We are preparing for our first real family vacation, a trip that is not traveling for a holiday to see family for once. And boy, it couldn’t come at a better time.

We just got word that my husband will be going to a four-month school in Virginia, about five hours away, starting shortly after the New Year. Some much needed family time away is exactly what we need!

A year ago, the thought of four months solo with my kids would have sent me into a 2-year-old style tantrum. Today, however, I am in the middle of not really having any emotion and being totally okay with it.

For one, plans are always changing. Next week my husband could be headed to a different country. You really never know!! So, as a seasoned military wife now, I have learned to just go with it and deal with it when he is driving or flying away.

The other part of me that is okay with it feels that way because what other choice do I have? I know my husband doesn’t want to go away, but he doesn’t have a choice if he wants to stay competitive with his peers. In order to move up and be promoted (and continue to provide for our family) he has to have certain things checked off his career list.

I could be mad and aggravated but that won’t get me anywhere except make our life miserable. And, we need his job and for him to do well to provide some type of security. So, we do what we always do, we will roll with it!

Not quite sure how we will manage but we will! We always do!

The future after this school is unknown, so its ironic that knowing my husband will be away for a few months is the only certainty that we have for now. I do not want to think about PCSing yet or a deployment so I will take this news as a blessing and make the best of it.

We will be able to travel to see him if the going gets rough and that is hardly ever a possibility in this lifestyle. Until then, we will soak in our family time and continue the way we always do - one day at a time.