30 Minutes
December 23, 2009|
It's amazing how short 30 minutes is.
When my husband calls from Afghanistan, I always feel like we've barely scratched the surface of two or three topics before he has to get off the phone. I feel like I've just gotten started and it's time to stop.
It makes me wonder how much I run my mouth to him when he's home. If 30 minutes only covers part of two topics, then I reckon I must do an awful lot of talking when he lives here...
I can't wait until I get more than 30 minutes with him.
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The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 12/23/2009 News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.
http://www.thunderrun.us/2009/12/from-front-12232009.html
Posted by: David M | 12/23/2009 at 13:12
at the beginning of the war, my hubs was one of the first waves to go. we got 2 ten minute phone calls a week. thats it. Usually, after 9 minutes an operator would come on the line and tell us we had 1 minute remaining. Sometimes they didnt and without warning the call was dropped.
so, things have gotten better.
Posted by: dizzylizzie | 12/23/2009 at 17:44
Soo true. I get a call maybe once a month. So different from being side by side.
Posted by: InfantryGirl | 12/29/2009 at 00:15
Ha, yep! Our family is usually very loved by Murphy (as in, the law), so there's usually TONS of stuff I need to go over by phone, so we'll always start off with the short & sweet stuff, then I ask if he's ready & speed-talk through all the stuff I need to cover. Generally I can get it all in in about 10-15min, then I stop talking & he gets to answer everything & add his own. Then if we've got time to spare, we'll slow down & actually converse ;-) That way, just in case, all the important stuff is covered.
Posted by: HT1'sWife | 01/08/2010 at 19:12