No worries Amanda, not taken the wrong way at all
No, like I've said, I knew what I was getting myself into, and like I said, I am a very independent person, having been a single mom for 8 years, living on my own, going to school, and at one point, working two jobs. The biggest thing was that this is quite an adjustment for me, as he was a senior FO when him and I started dating last February, and has been holding off weekends and holidays for quite some time before he even met me. So see, I was used to seeing him on weekends and mondays, and he knew he would be getting New Years and Christmas off because they fell on days he normally didn't work, plus he was in a high seniority position.
But now, he is upgrading, and it's just kind of a bummer that we will not spend any of the holidays together. I was expecting this to happen maybe next year, and I was prepared for that, but neither one of us anticipated it happening this soon.
I have no problem celebrating the holiday before or after he leaves for a trip. Luckily, we live in my hometown, so all of my friends and family are here, it's not as if I have no support or no place to go. I even told him since he got stuck working thanksgiving that on friday, when he got home, I would make a TG dinner and invite our friends over and we would celebrate it then. I am more than willing to bend to fit around the schedule...my post was more or less about not just one holiday, but all three.
And the thing about me going to where he is at and taking a risk of him being called into work, all fine and dandy...in January. He just changed his travel companion from his sister to me last month, but he told me it won't take effect until January 1st. So no hope of me going where he is. I guess New Years is going to be the hardest for me. I don't know why, but I have always seen that as the biggest thing you can't really make up...oh well, I was just looking for others to share any experiences similar to mine.