Sep 27 2009
Family reunions =]
Those long absences between family members, the worrying, waiting and the heartbreak of missing them. We’ve all done it at one point or another, And it seems to be a reoccurring theme in my life for the time being. And I’m waiting for it all to be over! I’m definitely a worrier, so people being gone, doesn’t work out so well for me.
My sister just came home from her training in the Air Force. She’s been gone for an agonizing 9 months and she’ll only be home for five days. Three of those five she has processing on base. But she’s here, and that’s what I’m excited about. I’ve missed her, so much. I was lying in bed last night after a welcome home party, with a hot tub and world renowned chef cooking for us, talking with her and I couldn’t help but bawl on her shoulder about how much I’ve missed her and never realized it until she was gone. I’m the older sister…. But I’m very proud of her, seriously, how many 19 year-olds do you know that can launch an F-15? And she’s the first female crew chief on base at her duty station.
She’ll be gone for another month before she’s home for good. Then I get to be the one to leave. But that’s a waiting game as well. I’m waiting for him to come home, and that drives me beyond the point of crazy. He’s in Iraq until February serving a year long tour. I worry about him constantly, despite his reassurances. Absence definitely makes the heart grow fonder, and it also makes you realize what they meant to you in the first place. I know I need my sister, having her around feels like a piece to the puzzle is back in place. And now I know, without a doubt, that I need him.
Remember to tell your loved ones what they mean to you. Even if you see them everyday. Don’t wait till the last minute when realization hits you.
