My husband hates to write, and the only thing worse for him than composing at a computer is writing with a pen. He didn't write me much from Iraq, but when he did, I knew he had forced himself to sit down and do it. That's touching.

Absence really does make the heart grow fonder, and I think deployments can sometimes bring out the best in a relationship. Mrs. Greyhawk found a letter from a husband in Iraq to his wife. It's positively breathtaking. You just have to see it to believe it.

UPDATE:

I swear I have never laughed so hard as I just did. I asked my husband if he had read the letter and -- right hand on a Bible -- he said, "Yeah. Was he talking about a chicken or a rooster or something? Man, there's a lot of them walking around Iraq. And how did he mail a bird to his wife? I don't get it."

My husband, the romantic.

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1 Your husband's reaction is too funny! Thanks for the link to the post!

Posted by: Pam at October 30, 2005 01:25 AM (NLkiM)

2 LOL, your husband's reaction is hilarious. At the risk of sounding non-PC....typical male. (grin)

Posted by: Maggie at October 30, 2005 03:37 AM (8eu7Q)

3 "This is true love.. do you think it happens every day?" Westly -- A Princess bride. To be honest.. I get the feeling that Millitary Marriges are either the best of times.. or the worst of times... they seem to either shatter under stress.. or like yours... be forged into something stronger... Just remember.. Beer is Temporary.. so keep plenty on hand.. Love is forever.. so you are all that is needed

Posted by: Larryconley at October 31, 2005 05:19 PM (TKt3d)

4 "This is true love.. do you think it happens every day?" Westly -- A Princess bride. To be honest.. I get the feeling that Millitary Marriges are either the best of times.. or the worst of times... they seem to either shatter under stress.. or like yours... be forged into something stronger... Just remember.. Beer is Temporary.. so keep plenty on hand.. Love is forever.. so you are all that is needed

Posted by: Larryconley at October 31, 2005 05:19 PM (TKt3d)

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Tanker sent me a link to an article about the perceived risk of investing in France. It reminded me of something that I forgot to share a few weeks ago. Someone recommended an international mutual fund to us, so my husband looked into it as a possibility. That is, until he saw that Total was one of its top holdings. "Guns, tobacco, and other vices are no problem," my husband said. "I'd invest in those in spades. But I refuse to invest in French oil companies." Despite protestations that Total is a very lucrative market -- well, no kidding: Saddam treated them well -- my husband put his foot down and said that we're not buying into that mutual fund. I was awful proud of him.

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