Oh, my heart is right there with you. Deployments are SO hard, and to have the departure drawn out like that is bittersweet and emotionally exhausting. We don't get to farewell my husband like this. We say goodbye at home and he leaves like it's any other workday. Same with the homecoming - we have to wait at home. You've scrapped this memory amazingly. Your children with treasure it.
Amazing page! You really captured the emotions of his departure day in your journaling. The column of tiny photos fits this so well, sharing many glimpses of the day while letting the focus of the page remain on the title and journaling.
