yip...I remember the out of town work, and how much I hated it, even though my husband made kick ass dough...I still hated it. He traveled with his crew to Texas too, he was gone 3 months...longest 3 months of my life at that time...heh heh, I got knocked up with our second child the night he got back though....
What sux is that you are going to be away from your family for the Holiday's honey...I hope you at least get to skype with them while you're gone...I wish we had skype back when hubby was working full swing...