Getting through the holidays

I apologize for slacking on this blog. Basically Adam has been on mission after mission since he returned to Iraq, so there hasn't been much to tell.

He finally receive his re-enlistment papers to sign -- for the third time -- so his bonus should be coming soon. I'm not sure whether he will have to give back the stop-loss pay he's been inaccurately receiving. I think he shouldn't because it's the Army's fault for screwing up his paperwork, but I doubt the Army cares what I think.

It has been harder for me to be without him during this holiday season. There is something about the holidays that makes people miss their loved ones more. What will I do if it snows? The only reason I went anywhere during the snowstorm last year was because we had Adam's four-wheel-drive. I work at home, which truly helps, but I want some crazy snowy adventures such as last year's. Admittedly, they were entirely unnecessary, but we had fun.

However, he will be home sooner than we know. It hit me one day last month that the tour was half over -- more if you count Camp Roberts during April. Time has flown. I didn't think it would, but it has. I hope it continues that way.

No matter what, I support him. I don't necessarily wish that he were here instead of there. He is where he should be, and I wouldn't want otherwise. Missing him and wanting him to choose me over our country are two different things -- and I'd like to think I'd never want the latter.