This is Emily waiting for her Daddy to come home from deployment. RT returned to Italy from Afghanistan on Monday the 21st after almost 15 months of being gone. It was honestly one of the happiest days of my life. I took the biggest sigh of relief and for the first time in over a year, I felt complete again. Emily has taken to her Daddy being home so well. They told RT that it could take up to 90 days for her to really adjust to him being home. The first day that he had to return to work, he was already gone when she woke up. The first thing she asked me that morning was "where is my Daddy". I made the mistake of saying that he had to go to work. She cried so hard and I wasn't sure what to do. See, I had told Emily the whole time RT was deployed that he was at work. She associated that term with him being gone for a really long time. So, now when she asks where he is, our new term is that "he is gone to make money!" I have so many things to post about but we will just start with the homecoming pictures and him coming home. Thanks again to all our friends for the thoughts and prayers while he was gone!
This is where the buses came around the corner and we could see the guys coming in. I think I was having trouble breathing right here! I knew in just a few minutes RT was going to be standing right in front of me, something I had been waiting for for such a long time!
The guys started to file onto the field and it was crazy trying to find RT. They all look so much alike in their ACUs and there were soldiers everywhere.
There are no words to tell you how this felt!
6 comments:
just got chills reading this. i am so happy that you guys are all back together!
I can't explain the happiness I feel seeing the 3 of you together. It means the world to me. I love you all very much. Aunt Rana
This picture made me all warm and fuzzy inside! I am so happy that you can hold each other again. We can't wait until we can give R.T. a big bear hug too. We love you guys and couldn't be happier. Bran and Lee, Lana and Maddie
Reading this gave me chills. I probably would have fainted when those buses came around the corner! I LOVE the fact that you have started a blog!! I will add you as a link on our blog and look at it all the time!! I love you guys soooooo much and I am really happy that R.T. is home with his girls.
awwww...I just got all tear eyed! I love the way emily is looking at him..so sweet. I'm glad ya'll are all safe..Love Ya! -Kelley
We are glad that he is home safe. We love you guys!
Erica, Brian and Ethan
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