We call the deployment train around here the Marne Express.
And the Marne Express does NOT slow down. Most do not get off of it until you leave. Sometimes if you're lucky you can tuck and roll as it pulls past the station, but it's sure as hell not slowing down for you.
Some units here have spent more time away from home than with their families over the last 3 years that we've been here. And while that's not uncommon for the Army, it's a lot less common than it used to be. We have been SO LUCKY that Erik has had jobs that have kept him home since we've been here, but we know it's a bullet we can only dodge for so long, and that's okay.
Because the homecoming is always worth it.
And as we speak, the old Marne Express is coming near to the station to let some folks off.
Yesterday, I picked a friend up from the mechanic she took her husbands car to to get serviced before he comes home.
A few days prior I noticed my other friends children all had fresh haircuts - because they're going to see their Daddy soon.
It's hard not feel so excited for them, but also remember how torturous those last few weeks and days are. They usually take longer than the entire rest of the deployment.
I think I'm almost as excited as my friends are!
Because the homecoming is always worth it.
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