I don’t like goodbyes and have never been good at them. The first of the 'hard goodbyes' I learned to hate was every time I had to say goodbye to my cousin, my best friend, after a visit. Whether it was watching a vehicle drive away while I wildly waved my hands in the air,… Continue reading The Art of Goodbyes
Tag: military life
My Favorite Marriage Books
I am a reader, I won't lie. When I found out I was going on a mission trip to Venezuela after high school, I read what I could about the country and even brushed up on my Spanish. When I found out I was having a baby for the first time, I poured myself into… Continue reading My Favorite Marriage Books
Support Operation Coupons
Can I share with you, readers, a way in which you could support your military families stationed overseas? It's through Operation Coupons! This group gains donated coupons, organizes them into packets, ships them to military families stationed overseas, and we save big over here! Why on earth would I want to promote couponing? I know,… Continue reading Support Operation Coupons
Memorial Day
In Fairbanks, AK, on the military installation, Fort Wainwright, there is a little pond. Around this pond is a cute little walking trail with benches, trees, bushes, and geese. There is a lone river otter that plays in the water, diving over and over again for whatever he is looking for. For me, the most… Continue reading Memorial Day
Military Spouse Appreciation Day
For all the military spouses I know out in blogland and beyond: Happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day I have the privilege of being an Army wife...the real kind, not the Hollywood "make-up" version that doesn't abide by rules and enjoys a lot of creative licensure. I am an Army wife, complete with the moves every… Continue reading Military Spouse Appreciation Day
Moving to Germany
An overseas PCS is going to look different with each family. This is primarily due to the size of your clan and the housing situation at the base you are heading towards. We are leaving SC and heading to Stuttgart, Germany. The tidbits I share with you here are what we have encountered for a… Continue reading Moving to Germany
Trip Pics
Day Twenty-Four I am finally sharing photos of the PCS from Alaska to South Carolina! We logged 4,374 miles for this trip, give a little more for the running around we did at each stop. Wow! Big Army gives 13 days for this trip, but since I travel with my hubby (who is who he… Continue reading Trip Pics