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Going “Home”

July 29, 2010, in Military Life, PCS by

As you may know, my family embarked upon an overseas PCS around seven weeks ago. We're still living in the Navy Lodge, and I am having a harder time with this move than with any move I've ever done. I've never been homesick before, but I have had many moments of homesickness in the last few weeks.

I had an opportunity to come back to the States to visit the USAA mothership (see Andi's post) and it has been a bittersweet journey. I was so glad to be in the US, and a little worried that this transition has been so hard for me. Thankfully, something happened yesterday that helped me see that I might be doing better than I think.

I was in an amazing mid-Texas rest stop/convenience store and I was looking in the soda cases for a drink. None of the options were appealing to me and I thought to myself, "If I were in Italy, I could find something that I wanted to drink." After the thought sunk in, I was really excited. I was actually looking forward to going back for a reason other than my family. What a breakthrough!

I'm sure similar things have happened to each of you. How did you know that you had become comfortable with your new home? What was your moment?

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About She of the Sea

Oh dear - SpouseBUZZ wants a bio from me. I hate writing bios! What do you want to know? I'm a Navy wife and have been for something less than 20 years. I have four daughters who are approaching the teenage years faster than I can drink a Diet Coke. I love writing for SpouseBUZZ because I know that someone out there understands whatever it is I am saying. I also write about money at The Paycheck Chronicles and I am studying for the Certified Financial Planner exam. This year, I have managed to avoid most of my usual volunteer responsibilities (Girl Scouts, PTO, church, etc.) so that I can focus on helping out at the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society. It also allows me to make decent but unappreciated dinners and keep relatively up on the laundry.

Still haven't learned to get Christmas cards out on time, though.

Comments

  1. Semper Fi Wife says:
    July 29, 2010 at 6:48 pm

    Love you, honey, and miss you.

  2. Cow0monkey says:
    August 2, 2010 at 9:38 am

    I was stationed in Okinawa and I realized I was comfortable there about 6 months in when I figured that it was nice living out in town, where no knew me or bothered me and I could easily go for a walk at midnight along the sea wall with no worries of crime. It was also nice having the local grocery store in the neighborhood because I always had fresh veggies, fruits and meats at my disposal without the long trip to the crowded commissary. Oh and the vending machines just across the street were nice too, if you ran out of cold coke or wanted a hot coffee, 100 Yen did the trick! :) I still miss it…

  3. Petra says:
    August 3, 2010 at 5:42 pm

    I've been in Alabama a year now and I still can't say I found my moment of feeling at home, but that is not just because of the area, there is added stress with a stepchild and the birthmother. It doesn't help that I can't find a decent job and the weather makes me miserable most of the time, but for the kids and the husband, I just keep marching, thinking in two more years I'll be out of here :D