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post #1 of 15
10/6/11 at 5:47am
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Df is gone for the next three days and two nights. Im so pathetic Im ridiculously SAD! We have never been apart for anything other than work related so having to sleep by myself is freakin crappy!!

I am such a dork I actually cried when he texted that he was at the airport.

Im just glad I have my phone and computer so I still have my internet but still...sleeping alone...not fun. Noone waking me up with dragon breath or elbowing me or stealing my pillow..Ill still be waking up to farts because the dog will be sleeping with me but its just not the same.

Beh Im so ready for Saturday to be here already. Today sucks something fierce already and I have two nights alone to get thru!!!!!!!!!!
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post #2 of 15
10/6/11 at 5:54am
Awwwww, I hate it when Craig goes away though...

However waking up to dragon breath isn't over fun. Craig knows not to kiss me with an open mouth first thing in the morning
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post #3 of 15
10/6/11 at 6:03am
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I would totally take the dragon breath and the snuggling up against me just to fart on me. The elbows in the face and pain in the buttness of waking him up in the morning instead of him leaving.

This is just hard cuz its the first time we have ever been away from each other over night. 8+ hours a day isnt bad because I know he is only a couple minutes away from me and coming home at night. But knowing he is out of state and not coming home just downright sucks monkeys. I was whining to him that I dont even know how to make coffee for myself or dinner for myself. Im going to spend the next three days living off pretzels and boxed noodles because its the only stuff that is in the house that can be made for one person. Unless I make a meal and make up a plate for the dog.

Atleast I have the munsters and Frankllin. I know atleast 3 cats will be sleeping with me..and probably loving being able to be bed hogs and Franklin will sleep with me because hes just as depressed as I am. You should have seen us standing at the windown when his ride pulled away. I swear the dog was as depressed as I am.

I seriously am such a dork but him and I are both gung ho together every night, no nights apart super clingy fruit pies. LOL so I know its not just me its both of us. I still hope hes miserable sleeping without me. LOL He better not sleep a wink while hes gone....even though I know he will drop off like a stone because he can sleep like a rock no matter what and no matter where he is.
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post #4 of 15
10/6/11 at 9:22am
I was a freaking mess the first time Gary went to China! I had to take him to the airport and when I got back to the car I just burst into tears!
Although he bought me a webcam the weekend before he left, so we skyped every chance we could, although it meant me a really weird sleep schedule! LOL!
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post #5 of 15
10/6/11 at 9:31am
I feel your pain. You'd think after 21 years and my husband being gone a total of 3-4 months a year I'd be used to it; but I still cry every time he leaves on a trip. The longer the trip, and the farther away it is, the more I dread it. And I can't sleep until he's called or emailed to let me know he's reached his destination, sometimes the trip takes up to ~30 hours (door-to-door) and it's rough.

It's even worse when I travel... all I want is to go back home and be with him and the kitties.

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post #6 of 15
10/6/11 at 10:03am
hun, it sucks I know the feeling to well, me and blaine havent lived together for the last two years (hopefully not much longer) hate sleeping without him and im sure its the reason I dont sleep very well

chin up hun he will be back before you know it
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post #7 of 15
10/6/11 at 10:30am
I used to feel that way, too, but after 40 years of marriage, I kind of like it when Rick is away for a few days. Don't get me wrong, I always look forward to him coming back home, too, but it's nice for a few days to be alone and do what things that I want to do, even if it's just flopping down on the sofa with a good book.

That's when I take the time to get done those things that I might not normally do while he's home. Things like cleaning out bureau drawers or cupboards and closets.

I will still cook while he's away, but I'll either freeze the leftovers for another time, or I'll eat the same thing two days in a row. No biggie for me. It's cheaper than getting take-out every night.

Still have trouble sleeping sometimes at night, but as long as I keep the tv on very low for background noise and light, so that I'm not alone in the dark, I usually sleep fairly well. And I have seven cats to keep me company in the bed, too, so it's not like I have the whole bed to myself!

Rick goes away five or six times a year for union business. (I don't want to go into a lot of detail because I know there are people here who don't care much for unions. But I am a big supporter of unions and always have been. Always will.) Most of the time, he's only gone for 3-4 days. But the big annual meeting is usually about a week and is usually out west as well. I could go with him, but he flies to Portland, Oregon. And I don't fly, so.......
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post #8 of 15
10/6/11 at 10:57am
My husband is away 3 nights a week, and has been for the last 17 years. (Firefighter!)
I minded very much in the beginning, and when the kids were young, but now I have a routine, and if he IS home every night, I kinda start to lose it.
Every summer, he and my kids leave for 3 days to go camping. I look forward to those days as a chance to not do a darned thing. Nothing. I take baths, I leave the spoon in the peanut butter jar, and I eat all the potato chips myself. I sleep in the middle of the bed, and I watch anything I want and don't worry about a thing. I wonder why they can't take the dogs with them too....

Use the time to relax, and be yourself. He'll be back soon.
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post #9 of 15
10/6/11 at 11:50am
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Im just so used to him being home and having someone to take care of this sucks so bad. To top it off hes in Florida but NOT TALKING TO ME! We are textaholics so we text all the time and hes off all willy nilly in Florida tool show or not...its only quarter of 3 in the afternoon..the tool show isnt till tomorrow....Frick!!!! This is driving me nuts because normally right now Id be waking up from a little nap but I cant sleep.

I went the library found some books and got a couple off the internet but still....NOT FUN! I have like zero ambition for anything knowing hes not coming home.

I feel like a turd because hello I should pull up the big girl britches and get over it but still Im left behind at home while hes in Florida so its lonelyness dosed with a smidge of jealousy cuz hello Florida!!!!!!!!!!

Beh Im freakin miserable.
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post #10 of 15
10/6/11 at 4:14pm
I LOLed but only because I so get you!!

DH used to be in the military when we were first married. He deployed several times and was gone for months; sometimes to parts unknown but desserty. He finished his enlistment in 2006. Since then he's gone camping for the weekend without me and I'll be all sad and depressed! Then I'm like "Good lord woman! He's not in Iraq!!"
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post #11 of 15
10/6/11 at 6:03pm
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Originally Posted by MoochNNoodles View Post
I LOLed but only because I so get you!!

DH used to be in the military when we were first married. He deployed several times and was gone for months; sometimes to parts unknown but desserty. He finished his enlistment in 2006. Since then he's gone camping for the weekend without me and I'll be all sad and depressed! Then I'm like "Good lord woman! He's not in Iraq!!"
Omg hysterical!!! Well Im bowing down to mother nature right now because they are supposed to get hit with some crazy nasty weather on Saturday...soooo guess what! HES COMING HOME TOMORROW! Im doing my woo woo happy dance right now.

Me and logic have never been friends so I knew that everything would be ok but since the drama llama is my brains bff as far as I was concerned inside my head many scenarios could have played out. He wouldnt come home, he would die in a plane crash, die in a car crash, find someone with bigger boobs to replace me, or decide to move down there without me and the furkids. Yes I just eyerolled the heck outta myself.

But all will be well in my tiny little bubble of insanity tomorrow night. Thank the stars because I would have died two nights without him farting on me in his sleep. LOL
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post #12 of 15
10/6/11 at 6:58pm
When my hubby had to go to Maine for a weekend because his aunt was dying, I was a mess. We hadn't spent a night apart in 4.5 years. Luckily the cats sensed I was upset, and all three would tuck themselves right up against me all night. I even slept on his side of the bed. My biggest worry was a car wreck, since he and his brother were making the 2200mi round trip in a weekend. I kept worrying one would fall asleep while driving and since it was snowing in Maine, drive myself nuts if I couldn't get a hold of him.

We have spent up to 4 nights apart since then though when I went to NYC with my friend for the pole competition. But I still hate being away from him. So lonely!
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post #13 of 15
10/7/11 at 4:19am
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Ughh I slept like poop last night. I had three cats sleeping on my legs and they know I hate that cuz it makes me feel trapped. And I was cold...Beh atleast he will be home tonight so thats good!!!

We had major technical difficulties last night. Something happened to Verizon in our area and you couldnt make any phone calls or send texts so I spazzed thinking something was wrong with my phone. Thankfully by the time it was bedtime my phone started working...it only took four hours and we were able to talk. LOL but he didnt wanna tell me what he was wearing....LOL

Ugh atleast today can be like a semi normal day. I will take a nap while he is flying back to Pa.
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post #14 of 15
10/7/11 at 5:10pm
Off topic: Every time I read the title of your thread I start thinking about Broccoli Bites! YUM!!

Back on topic: That stinks with your phone. Dh always used to call my cell when he was deployed in case i wasn't at home. Needless to say my phone went EVERYWHERE with me. Well one night; a night he was due to call, it suddenly wasn't working! I called Verizon and somehow one of their techs while setting up a new phone for another customer had given them my number!!! I went off!! It was fixed immediately and just a few minutes later my DH called! No problems like that with Verizon since.
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post #15 of 15
10/7/11 at 5:39pm
I secretly like it when DH goes away now because I get the bed all to myself
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