, i ADORE this photo.
the awards ceremony (my camera died right before the actual ceremony)
before our nice dinner the night before we left:
p.s. i will take a photo of the bust of macarthur later (the physical statue he received). it is HUGE!!!