Survived Deployment #1


Deployment number one ended November 7th :) 




Monday March 11 began the dreaded day of deployment. My emotions had already been everywhere. Sunday night we told each other we were going to go to bed early, liberty for this ship was going to expire at 7 but not for mac, for him it was 5am so needless to say we were up late and 3am. Well, Monday morning we got up, dressed and headed to the ship. I dropped him off, knowing I would be coming back my tears hadn't began yet. I went to go get him a pillow to kill time until family members were allowed on board. Well, on my way back I hit the worse traffic, now I see why everyone is so angry in the morning let alone the afternoon. When I got there, I headed to the ship running into mac as walking down the pier. Well, we get on board, there is the Master Chief setting up the table with roses and teddy bears. I immediately fell in love with the teddy bear, I remember saying "ohhh, I want one mac!! It's so cute! I can't find another bear like that anywhere else." He laughed as did the Master Chief. The Master Chief responded that they would be passing them out as people leave the ship. Well, Mac and I just wondered around the ship, nothing new really. As proceeding to leave, someone handed me a rose then in the background you hear, "don't forget to give her a bear she really wants a bear!" I thought to myself "oh crap ha ha". Well, I got a bear :). mac thinks that he's going to hear it the rest of the deployment ha ha. I tried explaining that just means I made his day there isn't anything wrong with that. Anyways, as leaving I wanted a picture, there had to be at least 20 people just standing around. & oh course mac seemed iffy to ask, so I just shouted if I could have someone take a picture of us(they all looked at me nuts). Only one guy stepped forward, I still thank him more than anything, If I could remember who he was. Afterwards, we headed off the pier, I gave him a hug and that's where the tears began. we hugged for a bit and kissed, the best I have had! he turned away to return to the ship. As soon as he did that, an frg board member immediately gave me a hug. Without her and the ombudsman that day would have been a lot worse. So I gained composure.... and waited.... and waited... and waited...


 Finally the ship started to pull out... I had to record this, as soon as it headed out away from the pier is where I couldn't hold it in anymore.

 But I promised I'd be at the pier when they pulled out and I will be there when he returns!!  The rest of the day was just me processing the fact my husband, best friend, everything had just went to do a duty some don't understand. I had to process that I didn't know when he would be returning, I wouldn't be able to hear from him like I'd like or let alone call whenever.....

& So it begins.....
Deployment number one ended November 7th :)