Tomorrow August 11th marks day 27 out of a 54 day stretch were Jon and I do not have a day off together, either Jon works or I work all of the 54 days. (#realityofpolicelife#)
Sure we have some weekend morning together and some weekday evening together which we cherish as family time but no full days or weekends. I feel like this may be the longest stretch we have had in a long long time. I normally takes some time off work but since returning from maternity leave, I am trying to build up some time off. The hardest part is the things we do alone together like church with just me and the kids week after week, or last night I went to a wedding without Jon. Its just a reality that you can't get off for weekend stuff in his field of work. I am not looking for sympathy but just understanding. It can be a challenge with young kids and lead to exhaustion for both of us. I always have had a heart for military families who have it much worse with a spouse away for months on end and also for single parents. Parenting is so much easier when you have a partner around.
September is looking like a better month for more family time. Looking forward to a 3 day weekend together both off work for Ben's birthday party, Evie's baptism and Ben's actual birthday on a Monday where we hope to do something fun with him for the day. We also have another 4 day weekend off later in the month. So looking forward to those times together.
So we made it halfway..27 more days to go......I think I can, I think I can...
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