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A very sweet reader just sent me a link to this amazing "coming home" video. This young couple was separated for seven months just like Paul and are going to be and had their reunion filmed. I really loved it and encourage you to watch if you have seven minutes. But beware, your keyboard, shirt and face will soon be covered with tears.
Or maybe that's just me.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOkay, I got about 2 and a half minutes in and the waterworks began. I’ll have to watch the rest when I get home.
GAH! So emotional!
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It is beautiful, Elise. Your day is coming and until then we are here with you.
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deployments suck, but homecomings are pure MAGIC!
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It will be here before you know it!!!
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No way. I’m just going to take your word for it since I’m at work and around people. 🙂 I actually found that when I saw my husband after a couple of months away that I was actually nervous!
A friend of mine with a husband in the military had her baby while her husband was away in basic training. They weren’t separated for months but he missed the birth. She had a family member film when he met his son and I lost it when I watched it.
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That video was stunning. I hadn’t given myself permission to think about my husband’s homecoming yet, but now I am.. so very much am.
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OH my gosh. I have tears running down my face right now. My husband also flies F-18’s and is deployed, away from me and our little 13 month old girl. I can’t wait for our homecoming, much like I know you can’t wait for your’s!!!
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you were right. totally bawled. Stay strong Elise, that will be you before you know it!
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Whoa. There were definitely waterworks over here. Thank you to you and Paul for such a huge sacrifice.
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that was pretty awesome.
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yep, tears. hang in there. 🙂
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It isn’t just you 🙂
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Those kind of stories get me every time! I hope yours is an amazing experience when it comes.
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that was just beautiful!
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Nope…it wasn’t just you who cried….beautiful, beautiful video…I hope they always maintain that love between them.
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Thanks for the kleenex warning, Elisa. That really was AMAZING!!!! I have a friend who’s hubby is a flyboy and teaches at Oceania. This gave me a brand new perspective on what she has gone through. Wow. Thanks for sharing the love.
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Darn it! You were right! Totally cried on my keyboard 😥 Praying for you and Paul as well as everyone else with family deployed.
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Absolutely beautiful. I live near a military post and it is always such a delight to hear about families reunited after deployment.
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Wow!! Beautiful! Don’t know how you do it. Thank you.
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WOW! So sweet and beautiful. I had tears in my coffee mug first thing this morning. Thanks for sharing this.
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i’m weepy and i just read that i might cry! guess that’s what happens when you’re anticipating the same reunion in just a few short months. better watch this after the kids are in bed.
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Awesome.
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Love the video, it’s so cute! I was just wondering if your view on “military spouses” has changed since the last time you posted about being one. I know that for a lot of spouses of service members, a lot of times when our husbands are deployed, we’re stationed at a military base far away from family and with few friends to turn to. That’s why those groups and gatherings can be so wonderful to join, as awkward as they may be at first. Sometimes it’s hard to understand unless you’ve been through it. What do you think?
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Um, yeah, pretty much a blubbering mess right now. What a gorgeous video. I can’t wait for you to get to experience your “coming home” with Paul! You truly are an inspiration to me and so many others!
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hi Milli, I have been thinking about this a lot and will do a full post on it once I have had more time to organize my thoughts. I will say that I am so proud of him and so honored to be his wife. 🙂
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Wow, definitely teared up. This video made me feel excited for how you’ll feel when Paul comes home to you!
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This video is so sweet! Thank you for sharing. I look forward to you getting a coming home day of your own 🙂
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enJOY it 
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