WHEW! There is five days till Christmas... and my shopping is done, my stuffing, wrapping, tying, packing, bubble-wrapping, boxing, taping and post office waiting is... DONE! I'm offically set for Christmas... but I just can't get in the mood.
We set up our Christmas Tree today, it is lovely as ever and I was happy to put my latest Gone With The Wind Series ornament up (I've collected like all of them... I just need the green dress Scarlett in porcelian!) and the tree looks great! All the presents are yet to be under it but they will be arriving shortly I'm sure. And yet I still am wincing when Christmas songs come on the radio.
I think the main reason for this is Reagan's impending "trip", it isn't REALLY a full deployment but it sure feels like it. He's left Camp LeJeune as of Friday and has said that the "boat" leaves for "somewhere East" sometime this upcoming week... my guess based on something he let slip... Christmas Eve... now if that doesn't blow bricks of fruitcake then I don't know what does....
Granted OPSEC won't let me say anymore! SSSHHH!!
But basically he will be gone until February maybe March... which means these are the holiday firsts we will be missing, Christmas, New Years, his 25th Birthday, and Valentine's Day... and I will tell you now my hot coccoa is gonna need a lot of peppermint schnapps to get me through.... I know I signed up for this and I shouldn't complain because he will be back with me sooner than many of the women in my situation, I will only go without seeing him for now four-ish months... they haven't seen their Marines in a year... my hopes are always with them! SEMPER FI!
But at the same time... those women get to live with their men, I will be honest, that living in hotel rooms is just getting exhausting, I do it enough when I travel with my parents... I don't need it with my boyfriend if I can help it...
However on the plus side, if he comes back in March we started talking about my Spring Break and maybe planning a week get-a-way for our one year anniversary, somewhere, where neither of our families or friends is.... wouldn't that be nice?
Anyway back to the holidays... I think I'm going to now make some hot chocolate and park my butt in front of A Christmas Story and Love Actually... until I'm literally exhaling Christmas.... I do love this season, it is just a very tightrope love.... conditions have to be right....
PS: But thankfully Reagan will have a tree, I sent him a tiny one (he loved it) with his Christmas gift and special Christmas Cookies... so he can sorta have a Christmas... cause his family probably won't get around to sending gifts since they thought they were going to see him.... okay I'm not going there... *toodles away*
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Hello dear girl. I'd love to see a pic of your Gone With the Wind ornaments! I'm grateful that you have a loving family to share Christmas with even if it can't be shared with Regan. Love Actually is one of my all time fav. movies..we are planning on watching it too. Thanks so much for the rum cake and sweet sweet card. I was very touched. Gab and I had a cup of tea and yummy cake while she was packing up to come home. Christmas Blessings to you.
ReplyDeleteLindsey my love. If you get lonely and need someone to talk to over the break just let me know and give me a call. I hope your Christmas is filled with love and Joy!
ReplyDelete~Asuka