He's Gone

[gina6239]

 I left my husband at Westover ARB yesterday, where he got on a shuttle that took him to the airport for basic training. I miss him so much already. I woke up today feeling like I have been punched in the stomach. I haven't eaten in about 24 hours. I keep looking at the Lackland BMT website, trying to feel closer to him, and to figure out what he is doing right now.

I have not received the phone call yet where he says he is ok and I get the address. I am taking that as a sign that his TI is not going to be great about letting them make calls...

I will share more about Westover and outprocessing when I am not so depressed.

[DavisMom161008]

I know this is hard and I am so sorry he had to leave for training, it always sucks, I won't lie. I see in your pic that you have a little one? Try to focus on taking care of your little one, which means taking care of yourself. The 1st time DH and I were seperated due to training I didn't always eat and stayed up to wee hrs of the morning. I didn't have a kid then and I wouldn't even try that now with my toddler. I know I may seem harsh, but from yrs of experience and many seperations I will tell you to take good care of yourself. This way your DH can focus on training knowing that you and your family is well cared for. Exercise is a good way to work out frustrations/worries/fears/pretty much anything. Get a walking buddy if you can, someone you can talk/vent to about life as a military spouse. Tehy don't have to be 1 themselves, some of my closest confidants (sp) are non-military.

Since it is training it may be rough getting phone calls and/or emails out. When DH was in NAV school at Lackland, I sometimes went days without hearing a thing.

These times apart will bring you closer as a family, stronger as a family, and you will become stronger knowing that you can do this. Military Spouses are a rare breed, I don't care what people say. We don't enter this life with strength, but we gain it through the seperations and trials that we must endure.

I hope I have helped you and you can comment and vent here. We are here to support and help each other. Take care and hope to hear how things are going for you.

[MileexMom2010]

I am sorry girl. I know its hard to see them go. When my husband left for Basic I was so crushed I cried the whole first two weeks. You will get a call soon and just keep yor head up and know he misses you just as much as you miss him.

[cditren]

I am buying a planner today to organize myself before he leaves in a week.

I will try to have a workout routine to so I can look awesome for my hunny and I will keep busy with my online classes and also with my three girls. At this time I'm not trying to focus on him being back in July I'm online focusing on going to Lackland and seeing him at the end of March for his graduation.

If I stay strong my girls will be less stressed about daddy being gone, and I will help him because he won't be at basic worried about whether I can hold the fort down or not.

I am thankful for those of you that are helping me bring this group out, this is exactly what I envisioned, Air Force Wives coming together and supporting each other in a drama free group :)

Quoting DavisMom161008:

I know this is hard and I am so sorry he had to leave for training, it always sucks, I won't lie. I see in your pic that you have a little one? Try to focus on taking care of your little one, which means taking care of yourself. The 1st time DH and I were seperated due to training I didn't always eat and stayed up to wee hrs of the morning. I didn't have a kid then and I wouldn't even try that now with my toddler. I know I may seem harsh, but from yrs of experience and many seperations I will tell you to take good care of yourself. This way your DH can focus on training knowing that you and your family is well cared for. Exercise is a good way to work out frustrations/worries/fears/pretty much anything. Get a walking buddy if you can, someone you can talk/vent to about life as a military spouse. Tehy don't have to be 1 themselves, some of my closest confidants (sp) are non-military.

Since it is training it may be rough getting phone calls and/or emails out. When DH was in NAV school at Lackland, I sometimes went days without hearing a thing.

These times apart will bring you closer as a family, stronger as a family, and you will become stronger knowing that you can do this. Military Spouses are a rare breed, I don't care what people say. We don't enter this life with strength, but we gain it through the seperations and trials that we must endure.

I hope I have helped you and you can comment and vent here. We are here to support and help each other. Take care and hope to hear how things are going for you.