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This time of year is strange for me, for so many reasons. I’ll break them down for you.
1. Day light savings time. Yes when we “fall” back we technically gain an hour which is great for us people who love to sleep and curse alarm clocks to the deepest part of hell. The problem I have with falling back is that it now gets dark entirely too early. 6 o’clock hits and I am ready for bed. If I do go to sleep early then I get up early and it starts this vicious cycle of napping during the day and being up all night, needless to say, it sucks. I am way more down with spring ahead!
2. Deployment. It was around this time 5 years ago that I headed to Afghanistan. It is a strangely emotional time for me. It’s funny because the actual journey and entry in to Afghanistan was uneventful. In fact, on the way there our plane broke down and we got to spend almost a week in Germany! For whatever reason though, I start reliving a lot of what I dealt with over there around this time of the year.
3. Marine Corps birthday. Happy 239th Marines! I love our birthday. I probably celebrate this occasion more than I do my own birthday, or Thanksgiving, or Christmas… This holiday means so much to me. I love how every Marine on Facebook changes his profile picture to a shot of them in uniform, I love that EVERYONE gets tagged in celebratory statuses. But, with the good comes the not so good. This is also a day I think about the fallen Marines who I had the absolute privilege of knowing. It can be quite sobering but I also know that my fallen brothers probably want me toasting to 300 more years of Marine ass whooping.
4. Veterans Day. I am all about Veterans Day. I am not one to go out to every single place that is offering a deal and take advantage of it. Instead, I choose to relax, maybe even throwing on a good war movie and taking time out to honor those who are no longer with us. I suppose I should be grateful that the Marine’s birthday and Veterans Day are side by side. I do not celebrate Veterans Day like I do the birthday, but I definitely appreciate what this holiday stands for and although I don’t exploit every Veteran’s day bargain, I am happy that certain businesses offer so much to those that have risked everything and stood up for our country.
I will be sad and also happy when I go to bed tomorrow night. At least I know when I drift off to sleep on Tuesday that I will only have to wake up Wednesday and white knuckle it through New Years!
Paige Hamilton said:
Thank you for your service to our nation! God bless you! 🙂
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vitalwholeness said:
Are you caring for the soul?
We all have to! No one gets deployed to Afghanistan who doesn’t need and deserve it!
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Staying Frosty said:
I have been doing my best to surround myself with positivity and move forward despite the demons that still haunt me.
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jesus2832 said:
Hubby told me to tell you, if you haven’t already, to read two books by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman called On Combat and On Killing. They helped him to understand what he is going through. I’m so glad you decided to blog. Talking (or blogging) about it is one of the most difficult things you’ll do. It takes courage. You still have a mission to do, and that mission is to make others aware and to heal your soul. Doing this blog is a very big step into that journey, and I very much appreciate the honesty you bring. If anything, know that you are not alone in your thoughts. My husband is right there with you.
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Staying Frosty said:
Thank you! I have actually read On Killing prior to my deployment. I honestly never considered reading again but now it makes a lot of sense! I appreciate your support. Publically writing about this has been very nervewracking and it takes a lot to just hit “post”.
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