Is this a dream?

Not knowing what to expect is probably the hardest thing. I did not know what to expect driving up to drop of his bags. I didn't know what to expect pulling into the hangar. I expected tears but that is exactly what my body didn't produce. We stood there joking around with each other and hugging and kissing every other second. BUZZZZ. 5 minutes to ceremony. 2 minutes to ceremony. And that was that. He walked away and my heart started to crack. Hearing cries from woman and children in the crowd the crack grew larger. and before i could process what was going on all the soldiers marched out the door. I managed to keep all emotions under control until i got to the car. I had a short time to get it all out before i got back to the kids. It didn't seem real. I felt like shortly he would be arriving back from work. Or wake up in the morning and he would be back. Unfortunately this will not be the case. Not for a while at least. By far this was just the beginning of events to come. Tired kids who just want their daddy to tuck them in. A antsy dog who cant stop pacing the house whining looking for her daddy. And a lonely wife who just wants to snuggle and watch a movie. Heres to hoping the year goes by quickly. But if that cant happen atleast have a year full of things to keep me busy.