Looking back over Deployment 2010

It's finally January! I cannot believe I will almost have my soldier home in my arms! I have missed him so much! I cannot wait to finally fill the lonely nights with some adult conversation, feel a warm body beside me in bed, and wake up to him instead of a wall. I have some amazing freinds who have helped me through this year. This year I have grown, matured, and I've become a much more independent individual. The summer of 2010 was NOT the best summer I have ever had, but I would not have changed a thing. I made tons of friends and I lost tons of friends. The ones who are around now are really the only ones who matter to me. I have had my parenting questioned. I've encountered "mean" girls. I've seen the ugliest of people revealed. I've seen words tear apart people. I've seen that words really do hurt. I've also felt that words can hurt. Even though Sybil (we will call her Sybil because she sure as hell acts like her) caused me so much drama this summer; I thank god for sending her into my life. I would have NEVER met the amazing girls who are in my life now if it were not for her. Sybil lead me to one amazing girl that I will NEVER forget as long as I am on this earth. This girl has been there to help me out when I needed ANYTHING! I know I can come to her and she will always be there. She has made me appreciate and love my little Wes a thousand times more (which I did not know was possible). I know God will bless her with children, she is too good of a person and has so much love to give to not to be a mother. When her time comes, she will make an amazing mommy to her little ones. I have never met anyone as geniune as her. I feel like I have known her my whole life; when in fact, it has been less than a year. I believe God put us in eachother's lives for a reason. I will always have a special place for her.
      Deployment was no easy feat. In a couple of weeks I can finally say "I SURVIVED MY FIRST DEPLOYMENT!" Not only did I survive a whole year without my husband, but that also includes handling being our son's mommy and making up the loss of not having daddy around,  Wes's first surgery, our first house flood, my ER trip for my massive migrain, a totaled car, putting Chris's car back together in order to drive it, and lastly one ER trip for Wes due to a busted forehead. That may be one eventful 1st Deployment,but me and my Wes did it! I also owe a huge thank you to an army wife that helped me go to the junk yard and look to find things for the mustang and then installed them for me. I will never forget that kindness and although we are no longer friends over trivial reasons, I hope to repay her for her kindness one day. I will never forget how much you helped me!
     God puts people in to our life for a reason. Some for only moments, some for years, and others for a lifetime. No matter the length, they all have a purpose.