[juli2]

I've just read Lisa's post about the emotional separation many of us make at the beginning of a deployment. Got me to thinking, how do y'all handle the end?
I get all giddy, emotional, excited, and I don't rest much! I think everything's got to be perfect. I clean and organize like I'm bringing a new baby home. I make more room for his stuff than he could ever use (being the man that he is, he only needs an empty drawer and a few hangers in the closet!). I stock up on his favorite drinks and foods, and for some reason, I stress for days on what I'm going to wear and what the kids will wear, when we meet him for the first time. Oh and of course I make welcome home signs that I plaster all over the place!
Now logic tells me that he doesn't care about any of this, he just wants to get home! But I can't help it! Do y'all do this too?
That being said, this is my last post for awhile. I've just got to get ready for my Marine to come home, he'll be here in a week! If I could peel myself away from this computer, imagine how many thousands of welcome home signs I can make and post somewhere! HAHA! Looks like there's going to be a story about him in the local paper here too! That will be so nice for him, what an ego builder. He certainly deserves it.
Don't y'all just love this little guy?!