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Fiance in A school and i want to do somthing nice for him help???

my sailor is in A school and i would like to do somthing for him that he would appreciate and never expect due to lack of funds we have never really been able to do much for eachother before he joined the navy and what we did do it always involved being together we always got a movie and a dinner or had a romantic dinner at home but what can i do for him while he is in a school and im at home 8 hrs away?? we arent fighting or anything i just want to do somthing nice for him. any ideas?

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well im really taking this pretty hard BC seemed easier, but i had his mom who is paralyzed to help take care of and his nephew all the time to practically raise so i was busy and i wrote letters like crazy, now i still write to him once a week, and i write in a journal most nights and when im feeling overwhelmed, it helps but still doesnt fill in the emptiness, its hard to do everything on my own when i was used to him helping me, im trying to go back to school cant get grants or loans for this program and cant afford it, i have bills to pay but no job now, and im back at my parents who wont help me with bills or school, i just feel like my world is caving in, and most of the time i do it alone, i rarely talk to him anymore cause he is in night schhol, and is working when he isnt sleeping, im trying to get my old job back they said i was welcome back if i ever decide to come back and the was 6 mos ago and i talked to the DON and she said they could use someone on nights but havent called me in for an interview yet. how can keep busy to get through this? i guess i could ask my sailor for money but he doesnt know how much i am struggling and i really dont want him to just cause he is at the top of his class and i dont want him to worry about me when he is working on school, what can i do? have any of u been in my situation or close? ive killed out most of my bills i just have the things i cant get rid of like insurance on the car and my phone bill, any suggestions? please help

i really dont know what i think, i dont focus on me i always think about what he would think i did talk to him more about it but i didnt ask for money either, i got my old job back, but idk when i will start yet, and i have the meeting to find out if i can go back to school this evening so if i can then it will be a struggle for money, but if i dont i will just have bills to pay and maybe save some money in the case that this happens again so im not so overwhelmed the next time! this is def no fun at all, and idk y i feel like i cant tell him the bad stuff, well i tell him, i just dont express how bad it acyually is, i guess i feel like it will mess him up in school or somthin and then i will blame myself for it, idk i just need to figure my hours and figure out if i can afford this class or not, and try to find somthing outside of work, and home to do to keep me busy and my mind relaxed i guess, idk maybe a gym membership i do need to lose some weight, so that may be a good idea! well i will let u know how everything went when i get internet service available to me again! thank lots guys, i will keep u updated

You might also contact the MWR at GL and see what deals they have or if they have some other ideas. Check http://www.mwrgl.com/Default.htm and http://www.mwrgl.com/special_services/itt/itt.htm

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