posted November 18, 2004 01:01 AM            

BUT - today the Army told him that in case they are mobilized -which is likely, they will do 6 month rotations - the Alpha group leaves mid January 2005 and will get back mid August.

He is in the Alpha group. He will most likely be leaving in two months. Right now we are just trying to work out the logistics-
Thanks for asking - how's Jase doing?

posted November 18, 2004 01:21 AM            

ROTFL

posted November 18, 2004 01:25 AM            

hee hee.. yeah, he's got that covered...yes he does...think BEER CAN.

posted November 18, 2004 02:41 AM            

Crack open a Red Bull....

Er... who's cracked open again?

posted November 19, 2004 12:03 PM              

Even though I understand the purpose - it is still very hard to stay strong and I don't want him to feel like I am scared- because I don't want him to worry about me.
Every person that I've talked to who's loved one's gone over has had the same feeling. I know that knowing that others experience it doesn't make it any easier, but it may help you to not feel alone.
Expressing your fears and thoughts before he goes over'll probably do no harm (as long as it's not over the top, but you don't seem like the type who'd go nuts), but once he's over there he really will need you to stay strong. Say that you miss him, that you wish he was here, but he'll be having a hard time over there (at the best it'll be tedium, at its worst...well...) and'll be using most of his emotional resources to take care of himself.

posted November 19, 2004 12:32 PM            

Proxie,

Ahhhh....I am glad to hear how others feel about this. Thank you for your advice. I know he is a bit worried, even if he says he's not. We talked about guys hitting me while he is gone -he said "Don't tell them I am not here" I said "well what if I am at work and people ask? I can't lie about it".

He was worried that would invite people to hit on me..LOL..I told him it didn't matter- his not being physically around me would NOT make me inclined to being unfaithful.

His unit will be deployed to N. Iraq- where exactly we don't know, but it will be to set up a law and order division (and yeah, we all know what is going with that -and the insurgants that keep trying to suicide bomb the police departments). That is what scares me the most -that and the damn dream I had about him going to Iraq when I first moved in..

Oh and the irony is NOT lost on me that if something should happen to him -hit will be my ex-husband that is on the team that identifies his remains.

Prox- I love the idea of gift-boxes and it happens to be one of my specialities. When he got out here before me I sent him a little box with his favorite candy and stuff..little romantic cards..Right now I am already mentally preparing him boxes of goodies- so that I can go out get the stuff and send it to him as soon as I he has a place with an address

The hard part is that his unit is so small and there isn't alot of support. Many of the wives are leaving to go back to family - I do have family here and my dad is former Army ( served in the Green Beret in Vietnam) - so he is going to be a huge source of strength. My brother and sister-in-law have invited me up to Idaho for the birth of their second son in Feb - so welcoming a new life..a new family member will keep my occupied - oh yeah and then there is my little buddy -my Scorp nephew to hang out with..He turned 2 today

Sorry about Jase being grounded- it will be temporary - and soon he will by up and around..the funeral detail has to be so hard on the heart. I am sorry for him...

As far as emotions...I have been going from numb to anxious to purely analytical. Don't know what about my chart would make me prone to that- maybe Pluto in the first house- but in dealing with HUGE issues, I step back- sort of withdrawal into myself and process everything- every possible scenario, outcome ....then when I have resolved it..I come back out. Right now I am still in and out..

posted November 19, 2004 12:41 PM              

ROFLMAO!!!!!

posted November 21, 2004 05:43 PM              

You have every right to feel sadness over a deployment. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. People run into problems when they dwell upon it, which I don't think you'd do - especially not with such a strong support network as helping hands and good-goings-on happening.
It might be better for you that there's not so many wives around. Though FRGs can be OK, especially with a smaller unit, from what I hear they can just become unbearable.

(...)that and the damn dream I had about him going to Iraq when I first moved in..

I don't know about that - is it posted over in Ra's forum?

As far as emotions...I have been going from numb to anxious to purely analytical. (...)

I do the same thing in crises (especially the on-going kind), probably because of my Scorp Asc, so it may very well be your 1st House Pluto. I surprise myself sometimes with how dispassionately I can consider the worst scenarios - don't feel bad if you do the same.

Gah, I want to write more, but it sounds like Meg's woken up and is pounding on something wooden in the living room.
Interesting article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12289-2004Oct6.html
Just don't take everything in it as gospel.

posted November 21, 2004 10:22 PM            

Thank you so much. Your words mean so much to me It does look like he is going. They even cancelled his training class that he was supposed to attend in late Jan. I think tomorrow will be the formal notification - but hey, one never knows.

You're right about that Pluto Asc thing being like Scorp rising. I will worry about little things, but a big problem or crisis just puts me in a different state where I look at things from the outside- calm and focused..but when it does get to be too much- then I break down.

I didn't post the dream in Astral Realms..I was too afraid, because I didn't want it to be true. I did tell him about it though- I had forgotten it but then he mentioned it while we were looking for movies...now he probably thinks I am a weirdo too..LOL...nah, he KNOWS I am a weirdo.

I also had this dream awhile back - IT is in astral realms about my grandmother warning me about 11/22 being a day that would change my life or would mean something...I didn't quite know- but it seems that it and the days surrounding it are becoming very significant to me and my family- and hundreds of other MP families...(if you do look at the dream, this house is similar to the one I wrote about, with the exception of the bird cage and fireplaces. The bed is ornate with carved wood / steel (sleigh bed) with blood red and gold bedding. The actual lay out is also the same- which freaked me out when I first saw it- but I didn't quite put it all together.

Maybe I will bring out that string and post more info.

posted November 21, 2004 11:07 PM              

I just read your thread in Astral Realms, this is very strange. I also mentioned something about this date way back in June in UC after reading about your dream (which I now have no recollection of doing). I forgot about the date until yesterday, when a 'sychronisity' happened to reMIND me and I havent been able to stop thinking about the date all day. (I hope this doesnt scare you more ) I'll let you read my post there, and say here that I'm so sorry to hear that Mr. T might be deployed. Both of you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Hoping for the best.

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posted December 02, 2004 04:40 PM            

BUT MR TAURUS IS NOT GOING TO IRAQ..

It seems that in the last moment possible- even though his name was on the confirmed list- the next day they had removed his name.

Instead he is now going to be the Supervisor of the Traffic Investigation Division which is two grades higher than he is now.

Not only will he still be here...but he'll be working a normal work week / normal hours...and get promoted!!!

I am so thankful..BUT it doesn't take any of the pain away from the other service people that are going to be deployed. Half of his MP division is going.....