Why they Sleep so Soundly

This is Abby & Nolan last week at the Vrabec household. The kids were having sooo much fun chasing each other and having giggle fits. I LOVE IT!

Farewell

Brian left this morning, bright and early. No seriously...EARLY!!! I snapped a couple pictures of him before he left, the handsome stud.

It has all been pretty surreal at this point and the hardest part for me is trying to explain to Nolan that Daddy went on an airplane and will be gone for a while. I talked to Brian about 7:30 PM my time and he was doing well, and getting ready to leave the country. He's been traveling all day, so he has to be tired. Anyway, I am stealing this idea from Cheyna, to help with having a positive attitude about this deployment. Here are some positives/good things about Brian being deployed:

-Less laundry. Tons less. Enough said.

-Not hearing the snooze go off 5 times.

-Not planning dinners every night.

-I get to scrapbook and take up the entire dining room table with my stuff.

-Catch up on movies, TV shows and girlie stuff that Brian wouldn't care for.

-Catch up on some reading!

-More time to blog, which I'll need since it will probably take me 4 months just to catch up as it is!

Things that I'll miss:

-Brian taking out the trash

-Making dinner for my man (I know I just contradicted myself, but it's true!)

-Having a breather when Brian gets home from work and takes Nolan outside to play.

-Lazy Saturday mornings and Brian's impromtu breakfasts that are always feasts.

-Meeting Brian for lunch

-Goodnight kisses from my husband.

-Good morning kisses, as he leaves the house.

-Hello kisses after a day at work

-Going to church together and talking about class and the sermon afterwards.

-All the thousands of things Brian does around the house that I completely take for granted until he's gone and I have to do them. He's the best. I love him!!!!

Qatar

Tomorrow morning at 6 AM Brian flies out. He's going first to Virginia via a commercial flight and then I believe is taking a military flight on to Qatar. Nolan and I are so proud of him. He's been working on the house and packing and we're all enjoying the beauty of DENIAL! Ha ha! I think Cheyna is right when she told me the few days leading up to his departure are the worst. Once he's gone, I can begin the countdown to his return! I will post his address as soon as I find out his squadron name. And just in case any of you are wondering geographically where he'll be, here's a handy map. The base is called Al Udeid and is apparently the Ritz Carlton of desert bases. If Brian has access to the blog over there I am sure he'll be letting you know some fun details about the desert and his 13 an hour a day exec job. He will basically be an assistant to a military big wig and even though he'll be working his tail off, it's pretty cool he gets to do it, as I hear its good for their resume (I know that's not the technical military name for it, but resume is the only word I can think of right now). This map makes Qatar look pretty big, but if you look at the inset, you'll see it's size in comparison.