I may wear the glass slippers..
but my hero wears combat boots.
♥
Missing your boyfriend whose in the military.
1. You wear old sweatpants and sweatshirts to bed.
2. You can watch whatever you want on TV without arguing with him first
3. You get up in the middle of the night to check your e-mail.
4. You sleep with your cell phone incase he calls in the middle of the night.
5. You love watching cute love movies because it reminds you of all the cute things he does when he's home.
6. You haven't shaved your legs in weeks.
7. The mailman knows you because you are always out waiting for him to come.
8. You start paying close attention in class when the words "military" or "iraq" are mentioned.
9. You suddenly have an obsession with anything military related.
10. You see someone wearing an army, navy, or usmc shirt and you get this overwhelming urge to talk to them.
11. You make friends with strangers online just because they are in the same situation as you and are the only ones that can truly understand what you are going through.
12. You can't decide what to wear when you meet him at the airport because his flight comes in at a ridiculous hour in the morning and you want to look cute, but not too cute, because your cutest outfit you want to save for your first full day together.
13. Your first Christmas together is... apart.
14. You find yourself checking your e-mail every fifteen minutes.
15. You know all the time differences between where you are and Iraq, Ireland, Kuwait, Italy, Germany, Korea, and every state in the U.S.
16. The highlight of your day is getting a letter that was mailed a month ago.
17. And if you don't get a letter, the highlight of your day is writing him a letter that you know he will be able to read in a month.
18. You realize that HOMECOMING is so much more than a football game.
19. You want to hit any happy couple you see together
20. You get excited about "unknown" phone numbers calling you.
21. You've exhausted every idea a brain could have of what to put in a box.
22. You see a "support our troops" sticker on a car when you are stuck in traffic and you find yourself guessing about who they know that is deployed and thinking about their entire life story.
23. When the clock says 11:11, you find yourself wishing for the same thing every time: a call from your soldier.
24. You get excited when its only 5 months until you see your Soldier instead of 7!
25. You can't stand girls that talk about missing their boyfriends who live a few hours away. You just want to yell "drive and go see them them" because if you had the chance, you would jump on the first plane to go see your soldier no matter how far it is.
26. You don't know what teams are on top for football, basketball, etc.
27. You wouldn't dream of walking out of the house without the cell phone and every number you have is forwarded to that cell.
28. You find yourself randomly crying from just looking at a picture of the two of you together.
29. You find yourself randomly crying and you sometimes have no idea why.
30. You stay on the internet for hours searching for anything and everything about the military.
31. You talk to your friends about him so much that they know his full name, birthday and even his favorite color.
32. You find yourself speaking in acronyms (that no one other than you and he would understand).
32. You are reading this and smiling and nodding because you know it's so true
In love with a Corpsman
It will never get easier
No matter how often I see him leave.
I'm here at home while my Sailor is away
preparing to march off with the Marines.
I'm married to a Navy Doc
who keeps the Marines alive.
He is there to patch them up
so they can make it home to their wives.
I say prayers that he stays safe
and I pray that I stay strong
and I try to make it through the day
even though that day is long.
I understand his duty
I understand he can't be home
I understand that he can't dry my tears
and that I have to go to bed alone.
I'm a Corpsman's wife and it is hard,
but I refuse to wallow.
So no matter where he goes,
I will wait or I will follow.
As difficult as it is
That I can't see my husband every day
I am in love with a Corpsman
and won't have it any other way.
Random Quotes
"Distance doesnt matter if you really love the person. What matters most is your honesty and trust for that relationship to work out."
You Know Your A Military Girlfriend When
You don't mind a phone call waking you up at 4 a.m.
You tell people that ask that he's 'only' been gone a month.
The smallest contact (short email) from your man makes your entire week!
You cry over an email that says nothing more than hi and I miss you.
You email everyone in your address book when you receive a one liner email from your Soldier.
Those recruitment commercials on TV make you cry because you are so proud!
You get super excited just knowing that your Soldier tried to call but wasn't able to get through.
Your first Military Ball you go to as your Soldier's girlfriend, your name tag says "Mrs".
Is that a self fulfilling prophecy or what?!?
A 30 second phone call after no calls from him for 3.5 months leaves you full of joy and happiness, and "No news is good news" becomes your motto.
The motto "no shore too distant " becomes your life.
You feel yourself growing more and more in love with your man even while he's so far away.
Planning letters and care packages and putting them in the mail is more exciting then going out for a night on the town with the girls.
You hold off on seeing certain movies so you can see them with your Soldier when he comes home.
You want to roll your eyes when you hear someone say, "I havent seen my boyfriend in a week!"
You can go from being happy, to sad, to lonely, to angry, to proud, and back to happy in a matter of less than an hour, and you sleep with the phone right next to you, just in case.
If he's deployed you don't care how your hair looks nor care about wearing make-up, and the people at your work ask about your boyfriend every day to see if you've heard from him.
The sight of any other man in a uniform makes you miss your boyfriend MORE than it makes you drool, and you try to explain to civilians what your boyfriend does for a living, they give you a blank look because they don't understand a third of what you just said.
You are oceans apart and you dont notice the time difference, and talk until 5 a.m. his time, and 2 a.m. your time on a school night, and phone kisses are just as good as the real ones,well almost as good
You don't bat an eyelash when he says, "Uh, honey they changed when I'm supposed to return home, yet again for the 18th millionth time".
It will never get easier
No matter how often I see him leave.
I'm here at home while my Sailor is away
preparing to march off with the Marines.
I'm married to a Navy Doc
who keeps the Marines alive.
He is there to patch them up
so they can make it home to their wives.
I say prayers that he stays safe
and I pray that I stay strong
and I try to make it through the day
even though that day is long.
I understand his duty
I understand he can't be home
I understand that he can't dry my tears
and that I have to go to bed alone.
I'm a Corpsman's wife and it is hard,
but I refuse to wallow.
So no matter where he goes,
I will wait or I will follow.
As difficult as it is
That I can't see my husband every day
I am in love with a Corpsman
and won't have it any other way.
Random Quotes
"Distance doesnt matter if you really love the person. What matters most is your honesty and trust for that relationship to work out."
I know I can't be there, Baby, it's alright, I'll be waiting for you tonight. I pray that you'll be there, when I close my eyes, meet me in my dreams tonight.
The girl he left behind is still behind him.. supporting her hero...before i sleep and after i wake up and all the hours in between.. u occupy my mind so, practically every moment of the day you are in my thoughts.. i miss you..
You don't mind a phone call waking you up at 4 a.m.
You tell people that ask that he's 'only' been gone a month.
The smallest contact (short email) from your man makes your entire week!
You cry over an email that says nothing more than hi and I miss you.
You email everyone in your address book when you receive a one liner email from your Soldier.
Those recruitment commercials on TV make you cry because you are so proud!
You get super excited just knowing that your Soldier tried to call but wasn't able to get through.
Your first Military Ball you go to as your Soldier's girlfriend, your name tag says "Mrs".
Is that a self fulfilling prophecy or what?!?
A 30 second phone call after no calls from him for 3.5 months leaves you full of joy and happiness, and "No news is good news" becomes your motto.
The motto "no shore too distant " becomes your life.
You feel yourself growing more and more in love with your man even while he's so far away.
Planning letters and care packages and putting them in the mail is more exciting then going out for a night on the town with the girls.
You hold off on seeing certain movies so you can see them with your Soldier when he comes home.
You want to roll your eyes when you hear someone say, "I havent seen my boyfriend in a week!"
You can go from being happy, to sad, to lonely, to angry, to proud, and back to happy in a matter of less than an hour, and you sleep with the phone right next to you, just in case.
If he's deployed you don't care how your hair looks nor care about wearing make-up, and the people at your work ask about your boyfriend every day to see if you've heard from him.
The sight of any other man in a uniform makes you miss your boyfriend MORE than it makes you drool, and you try to explain to civilians what your boyfriend does for a living, they give you a blank look because they don't understand a third of what you just said.
You are oceans apart and you dont notice the time difference, and talk until 5 a.m. his time, and 2 a.m. your time on a school night, and phone kisses are just as good as the real ones,well almost as good
You don't bat an eyelash when he says, "Uh, honey they changed when I'm supposed to return home, yet again for the 18th millionth time".
