Making it easier

I am a little surprised at how well I did yesterday. A few tears leaked out while I was at the airport, but that is to be expected.

I think having a plan for yesterday after the airport helped too. I went back to Pilates and had a big salad for dinner. I made a bunch of phone calls making sure that I wasn't isolating myself.

One other thing that was helpful for both me and Jack Bauer was what we had learned the evening before he left. We know what he will be doing when he comes home. That is a huge relief for both of us and makes this next bit of the deployment seem to have a more definitive purpose. And this deployment and 2.5-year separation will come to a conclusion not into the unknown but something that will take us in a good direction for us as a family.

Phew!