Well after much thought and prayer Roland and I have decided that I will be staying in CA while he is deployed. I know that I would love to be in OH with my friends and family while he is gone but the stress of repacking up our house, putting all our things into storage, and driving back to OH is just to overwhelming. Then I would have repack all the things I would have in OH, drive back to CA, get all our things our of storage, and get our home settled. All while I will have 2 kids to deal with, going to college, and working toward my doula certification. I also don't think it would be fair to Roland to have to worry about packing and putting all our things into storage right before he deploys. We want to have this time before he goes to be focused around us being a family and spending as much quality time together as possible. I have to say I never thought that we would be preparing for another deployment so soon and again while I am pregnant and having another baby without him here to support me. I know that this is just as hard on him as it is on me, just talking about it together is still very hard for us. I don't think anyone but other military families can really understand what it is like to be separated from your other half for months to a year at a time. Our life isn't like that of civilian life and we cherish every moment we have together to the fullest because you just never know how long it will be until the next one or if it could possibly be your last.
