Normal

People take "normal" for granted all the time. I know I did, before our "normal" became a new "normal" that I despise! That new normal being the police academy. Every Sunday as hubs is getting prepared to leave for the week, I cannot help but think over and over, "I would appreciate normal so much more if we can just have it back." This week is difficult, because we are leaving for the beach when hubs gets done Thursday evening. Sounds great right? Well...it will be great, for the first few days. We are leaving Thursday and hubs will have to come back home Sunday....for another week at the academy. I, on the other hand, will be staying at the beach until the next Saturday. I know what most people are probably thinking...oh great, she's complaining about being at the beach for 9 whole days. But...this will be the first year in MANY that He has not gone with me. He will be there for a few days...yes. But not the whole time. It just kind of makes me sad! While I am super excited and ready for a vacation, I still wish hubs could be there for the whole thing! Remember my old normal? I guess I have a problem with change! Change is hard, change is difficult, change is NOT FUN sometimes. But change can also be a good thing. This change, however, has been extremely difficult for us. But let's look at the positives:

1. Hubs has a job! With benefits! And extremely good benefits at that!
2. This experience has brought us closer together! We appreciate being around each other so much more, since we don't see each other but 3 days a week!
3. We have learned to be better communicators.
4. I have gotten over my separation anxiety (ha!) and I appreciate having "me" time now!
5. THE UNIFORM! Who doesn't love a man in uniform??

I absolutely LOVE being married to a deputy sheriff. I know this is just a season in our lives that we will look back on and wish we were there again...and this is a season that is almost over! 24 (classroom) days left! We started out with 55 days...and now we are at 24! These next 6 weeks will fly by and I will be the most proud wife at the whole graduation! I will have the biggest smile on my face and may even cry a little bit! (I'm super emotional by the way..so I may cry a lot.) looking forward to the August 7th when my hubs becomes a certified law enforcement officer. And this journey to be OVER! We can start a new (much better) normal!