My husband is finally home y’all! And it was absolutely nothing like the way I pictured it when he left. Like. At all. That’s 2020 in a nutshell though isn’t it? People who say that the last month of deployment is the longest are clearly not moving cross country with kids and pets, setting up […]
Military Life
The First Deployment With Kids
The first deployment with kids…because it’s a totally different rodeo! #deployment #milspousemonday
The Importance of a Future Dream
Military life means that a lot of things are out of your control. The biggest thing is that where you move, and how often, is ultimately up to somebody else. Somebody who really doesn’t care what you think. Sounds a lot like life right now during the COVID-19 lockdown too right? Just like people are […]
When deployment meets a global pandemic
Coronavirus. And deployment. All at once. This is fun right? I was getting a little confident, thinking this deployment was almost over and I had done pretty well. Sure I moved home with my mom to have some help, but I had done holidays, an ER trip for the toddler, and had a baby all […]
I’m jealous of my deployed spouse
Deployments are hard for everyone involved, and sometimes leave me feeling jealous of my deployed husband!
Choosing Military Life For Our Children
I would be lying if I said I didn’t question my decision to drag my son, and our future child/children, into military life on a weekly (if not daily) basis. And I’m willing to bet other military parents do the same. Backstory: my husband was active duty when we met, went National Guard, then came […]
When it’s “just” a rotation
“Rotation” vs. “Deployment.” Before this year I never knew there was a difference…or that it mattered so much to some people. But once I did I started to feel conflicted and confused. Not to mention it made me wary of referring to my husband’s rotation as a “deployment.” If you have ever been at Fort […]
What’s In My Deployment Binder
It’s time to talk about the deployment binder again. A while back I wrote a post about all the reasons you need to make a deployment binder in the first place. (Psst…it’s important even if your spouse isn’t deploying!) I put mine together before my husband went to NTC and used that longer period of […]
Moving Home During Deployment
Moving home during deployment or staying where you are: it’s a big decision. Here’s why I’m moving
Trying to Conceive – as a military spouse
Trying to conceive. The world and general military spouse stereotypes would have you believe that the ability to just have babies comes naturally to military couples. Are you really even an Army wife if you don’t have multiple kids before 30? (Spoiler alert: Hi! Yup, totally possible and not the worst thing ever.) But the […]