Helloooooooo friends! It’s been a while. We are still in the midst of this PCS so I figured it was time for an update over a virtual cup of coffee! For those who don’t know, we are moving from Fort Hood in Texas, to Fort Lewis/JBLM in Washington. I’m from central Washington and my family […]
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Mentally preparing for a pandemic PCS
Oh hi! It’s been a while. I think my goal for this year was consistency…but let’s just go ahead and accept that 2020 had a wildly different plan for the year. Anyways. If you follow along on my Instagram, you probably already know that we are gearing up for a PCS hopefully in the near […]
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 […]
I’m jealous of my deployed spouse
Deployments are hard for everyone involved, and sometimes leave me feeling jealous of my deployed husband!
Moving Home During Deployment
Moving home during deployment or staying where you are: it’s a big decision. Here’s why I’m moving
Military Marriage Retreat
Happy MilSpouse Monday friends! How was your weekend? We got the opportunity to participate in a Strong Bonds Marriage Retreat in San Antonio and it was amazing! We have actually been hoping to attend a marriage retreat for some time now, so when my husband’s chaplain came to us with a last minute spot we […]
I’m glad I wasn’t a young military spouse
Happy MilSpouse Monday friends!Last week I took on a fairly controversial topic and wrote about my feelings on Service and Sacrifice as they apply to us as military spouses. This week I am getting controversial again…so don’t hate me! Or do…but at least read this first before you make up your mind 🙂 I am […]
Service and Sacrifice
“Thank you for your service and sacrifice.” This is probably something you have heard said to your service member more tan once…and maybe someone has even said it to you. A nice thing and it makes you and your spouse feel appreciated, right? Well recently I was scrolling through a post in a Facebook group […]
A Crash Course on Making Friends as a MilSpouse
Making friends. It’s something we all know we want to do. But actually doing it is another thing entirely. Like I talked about last week, it seems to be so easy and come so naturally when you are young. Then you enter the grown-up world and it’s suddenly not so easy. Add in the military spouse […]