First off, I want to say I keep having to remind myself that Ronnie is, in fact, deployed. It probably hasn't sunk in yet but all I can say is, is that it's a weird feeling. Ronnie has left SO many times for training, I guess my brain just thinks he'll be home in a month or whatever. I kind of feel like something must be wrong for me to not really understand that he's deployed. I've always been the friend of someone who has a deployed husband but it's a whole different ball game when you're in their position. I've been asked many times now 'Are you okay' or 'How are you doing' and even the words "he's deployed" feels foreign coming out of my mouth. Maybe ask me in a month how I'm doing and I'll have something else to say ;-).
Anyway, I called USAA today, expecting to just take Ronnie off of our car insurance but apparently they have this whole "deployment team" to get you the best deal during deployments. Luckily they have an "out of country" discount and with that, I switched our policy over to NE. Talk about a good deal! We went from paying $1300 every six months as a premium to about $700 every six months! How crazy is that? Moral of the story--call your insurance, you might get some hidden discounts :).
Another thing I didn't plan ahead with is Ronnie's debit card...apparently, if you don't call and let them know that you'll be out of the country, they will think it's stolen and freeze the card! (No, it hasn't been frozen, my mom just recommended me calling them) When I asked them if they could write down that he's deployed, they said he had to call them and tell them himself....(uh, do you not know the meaning of 'deployed' there, sir?) But, because I have POA's, I can just do the paperwork in the branch tomorrow. I'm just glad mom told me to do it before it actually happened!
Ronnie is still in the same country he has been for the last few days...and it sounds like it doesn't suck too much! I can't even begin to spell the country but it's somewhere in the middle east. He's been able to call every day so far (even if it's 3 AM, I'm still happy to hear his voice!). I've pretty much always had difficulty sleeping so I take medication to help with that...that's the only concern right now with hearing his phone calls. Sometimes I swear my smoke alarm would go off and I wouldn't wake up... but other times I swear if Ronnie even thinks loudly, I'll wake up. Weird, I know.
There isn't too much to update besides that right now... I've just been packing my little heart out so everything is ready when mom and dad get here. I can't even tell you how excited I am to move home...we've missed so much since we've been gone. One of my best friends back home is expecting a baby,other friends have already had kids, my sisters are growing up, my other friends are growing apart....it's been an interesting couple years. I guess my heart just belongs in Nebraska! (Don't get me wrong, this has been a fun couple years with Ronnie in the Army...we've seen a LOT of things we wouldn't normally have the opportunity to see and I'm grateful for the memories.)
Well, I'm going to email the love of my life and then get back to packing... if you can, say a little prayer for Ronnie. I know he misses me a lot and I hope I'm not keeping him from focusing on what he has to do. Please, Lord, bless him with the strength to get through this year!
Anyway, I called USAA today, expecting to just take Ronnie off of our car insurance but apparently they have this whole "deployment team" to get you the best deal during deployments. Luckily they have an "out of country" discount and with that, I switched our policy over to NE. Talk about a good deal! We went from paying $1300 every six months as a premium to about $700 every six months! How crazy is that? Moral of the story--call your insurance, you might get some hidden discounts :).
Another thing I didn't plan ahead with is Ronnie's debit card...apparently, if you don't call and let them know that you'll be out of the country, they will think it's stolen and freeze the card! (No, it hasn't been frozen, my mom just recommended me calling them) When I asked them if they could write down that he's deployed, they said he had to call them and tell them himself....(uh, do you not know the meaning of 'deployed' there, sir?) But, because I have POA's, I can just do the paperwork in the branch tomorrow. I'm just glad mom told me to do it before it actually happened!
Ronnie is still in the same country he has been for the last few days...and it sounds like it doesn't suck too much! I can't even begin to spell the country but it's somewhere in the middle east. He's been able to call every day so far (even if it's 3 AM, I'm still happy to hear his voice!). I've pretty much always had difficulty sleeping so I take medication to help with that...that's the only concern right now with hearing his phone calls. Sometimes I swear my smoke alarm would go off and I wouldn't wake up... but other times I swear if Ronnie even thinks loudly, I'll wake up. Weird, I know.
There isn't too much to update besides that right now... I've just been packing my little heart out so everything is ready when mom and dad get here. I can't even tell you how excited I am to move home...we've missed so much since we've been gone. One of my best friends back home is expecting a baby,other friends have already had kids, my sisters are growing up, my other friends are growing apart....it's been an interesting couple years. I guess my heart just belongs in Nebraska! (Don't get me wrong, this has been a fun couple years with Ronnie in the Army...we've seen a LOT of things we wouldn't normally have the opportunity to see and I'm grateful for the memories.)
Well, I'm going to email the love of my life and then get back to packing... if you can, say a little prayer for Ronnie. I know he misses me a lot and I hope I'm not keeping him from focusing on what he has to do. Please, Lord, bless him with the strength to get through this year!
I love reading these posts every day, but I also cry through everyone of them. I think my heart hurts just as badfor you two as it did when Jeff deployed. One of my girlfriends told me the same thing I just told you the day Jeff left, and I didn't understand what she meant by it. I do now, it's a raw feeling! Love you Ash! You and Ronnie are in my prayers every night!
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