Hubs and I often spend time apart. comes with the territory of military spouse. With my past globe trotting history, we’ve celebrated more than our share of holidays and anniversaries while one of us was 1/2 way across the country or world. This is the first time I recall one of us being in a war zone for Remembrance Day.

While I stand in the cold honouring all those who’ve gone before, hubs will be sweating away across the world. I’m assuming there will be ceremonies in KAF.

In this era of near immediate communication, I find myself wondering what it was like during WWI, WWII & Korea for the families left behind. How did they manage to survive the long wait between newspapers printing or radio stories?

The differences in communication frequency in this tour vs hubs last a year ago has been huge. Cell phones & email (which existed prior of course, he just didn’t use them) mean that I hear from him every few days. Sure, I rarely get letters, but I do have a general idea that he’s physically ok most days.

As we cross off the days on a calendar until he comes home, I can add one more important date that can be marked while apart. We’ve got a lot to make up for…

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