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First Missing my Sailor Moment
Yesterday I was shopping for dresses, which is frustrating in its self, for my mutter's upcoming wedding. So all of a sudden in the middle of our shopping, with 5 people in total, I start crying. Now I've never been the type who likes showing people my emotions and I can normally control my crying moments but not yesterday.
So while I'm telling everyone I'm fine and wiping the tears from my eyes, my mutter has come to the conclusion that I'm frustrated that because dressing aren't fitting (I recently had Lap Band surgery and have lost about 42 lbs). She shows me another dress to go try on and I welcome the idea of getting a few minutes to let these tears out in a changing room. All I wanted was a few minutes in peace.
As fate would have it, I wasn't getting my way. My sister joins me in the changing room due to the extremely crowded changing area. For some reason every store we went to the changing room was crowded. So I put this dress that is too big and walk out to my mutter. At this point I just want to go home and lock myself in a room. There have been moments where I missed Justin but at that moment I just wanted to hear his voice. He has this ability to make me laugh not matter the situation.
Now this was just one problem stacked on top of numerous ones and of course no one I was with could understand what I was feeling. So needless to say his graduation date can't get here fast enough!
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Comment by AJVNavyMom on February 28, 2011 at 3:13pm
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You'll be ok. Keep focusing on your weight loss (and congratulations on your progress so far) and stay busy. You'll be seeing him soon and you'll have a whole new you to show off! This time he is away is about him. It's easy to get caught up in what we are missing, but when you feel bad for yourself, think of what he has sacraficed and when he is feeling sad, he doesn't have his family to comfort him. Be strong for HIM....that'll keep your mind busy. All the best!
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