So now the crap is finally over (an no, I am sorry, even now that it is over, I will not go into the details here. OPSEC and all that), on we move to next.
Celebrations. Happiness.
And making things right.
One of the things that Sebastian has always maintained that needed to happen to make things right was for him to be as quickly as possible re-deployed to an active theater in a command role.
In order to facilitate that, his powers that be have offered him a posting, which he has accepted. Its a great career move, in a great location, and it actually lessens the drive time between us by about 2 hours. I am really looking forward to getting to know the new area, making new friends (and meeting some existing ones in person!) and obviously to being a bit closer
Its also to a rapid deployment unit.
As in "Hey, something bad has happened ... what were your plans for this afternoon? Well, cancel them ... you're travelling."
As I have often said before, I *know* this is what he does, who he is. I *know* that he would be going somewhere again. I can see the advantages to the short notice deployments - no drawn out anticipatory grief stage, no separation anxiety. (Disclaimer: I do not promise to be this logical about it when it actually happens). I'm not really stressed about it, its just a wrinkle I wasn't expecting, and it might take me a little to get my head around it.
I was at his place this weekend, and there was another thing I should have been expecting but wasn't - the "lasts" are hitting me already. The "wow, this will be one of the last times I am *here* doing *this*." The camera was out a lot more this visit, and on the drive home. I wasn't expecting that at all, and it really caught me off guard.
Overall I am thrilled that things are working out, that he has this opportunity. I am thrilled that we will be closer to each other. (Did I mention that? We will be closer to each other!) I am really looking forward to new places, new adventures, and moving on. And yes, I am still prone to random grins for no reason.
There were a few other things that caught me off guard this weekend, and more will follow.
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