Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love. ~George Eliot

January 20, 2010 was the day my heart deployed to Iraq. As to be expected, this was one of the hardest days of my life. My mom flew over from eastern Washington on Tuesday night and went with us down to the base to say goodbye. Wayne's best friend Kari also came for support, oh and we can't forget our little Shih tzu, Bentley. We arrived on base around 11:30 and had to have all of our goodbye done by Noon.

I don't have much to say here, except, I'm glad that I will only have to say goodbye like that once in our life and I never have to do it again.

Wayne arrived safely and we've spoken a few times on the phone. Someone sat on his laptop that he had left on his cot, under a blanket and broke the screen. This was pretty disappointing, and now we will have to look into getting an external monitor for his laptop or a brand new laptop.

I've slowly worked into a routine of going to work, walking Bentley 3 miles after work, and exercising using the Wii fit. I'm going to stay focused on my goal of losing weight this year.

I will update as soon as I have more information.

The pictures posted:

1. my mom, Wayne and I
2. Wayne and I with our friends Jason and Reese. Jason is in the same battery as Wayne.
3. Kari, Wayne and I
4. saying goodbye
5. Wayne in formation
   
6. sad wives.