Papa Bear left on Monday for 11 days for work. Before I go into this let me just say that in the almost 6 years that Papa Bear and I have been together we have only ever been apart twice, and the longest one was three days almost a month after we started dating. So as much as I loved him then, it didn't feel anything like it does now.
The night before he left I literally cuddled him in bed and started crying because I knew I would go crazy without being able to cuddle him every single night. It may only be 11 days, but it feels like an eternity when you are away from the person that you love most.
We are now five days in and I knew this would be hard. I just didn't know it would be this hard. And it's not just hard on me and Papa Bear, but Baby Bear is taking it way harder than I thought she would. When I put her in bed at night she brings up the exact moment that Daddy normally comes in and hugs and kisses her. For the last five days she has been acting out, and being overly emotional, as a way to show that she misses him. I now know how hard this is on all of us and we are only right at the halfway mark. I know this won't get easier, I just hope that it goes by quickly.
We talk off and on all day and video chat at least twice a day with him so that we still get to see each other. But I am looking forward to Sunday! We will be traveling the 2 hours and visiting him for the entire day. There is just no way that we can go 11 days without actually seeing him. So Sunday will be a day of fun and family time. I can not wait!!!
Now for those of you who are reading this and laughing because you think I am a big baby I just have one thing to say to you. Kiss it!!! lol. I am truly blessed to be able to say that I am with the love of my life. I just don't like spending time away from him like this. And if we have anything to do with it, we will never spend this much time apart again.
I don't know how they do it either! My sister in-laws husband works in the oil fields and is gone more than he is home. I just couldn't do it either! I feel the same way I am a big baby when he's gone!
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