tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122029795960973041.post4421781030643075268..comments2023-05-28T04:39:52.679-06:00Comments on Welcome to the Blog of an Army Wife: My 4th of JulySarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421743203483315154noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122029795960973041.post-81932680650596584482010-07-04T10:55:53.278-06:002010-07-04T10:55:53.278-06:00It's actually good to get this done first... i...It's actually good to get this done first... it'll help you handle the other ones.<br /><br />My first holiday on our first deployment was Thanksgiving. And by that point, I hadn't heard from him in a week or so. By my second holiday (Christmas), I hadn't heard from him in eight weeks. <br /><br />Don't get down about "getting down" about this holiday... it's a stepping stone to handling the next one much easier! And yes, Christmas and birthdays will suck. But... that makes that ones you have together that much sweeter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com