So what do you guys...i mean ladies....do to keep yourself busy and pass time during deployment? It seems that when my DB is gone i find myself visiting people with the baby bc when im alone the time seems to pass slower and i end up spending it thinking about DB......he made a comment that because since im planning stuff for after he leaves he thinks i wont miss him but its those first couple weeks that are the hardest...idk how do u pass time?

Well, first and formost my career keeps me pretty occupied during the week. I work out after work, so the week nights are pretty intense. During the weekends, I spend every Saturday out with my girls having a good time and Sunday I spend time with my family.

I know what you mean though....spending time with other people helps you deal with the deployment. They are your support system.

I hang out with friends and work out a lot. I've also got into web page design and reading... so that passes the time at night.

During his last deployment I chatted with him almost every day and spend a ton of time with my friend. :)

I got into scrapbooking. Its so much fun. I havent been through a deployment yet with Jason, but at ft polk he was gone 2 weeks a month and that helped a lot. good luck.

Digital scrapbooking, I find things to do in the area, be involved in the FRG, go to playgroup(I don't have kids, but I chat with the women there).

lots and lots of time in the gym :sigh

Before shore duty I worked to keep busy. Now when we head back to sea duty I'll have kids to keep me busy. :)

in a way i kind of feel bad planning things for when hes gone......like its not showing i miss him enough....or that he has to put his life on hold n im moving on with mine....everything is going 2 b different when he comes home from how the baby n i look tp the house.......idk i want to make transition as easy as possible for him

you can't keep things because life changes. He's going to change too. You have to do what you can to stay sane.

i know what your saying and i kn ow hes going to change...we're on deployment # 3 ( we're a very young couple with a young baby) i guess even tho mentally hes gonna change its like hes putting life on hold for a year ...im a big worrier and thinker....i guess i can work on that over the next year as well.......

I work, concentrate on my kids and most of all do things for ME!!!

I'm still a student, so I have schooling to keep me busy; I'm starting to eye scrapbooking as well. I do a lot of sports, involved in CAP (Civil Air Patrol) and have a job. Any other time I just read or go on the 'net, lol.

you cant feel bad for planning things while he is gone. The stuff you do when he is gone to keep yourself busy doesnt measure how much you miss him. He doesnt expect you to just stop living while he is gone. Do whatever you need to do to keep busy! Believe me most guys that are gone dont care what you do as long as you are faithful to him!