See Ya later Daddy

Well girls, your daddy left for Afghanistan this week. We have been busy all summer getting our family settled and ready for this separation. I worked quickly to get us into a new house and your daddy tackled numerous projects through the day he left. While we were distracted in the time leading up to his departure, reality set in when we dropped him off. He hugged and kissed both of you girls and we tucked you back into the car. By the time he got to me we were both already teary-eyed. When we hugged we both let our emotions go and just cried together. Neither of us like prolonged goodbyes so we gave each other words of encouragement, a kiss, and parted ways. It was tough to see your daddy so affected by leaving us. But we are so confident in one another's abilities to cope and succeed in our time apart.