Sad SunshineGirl

[SunshineGirl]

DH just left for Sweden and won't be back until Saturday. :( We don't tend to spend too much time apart, so it is always huge when he is gone. I mean, he even comes home from work for lunch everyday!

I'm sure that you will be seeing a lot more of me on here late at night this week!

[JillyFish]

Oh! So sorry! That's always rough! :(

Before kids, if DH went out of town I always tried to work on some big project around the house while he was gone. Now that we have three kids I just try to survive until he gets home. :rotfl: And I usually shoot myself in the foot because I stay up WAY too late! Fortunately, he doesn't have to travel very often (although he IS going to be gone for three days next week!)

I hope your week goes fast. Hang in there!

[Lucinda]

I know it's hard when they have to leave for a few days. My DH used to work away and it was hard. I remember one of my friends her DH worked away and she loved it. She said, " I hate when hes home more than just a day or two". I 'll never forget her saying that . I thought how sad.The few days will hopefully fly by.. btw... The pic of your family is adorable. You all look so happy.

[chocovrdmicears]

I am with you Tricia! :cry: I am so sad when my dh travels for work (which thankfully isn't too often). We will be married 6 years in July and I still miss him terribly when we are not together (even while he is at work :blush: ).

How long have you been married? :heart:

[SunshineGirl]

How long have you been married? :heart:

Let's see. Eight years next week. And we dated for six years before that. So we've been together 14 years! It seems just crazy!

[bbangel]

Are you planning anything big for your anniversary?

[ItsmeSunnyV]

:hugs: Dont worry hun, us sunny girls will keep ya company! :sunshine2: It will go way quicker than you expect.

[jnorth1007]

SunnyV I love that name :sunshine2: reminds me of sun and sweetness (sunny d) very cute. Tricia, you are never alone as long as you have these forums. I can personally tell you that I have seen posts as very odd times of night. All these girls and guys will keep you company. Maybe we need to have a "Sunshinegirl is all alone" party tonight. :rotfl:

[ItsmeSunnyV]

Thanks Jnorth!!
And your right, Im on the west coast, And I have problems sleeping, so when Im up till midnight, on the eastcoast it shows that I am on at 3a.m. :) And I have to admit, sometimes, even way later. Not by choice, it's just I cant freaken sleep. lol:computer:

[kerry34]

Hope the time flies by for you. When my DH was in Afghanistan, nights were the toughest for me. That is when I ended up getting a computer so it occupied me after the kids went to bed...of course that was 4 yrs ago and DH is home, and, well, i am still on the computer at night:o Sometimes I think DH would like to do this :computer: to it. Just keep your self busy and he will be home in no time!!!

[SunshineGirl]

I could never have married a military man. I'm too needy. LOL! Seriously, I hate being alone. I'm one of those people who would rather go through the drivethru and eat in my car than sit in a restaurant by myself. I just always want to have people around. Sometimes I wish and wish for a night to myself in a quiet house and then if I ever get it, I sit and call people. :rotfl:

Pathetic, I know. I actually did live by myself while I was in law school. But we were pretty much at the school 24-7, so it wasn't really like I was alone. And I wouldn't do THAT again for ANYTHING.

[Chelley00]

My husband doesn't travel, but we work opposite shifts, so he might as well be out of the country for how it feels sometimes!

Grab some wine and pull up a chair!

[SunshineGirl]

My husband doesn't travel, but we work opposite shifts, so he might as well be out of the country for how it feels sometimes!

Grab some wine and pull up a chair!

That must be so hard! Is it because of the kind of work that you do or for child care? How do you stay sane??

[Chelley00]

Alcohol :rotfl:





Actually, it's been like this our whole married life (almost 8 years!) It's better money since he gets a shift differential, and since I went back to work part time, we don't pay for childcare since someone is always home with the kids. Evenings are very boring for me since the kids go to bed at 8:00 and DH doesn't get up until 9:30 and then leaves by 10. Lots of TV, scrapbooking and web surfing. Sometimes it's nice to have the time to myself, and other nights I whine and moan and eat chocolate.

[3dog2kidmom]

Grab some wine and pull up a chair!

Save a chair and a glass for me! My DH sells real estate and is gone most evenings and a lot of the weekends. Since I work a 9-5 job (well, 8-5:30 for summer hours so I can have every other Friday off), we are rarely home together. I love that my computer and the Sunshine Forum keeps me company.

Don't be sad, SunshineGirl... it will go fast! What is he doing in Sweden? Is he on email that you can keep in touch?

[SunshineGirl]

What is he doing in Sweden? Is he on email that you can keep in touch?

He's there on business. (his real job--LOL!) We actually talked to him for about 10 minutes this morning before the kids had to leave for school. He has his Blackberry, so we will definitely keep in touch via email. I LOVE that part of it.

[Soccer Princess]

I could never have married a military man. I'm too needy. LOL! Seriously, I hate being alone. I'm one of those people who would rather go through the drivethru and eat in my car than sit in a restaurant by myself. I just always want to have people around. Sometimes I wish and wish for a night to myself in a quiet house and then if I ever get it, I sit and call people. :rotfl:

Pathetic, I know. I actually did live by myself while I was in law school. But we were pretty much at the school 24-7, so it wasn't really like I was alone. And I wouldn't do THAT again for ANYTHING.

I so could have written your first paragraph! I have totally done the eat in the car thing and when my DH is gone it just doesn't feel right! I hope it goes fast you for!!!

[kimntrent]

My hubby and I will have been together 6 years in September. He goes away 2 times a year for 2 nights and it just kills me. I know how you feel.

Kim

[wilsonfamily4]

My husband rarely goes away for a night but somtimes I look forward to it. I think about the movies I can watch and books I can read and then when that day comes I am so bored. And I have a hard time falling asleep without him there. Plus there is no one to save me from my children in the evenings. I am so thankful he has a 8-5 job with very little traveling. He keeps saying he may have to travel to Alaska to meet with a client and I keep saying YOU WILL TAKE ME. :)

[sunshinecindy]

Ok girls, heres the truth here....I love being alone. I can drink my wine, catch up on my soaps and play on the computer all I want without being bothered. So now, how do I get rid of mine for a few nights? Oh ya, I also eat alone in restaurants. :p

[SunshineGirl]

Ok girls, heres the truth here....I love being alone. I can drink my wine, catch up on my soaps and play on the computer all I want without being bothered. So now, how do I get rid of mine for a few nights? Oh ya, I also eat alone in restaurants. :p

I know an apple that falls pretty far from this tree!!! :rotfl:

[gpp2001]

I have my husband this week but he's usually gone 2-3 weeks each month. We are trying to sell our house in Michigan and move to LA. He started his job there 14 months ago and we have been living apart ever since. When he comes home, he is here for 10 days or so. It's not been easy - we have a daughter who's 7. She misses her daddy a ton.

The past two months he has been in Seoul, South Korea. So that has been even harder. When one of us is getting up, the other is going to bed.

I actually enjoy my time at night when the kid is in bed. I can do whatever I want. It is lonely but I enjoy it. Oh and I'm a stay at home mom. I was supposed to get a job when my daughter went into 1st grade but we were trying to move so I never got that job!

That's my life! Thank you for reading!!

Karn

[The Cheshire Cat]

I wish I was in Sweden! Love that country! Yep lots of computer time - keeping busy is a good way to pass the time!