any good ideas for the homecoming of my husband from iraq?

Answer 1

Tell him how proud you are of him.Tell him you love him. Then put a nice nighty with a coat on and surprise him....
Tell him, 'Thank you for defending my family and I.'

Answer 2

Hello. I am an old hand at this I am sorry to say. My husband is serving his second Tour tof Iraq and has served numerous Op Tours. I tend to book a good hotel and take him there immediately after I pick him up for a couple of days. The combination of time alone with me (before the onslaught of the rest of the family, friends & neighbours visit to welcome him home), no domestic responsibilities, and time to walk, talk, swim, think... is a gentle way to adapt to being home. I should add that you might want to book the Honeymoon Suite and have some Champagne put on ice! I observe some families throwing huge parties immediately upon their return and I don't think it's a good idea. They need to regroup in privacy.

Answer 3

Here are a few things that I did when my husband returned from Iraq.
Make a huge welcome home sign
Dress up rather relaxed/sexy
Have beer waiting in the frig
Either cook a hearty meal (like stakes) or take them out to dinner to a nice place
A friend of mine had a little scavenger hunt from when hers came back. Since they will not be able to shower for at least 24 hours they will stink (also they will come back with the stink of Iraq) so she put a new pair of clothes (a jersey from his favorite football team) in the washer and kind of made a game out of it by telling him to put his cammies in the washer, go to the shower (to take a shower) then go to the dryer for new clothes. at the end there was a special husband and wife basket that she put together for well, you dont need me to tell you that as you can figure it out.
Good luck and hope this helps.

Answer 4

First of all tell your Husband I said "Thank You" for his sacrifice and service to our country. It is comforting to know there are fine young men and women, such as your Husband, who are willing to stand watch over the nation. My family and I are able to sleep safe and sound over here, because of what your husband and others like him did over there. Also "Thank You" to you for shareing him with the country, I know it was hard and you missed him a lot. Military Wives are the salt of the earth.

To answer your question, All men love to get three things. A home cooked meal, a nice back rub, and you're a big girl, you know what that third thing is.

ps. He's been drinking ONLY water for a year, don't serve him water.

Answer 5

Yes when my dad came home, he was on the USS.. (something i forgot the name) and we went out to eat but we didnt go anywhere fancy because he was really tired but he loved the food because they ate practically cafeteria type food all the time. I would suggest maybe having like a party with all his friends so they can all meet up again and have fun. Maybe watch a sports game together haha :] Oh and if you have little ones have them make signs (I dont know how you're going to see him? are you picking him up from the airport or by sea? when my dad came back home they had lots a food so you could hang out and also had this like poster paper to make signs with.) but im sure your husband would like signs from the kids and it makes a very good kodak moment :] AND show the whole world that your husband is coming home by painting your car with that washable stuff if you have kids, if you dont it might be a little wierd but hey its okay haha.

Answer 6

That depends on your husband. When my husband came home from his first deployment he wanted to party, but with his second he wanted to relax. Make signs! They love coming home and knowing they were missed. Just have fun and try to make up for missed times.

Answer 7

Give him his favorite food besides you. Give him a long sensual massage followed by awesome sex. A long hot bath is nice lots of booze is a nice plus too. Mainly he'll only want to be in your arms for a week or two .

Answer 8

Whild welcoming him home in the right spirit and way always remember that he might be under a great stress. The Iraq war is not the usual patriotic wars that we fought.We have let loose our might on a tiny nations for reasons which there were not there. All the excises for wielding the weapons were shamefacedly admitted to be false.While your husband has done his duty as an officer of US Armed forces unless he is an automaton he would have seen and thought for himself what they have done. You know Tibbets who dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshama and Nagasakee went mad in the end by the thought of all the wanton distruction he had caused. Even if he had done his duty to his masters, there is always a power aboue everything else and that power is unsparing. It wants us to think over what we have done and asked us to justify it not to anybody else but to ourselves. Many a GIs who founght in Vietnam went berserk afterwards. They were not automatons after all.Nor is your husband..

Try to delve in this part of his personality and fathom his feelings and if these are what is stated above try to empathise with him.Let your welcome home be tempered with this thought.

Answer 9

Sex! Foods! Shopping! Parties! Do not bring up any problems within the first couple of weeks at least. I talked to a few people about that. So many women start right in after they get back. Treat him like a sexy boyfriend you missed really bad lol!

Answer 10

Tell you husband thank you! I appreciate all men and women that serve this country! Get dressed up real sex~sea and do whatever it is he likes best. You know what to do, after all he is your husband~!

Answer 11

If you have kids send them to your mother's. Take him somewhere quiet and enjoy each others company. Remember he has been in another world and he needs to adjust slowly just as you need to adjust to him being home. A weekend trip to a romantic place would be nice.