How do they do it????

How do people let their loved ones go off to war or anywhere for a long period of time??? I'm very, VERY, thankful that we have people that are willing to serve our country, but I just don't think I could be married to a military man. If you can't tell why I'm thinking about this, it's b/c Dan left about an hour ago to go to Egypt for a month. This is the second "long" trip he has taken. Last summer he went to the U.A.E. for a month and I stayed with my parents for the majority of the time. For some reason this time seams harder. We both know that everything will be fine and that we will both have fun in each of our "adventures", but we were very sad to say goodbye. We both cried (which is a very rare occasion for Dan) and were a lot sadder than we thought we would be. Dan really had a hard time saying goodbye to us, especially little Carson-man. Carson actually didn't freak out like I thought he would. He gave Dan a hug and said "I love you" and said "bye". He didn't cry or anything....we'll see how he does in the next few days, weeks, when daddy has been "working" for a really long time. So, after saying goodbye, I'm glad that we are now on the down-hill slope to seeing him again. The next month will fly right by, right? I just keep thinking that other people have it so much harder than this. Other people let their husbands go for months, even years, to countries where they have to worry about their safety. And some people have so much going on while they are gone, like having a baby! I better not do that while Dan is gone...that wouldn't be good :) Anyway, I will admit that I'm super excited to have some time to do all the sewing I want (well, that is whenever Carson is sleeping). And in a little less than 2 weeks I'll be going to hang out with my sister and mom...yeah! So, I know we both will be having fun! Thanks for listening (or reading, I guess) to all my boring thoughts.