Waiting to exhale

Zach's finally home for good from Iraq. He's been back in the States for a few days, but they had his exit ceremony today and he's with Ali and Alexa even as I write this. I kept telling him it would go by fast and, now that he's home, it seems like it did. But right up until yesterday, it seemed like forty forevers.

I've been holding my breath since last October. Breathing is better.