Til The Boys Come Home

Norman Rockwell's Till the Boys Come Home (1918) Copyright © 1918 Life Magazine

A phone call should never start with “are you sitting down?” Unless, of course, you actually have good news to tell. The first time Danny said that to me, he was calling to tell me he was going to Cherry Point. I was ESTATIC. The second time he said it, he was calling to tell me his future home at Cherry Point will probably be deployed in the spring.

SPRING? March is a spring month! More importantly, March 21st is the first day of spring…and the day we are supposed to be married! Granted, April, May AND June are also spring months. But OF COURSE my mind jumped right to that day. I’ll be honest. I cried. A LOT. What started off as me “being ok,” lead to me (once again) leaning on Katie for support. What started off as a friendship through our blogs has lead to a real friendship, one that I can’t imagine my life without.

What makes our Marines so strong? I don’t think it’s their training. It’s the women that stand behind them. While I, of course, would be a complete mess when Danny deploys…I am a strong enough woman to be able to survive it…just like so many other women have. I am PROUD to say I am a Marine’s fiancé and best friend. I am so unbelievably proud of all the girls who have survived deployments. And “Til the Boys Come Home” I will continue to be proud of each and everyone of them.