I know how you feel somewhat. I have no family to spend thanksgiving with, hopefully he will be home for christmas from his first deployment. Its a hard thing to do.. to have absolutely no contact. I'm sure he will email you as soon as he can and if you just keep a small journal, or write to him as often as you need to, it feels better. Somehow, you just have to let it out. I cry every single day somehow, and pray every night. I count down the days, which make it go faster.
Just hang in there.

It may not be possible for you to do, but we always "adopted" another military person on the holidays like Thanksgiving. Usually they were the GeoBats or the young ones new to service. We would also set an extra place to remind us of all those celebrating away from the family. For Christmas, we had an extra stocking and would send a "stocking care package" or "santa in a box". New Year would have a "confetti and apple cider" theme. Just a little something to help them have a little bit of us with them. Afterall, we aren't the only ones missing our family members during these times. And being a military wife... sometimes just doing the extra things for them helps me miss them less. :(

I too am exsperiancing my first deployment with my boyfriend and he is in Iraq and I miss him dearly with the holiday season here! Hang in there it gets better!

Does it truly get easier? I guess if we have a lot to occupy our time with, it wouldn't seem so bad. I also think that if this weren't the holiday season, this wouldn't seem so bad. But it is what it is...and I am getting through.

It does get easier...Cause what I think about is the holiday seasons come so fast and before you can blink they are over...and then before you know it your husband will be home. It just goes fast...I mean I get lonely sometimes but then I wake up the next day and I am like I already made it through 2 months only 4 more to go!

I know how u feel...things will get better. I just started looking at holidays like any other day. My husband and I just make the holiday happen when we can...

My husband is about to go on his second deployment for 15 months. He has been home for about a year. I know what you are going through ... It is the second hardest thing I did. Live without him in 2006. But Like someone else said, you can have your christmas and all that stuff on a day when he's home on Mid tour. If you have some other buddies near you, have them all come over for a (Your hubbys name) christmas/new years party. Tape the Bal dropping and replay it. Go out dancing! Those are some of the most romantic things you could do....
If you need anything... Don't hesitate.
Maggie