Hi cinemagrrl,
So sorry, sending you lots of hugs. 10 days is a looong time, and I am sure he will be equally as sad to leave you for that time! The rain never helps either, does it? Try and pamper yourself during this time, do something special.
Sending you more hugs,
Elizabeth

Me and hubby have benn togeter six yrs and are newly weds too. I can 't imagine being away from him so long. Poor baby

huney soo sorry for the lonliness. me my DH have been together for over 10yrs. and we are crazy about staying away for a long time. do you have any pets? any special hobbies that you like to do? any unfinished projects hanging around the house? or what about a ladies night out? just something to take your mind off of it. i promise if you find something to occupy your time for 10days it will really seem like 10days is 2or 3 days. it will minimize your stress and make your body relax for that special time. or you can plan a romantic night for your DH when he comes home letting him know how much you love and missed him. maybe cook his favorite dinner or put in his favorite movie. it will all work out sweetie just walk with your head held high
sending plenty of hugs

So sorry that ya'll have to be apart...DH and I have been through that also ...we have been together off and on for 9 1/2 years but only married for 2....the entire last year he worked out of town and at times we went 12-15 days with out seeing each other.....all I can say is that it made us stronger and that when he gets back the time you spend together will be special and you will always remember it!! my DH always says the sweetest things when he starts to miss me...normaly he isn't the mushy type...so it is nice to hear those things to......it is hard but keep your head up and try to stay busy. sending you lots of hugs and happy thoughts....

~Ashley

thanks everyone for the pep talk. today was a bit better. the rain finally stopped. we recently moved, so i've been unpacking odds and ends tonight. it helped to keep busy. also got a mushy email from DH. he's missing me too.

well, one night down. nine more to go....thanks again!

Hey... I know the feeling of what your going through ....its super tough one of the reasons TTC for us is so stressful is because my hubby leaves Jan2 for 15 days then he's back for 14 days and then leaves again from Feb 14-April 3 for NTC and then he will home for a couple months and anytime between june-aug. he will leave for a year and only come home for 2 weeks R&R ( the hardest part is knowing the dates makes the time we have left till deployment go by so fast. I work going back to school again this time around we've been through one we'll get through another. I put it all in my buddy convo but anyways I just wanted to let you know that I know its hard but the homecoming will be worth the time apart lol as well as knowing what you mean to eachother.....hang in there!!

Amanda- gosh, i feel like a whimp for complaining about DH's trip. I can't imagine a year without him. I just read your other message regarding your faint line (BFP!!). I've got fingers crossed that this is your month. That way you can spend the coming months preparing for the little one instead of trying to make one. GL!!!!!

O I really didnt mean to make you feel like a whimp or bad I just want you to know that I know how you feel and it really sucks. its ok he'll be home soon the lots of baby dust to you!!

Seems like a lot of us deal with absentee hubbies. My hubby left today for work and won't be back 'til Tuesday night. Then he has to leae Wednesday and won't be home 'til Christmas! We'll be wearing out the web cam this month!! I'm glad to have some other "lonely wives" to lean on!

I hope today was better girls! My DH is also away, just 5 days though. During the spring and summer he travels a lot (actually, we both do), and it's always really hard on me. I hate being alone. When I know he's leaving soon, I usually try to organize a lot of social activities for myself, especially for the weekends- I find that weekends and holidays suck more than anything if I'm alone. Today I took 3 of my friends hiking and we had lots of fun .
cinemagrrl, will you have someone else (family nearby? friends?) to spend Thanksgiving with? I hope you'll have a good time, and soon after, your hubby will be back.
This past Easter my DH was away (I'm European, Easter's the second biggest deal after Christmas), so I thought, heck, then we'll have two holiday meals, one with DH before he leaves, and one with my friends on Easter. It turned out quite nice, it was like Easter lasted a whole week. I hope you'll find your silver lining too- and FX for your O to wait for DH !