[jr_lenz]

hi, and welcome. there is alot of great advise on the site, use the search function to look up some old posts.

Advice for neweds, and avaition. throw your expations out the window. be patient, most of the things get better, or at least you adjust. be flexiable, you need to learn to celebrate Christmas when you are together 3 days later rather than on the 25th. If you get to be together the same week as your b-day you are doing good. Try to remember they (your DF) struggle being away as much as we do (I have a hard time with this one). Hotel life isn't all its cracked up to be. Talk, talk, talk, talk, and then talk some more. What works for me, isnt a sure fit for you, you guys need to come up with your own set of rules, and what works for you. If something bothers you, don't sit on it...if you do he will be gone on a trip and you will be fighting over the phone, you have to talk it out and figure out a middle ground that you both can live with. sing the "lalalalala" song when people start talking about the pilot/fa hook-ups. and just roll your eyes when they start talking about all the money that he is making! Don't beat yourself up when you have a bad day or week and you HATE his job. We have all been there, vent and get back on baord. Find stuff that you like to do, so when he is gone you have something to look forward to.

and the best advice I was given was by Mrs Kristie herself was go on overnights with him. You get such a better understanding when you see what they do first hand. and my DH tells me that it makes him feel important when I come along.

congrats on the wedding and good luck in our new life together!