A week to go

It's Monday, and that means this is my last week at Ft. Meade before traveling back to Asia.
We had our final exam today. I missed only one question, but as it turns out, everyone in the class got the same exact answer for the one I missed, so the instructors threw out that particular question. That means I scored a perfect on a test! There's a first time for everything!
After the test, we sat through a military broadcasting ethics class. Ho-Hum! 2 hours later, we broke for lunch, and that meant it was the end of my day. Our briefings start today, and since I don't have to present until tomorrow, I got the rest of the day off. So I've been fine tuning my speech and jotting down little notes here and there to help me with te briefing.

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I'll be in Korea in less than a week. It still hasn't hit me yet. Things hit me slowly, but when they do, it can be devastating. I mean, on the one hand, I'll be closer to Vanessa, and seeing here will only be a short flight away, rather than an eighteen hour ordeal again. On the bad side, I'll still be away from her. I'm going to rant for a second, so if you're not into the mush, you might want to stop reading now.

I miss her. It's hard to explain it, but there's a feeling in my gut that just aches to be with her. To hold her in my arms, to smell her hair, to touch her cheek, to taste her lips. It's hard to go on day-by-day unable to tell if she's okay, wondering if I'll get to talk to her today? Until now, we've been together every day and night. Now I'm feeling the strain of not seeing her. Sure, we talk almost every day/night, and that's getting me through this, but I miss the personal interaction. The little things like just sitting on the couch and watching DVDs of 24 or CSI mean so much more to me now that I can't do it anymore. We plan on flying back and forth on leave to see each other, and that will serve us for a week, but then we'll have to say goodbye for a month, and this will start all over. Maybe it's just that I'm SO FAR away that's making me feel like this. Maybe once I'm in Korea, things will feel a little better, since we'll be closer, and in the same time zone. Maybe not. I just miss her so much!

Vanessa, I Love You soooooooooooooooooooooooo much! I can't wait to see you again. You're my precious Butterfly, and I'll fly home to you soon.

ULI