date night

High heels

a dress

actually wearing makeup and perfume

and blow-drying my hair.

sea bass

a whole bottle of French wine

beignets for dessert

ADULT conversation

no interruptions

holding hands

not talking about the babies quite

as much as we thought we would

inside jokes

giggling...

having him tell me 

how proud of me he is,

and how much he loves me

and only having to sneak

off to the bathroom so i could cry

once. (which has to be a record for me, 

usually it would be ten times or so,hehe)

treasuring this last day together,

memorizing the way he looks, smell and sounds...

please note the puffy face and squinty eyes

from lack of sleep (thanks sadie) and crying.

but i did my hair and makeup and that's what counts yay!!

knowing in a little over 24 hours 

i'll be missing him terribly.

Comments

[diane]

Just another faithful blog reader here, with tears streaming down my face! I have never met you, but admire your work and love the way you tell your stories. My heart is with you today and I will think of you and your girls every day that your husband is away. What he is doing is amazing, but what you are doing is no less heroic. Thanks to you both! (Those words seem so inadequate right now.) God bless you and keep you all safe until you are together again. Now, take a deep breath, and just do what you need to do for your family, one day at time. Just think, you are already almost one day closer to having him home. Hang in there, you are NOT alone!

[Nicole]

I will keep you and your hubby in my prayers. May he come home safe and sound! :)

[noell]

My heart breaks for you all the time, Stephanie. I am so sorry you have to let your man go. Please tell him to take our hope and gratitude with him to Afghanistan. Much love to you and your babies, too.

[Debbi T]

Now you've got me crying. Your journaling is so special here. Hugs to you, and I hope he comes back safe and sound and that you have the strength to get through this difficult time and that the time flies by quickly.

[Jane]

God bless you all! What a beautiful family! Will keep you all in my prayers.