Golden Slumbers

…or so the song goes. Adam’s mom flew in from West Virginia to take Abbey home with her. All of us figured the car trip back would be too much for everyone to handle. Especially Adam and me who already have to squeeze a dog in the back seat.

As happy as Adam’s homecoming was I knew even then it was bittersweet. I’m being forced to leave the house that I’ve called home for the last 2 years. The house will always have a special place in my heart. It’s full of so many of Abbey’s firsts: first day home from the hospital, first smile, first words, first steps, etc. It pains me so much to leave it behind. Even though both Adam and I knew that separating from the Army would mean leaving our home behind.. neither of us ever imagined it would hurt this much.