I just said goodbye to him :(

Time always flies whenever I'm with him :( And while he's away it seems to drag on. The first few days are always the hardest because I have to get used to him being away again. I'm just getting anxious because I hope he'll still be able to talk to us while he's in Korea. Once I find out when he's coming back I'll start making plans. He had said he wanted to come home for my 21st birthday in 7 months but he might come earlier because he's allowed to take his leave at 6 months. I just have to stay focused on that time and hope those months go by fast. I'll definitely be on here a lot talking to everyone and trying to earn some extra money to have to spend when he comes back. He'll have his computer in Korea and he also has an ipad. So he can skype and he can also message me from his ipad. I'll probably also send him packages of goodies every now and then just so he can get some mail. I bought him an ipad as an early birthday and Christmas present since I won't see him but for his birthday in November I'll end up sending him a package of little gifts and goodies just so he doesn't feel forgotten or like he's missing out. I'm hoping the time will go by fast. It seems that it was not that long ago that he signed up and the last months we had went by fast and before I knew it he was leaving for basic training. It's been 5 months since he first left and the time does go by pretty fast. The time flew by after basic training while he was in school and could talk to me every day. I think that as long as he can message me or talk to me somehow every day, the time will go by faster.

Thank goodness for internet. You are so lucky compared to our grandparents who had to rely on the postman to bring them news of their loved ones while they were away. As long as you can keep in touch he will seem closer, I'm sure, and the months will soon pass too. Just think, when he returns it will almost be spring!

I don't know what I'd do without the internet. I'm so glad he'll have his laptop and ipad to keep in touch with me. Being able to talk to him will make this time go by a lot faster. I'm counting down the days to when I can be with him again

I definitely don't like him being sent so far away, it makes it difficult to talk to him because his cell phone will be shut off since international rates are so expensive. He'll be in Korea for just about a year and after that the army will let him choose to be stationed somewhere in the U.S. Luckily, he's only in the army for 3 more years and after that he'll get out and we can finally be together again for good.

That's good, at least you both have something to look forward. Thank you for sharing.

I try not to be sad when he leaves but I can't help it when I first say goodbye. After a few days I'll start to feel a bit better but I'll always miss him no matter what. I'm glad he'll be able to video chat and I'm hoping that being able to video chat him will make the the next few months go by faster.

While he's away I plan on working a lot and focusing on school. There's also books and tv shows that I'd like to read and watch and hopefully it'll pass the time. I also have a horse and I used to compete at horse shows when I was in high school. I'll probably start riding again. Even if I don't do horse shows I'd at least like to get back into riding again and hopefully it will make the time pass by faster.

I'm hoping that work and school will keep me busy and that being able to talk to him will make the time go by fast. He'll have his laptop and an ipad so he can talk. He's deploying to Korea so his cell phone won't work so he might have to buy a cheap little phone that he buys minutes on. I just can't wait for him to be out of the army so we can start our life together and finally be with each other again.

I know that I'll slowly adjust, I usually do whenever he leaves or I have to leave him. But it never gets easy having to say goodbye and know that it will be a while until I see him again. The next time I see him will be in 6 months or on my 21st birthday which is in 7 months. When I think about it now it just seems like such a long time and it hangs over my head. Hopefully time can go by fast, I'm ready for these times to be over so we can just be together.