My story

So this is officially my first blog ever, and I'm super excited to start this.  I decided to start this blog because I know there are a lot of Military Significant Others out there, and we go through a lot of ups and downs.  So I figured why not share my journey with everyone, see who can and can't relate to what I'm going through.  This is my story.....

My name is Leanne and my boyfriend, Nick, is in the Navy and left for his first deployment in November for Bahrain.  I was a wreck when he left, and I never could have guessed what this deployment was going to throw at us.  We have gone through a lot of ups and downs.  Communication has been the most difficult part of all, Bahrain was a crap shoot to be completely honest.  His internet was slower than dial-up and he was working insane hours so he had little free time.  Then the riots broke out, and we didn't speak until he called to inform me he was leaving because the entire base was on an extreme lock down. 

I almost peed myself from excitement when he said he was going to Japan for the rest of his deployment  Japan meant better communication, more down time, and more time for he and I to talk!  It felt like a blessing, until the day he left.  The day Nick left was the day of the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.  Neither his family or I heard from him for three days as to whether or not he had even made it safely.  We finally got an email saying he had arrived but had no clue as to when he would be able to call. 

Ever since he left for Japan no one has spoken with him personally.  He tries to update us whenever he can, but lets be honest he is working like crazy over there. With rolling blackouts and nuclear issues going on communication throughout the country just plain sucks.  I'm hoping this deployment comes to a close soon, not just for me but especially for him.