Making Broccoli Sound Like Chocolate

      One thing I love about my soldier is he has a way of cheering me up when I am down. A way of making me KNOW everything will be okay. A way of making me smile through my tears. Always reminding me some hard times we have been through and how we always make it through. Making me feel like I could conquer the world and in some ways making me believe I already have.
      Before deployment I had my days where I said "I cant talk about deployment right now" The night before him leaving I went by myself to get us a few movies, While at blockbusters I called him and told him the movies that were out and wanted his opinion on what to watch. He says to me "Do you have a cold?" (bc I was sniffling and crying under my sunglasses, Yes at Blockbusters!) I replied with "NOOO I'm an emotional wreck and I cant talk about this to you right now I will be home soon." (bc at this point I was SICK of talking about it, thinking about it, and crying about it SICK of it! )
     We took the boys to the movies (a movie Dylan has been DYING to see) and during the previews there was a few more movies Dylan added to his list of wanting to see. After a preview a date of when the movie is coming out shows up on the screen and Dylan would tell dad. "DAAADDD in July we need to come see that movie dad." I told Dylan "Sweetie Daddy will be gone then." Mike looked at me and said "Im not GONE Stacy, we can watch it on skype together buddy." Then looks at me with a smile. Well okay then.
      We were in the car one night to get dinner and we would talk about deployment, things that I will do while he was gone..and so on. He said "After a couple weeks it will fly by." RIIIIGHT! "Its not a month Mike its 9 MONTHS! I would reply." Then he would follow up with "Stace, its only a few months." It was an ongoing joke because he was trying to sugar coat it. I would tease him about where he went to school and who taught him what a "couple" meant.
      After 2 weeks of deploying  he said "Wellllllll one month is almost over!" hahahahahahahaha no no sir! I think I need to find his math teacher, although he does make me laugh.
      Some other things he would say before leaving...
"When I'm deployed it will get easier, because we can count down the days..."
"I know I can't be there to buy stuff with you (for the house and what not) but you can show me on skype and its like I am there."
I bought a small notebook computer so I could tuck it away in my purse and bring it with me...."When you go home to see the families you can take your computer and its like I'm with you bc we can skype!"

     With his positive attitude he made me feel like everything will be okay...and through past experiences it always is!