life and deployment

Fifi, LittleBit and I were supposed to go riding today. However, Fifi apparently has sunburn in a rather uncomfortable place and spending the day in a saddle would not be so much of a good idea. So, I plan on rotting my brain out in front of the computer and perhaps spend some time reading my new books. I've also considered buying some postcards and sending them home to my baby cousins. It will be a relaxing day, regardless.

Last night, LittleBit and I were talking about the deployment. She said that when she got the email that it just clicked -- this is what she was supposed to do, this was her purpose.

Meanwhile, tears are streaming down my cheeks because I want more time with my family, my friends before going away for a very long time.

That's the difference between me and her. LittleBit has no one -- she's not close with her family, she doesn't have a significant other, she has no children, not many close friends. I'm extremely close to my family, and not just my immediate family. My baby cousins, my aunts and uncles, my cousin that's already over there in Iraq, MeuAmor's family in Brazil... the list just goes on.

And the Army tells me that I'll only have three weeks to spend with them before I mobilize.