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Such is the life of an army wife

Capt Mike has been away on course since the beginning of January. It'll be a long one. He will get a few weekends here and there, but overall it will be an 8-month-long learning experience. Dexter and I are somewhat used to him being away, but this is the first extended absence Zeppelin has had to deal with. I think that might explain some of his new behaviours. The jeans incident...stealing an olive from my antipasto tray last night when I had dinner guests...extra clinginess.

I am keeping myself busy with school, the dogs, going to the gym, and, it being January in Ontario, shoveling snow. So, my mind is pretty well occupied for the most part. But there are times when I see something on TV or hear something at school that I know only Capt Mike would appreciate to quite the same degree that I do--the Jeopardy contestant whose "interesting story" was that she made up songs about her cats; the underwhelmed tone of the Slop Chop infomercial guy; the ridiculously terrible lyrics of Theory of a NickelCreed's newest single; whatever antics the dogs have gotten up to that day.

I usually try to keep a list of all the things I've seen or heard that I think he'd find pretty hilarious, but it's not the same as the immediate reaction I know we'd share if he were here to experience them with me.

For example, I know that he would be touched by the sentiment of the following song, but also find it mildly annoying that it's set to a Grey's Anatomy montage. :-) But he would watch it, albeit grudgingly, because he loves me.