We just got home from short vacation. We took the kids to San Diego. We planned this trip a little over a month ago to give the kids something to look forward to, rather than just dreading their Dad leaving for a year. We had a great time, and packed a lot of fun into four short days. We flew out of Denver on Friday, the 16th. That was fun, as it was the first time the kids got to fly. We spent time on the beach that first day. It was great seeing the kids experience the ocean for the first time. Saturday we spent the entire day at Sea World. What a wonderful place. I was extremely impressed by Sea World's incredible support of the military, and their conservation efforts and animal protection awareness. They have a program called "Here's to the Heros" where they let the soldier and 3 dependants in FREE, and we also saved 20% on the only one ticket we had to buy. On Sunday, we went to the San Diego Zoo, where Jayson was also let in free of charge. We didn't spend near as much time here, as we were pretty wiped out from spending the entire day at Sea World the day before.
All in all, it was a great trip. Our rental car was a convertible, and we stayed at a place right on the beach, so it was a great way to get away from the stress of Jayson's upcoming deployment. Sadly, it went fast! We will just have to plan a longer vacation when Jayson gets home for good.
Jayson leaves in only 8 days now. It still seems like we have plenty of time. At this point it isn't bothering me too much. I think I am just keeping myself busy in order to avoid thinking about it or facing it. We are going to have a barbeque with family and friends on Friday, which should be fun. I think that keeping as busy as we have been has helped me deal with the sense of loss and emotional emptiness I feel at times.
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