We have been really lucky as a military couple. John has been around most of the time and he’s held assignments that don’t involve a lot of extra shifts – until recently. The office in which he works is a demanding and often fast-paced environment, which requires all of its…
During my daily perusal of CNN.com yesterday, I came across yet another story about the high rate of suicide in the military – specifically, the Army. This year, the number of suicides has exceeded last year’s record-breaking year. This is not a record you want to break. We frequently hear stories…
I wrote this yesterday and linked people here and forgot to post the entry. Oops. Sorry! Without further ado, yesterday’s blog post: You may recall a post about a month and a half ago where we announced our request for exception to policy for a move to a different housing…
Apparently I get extremely hot (and dare I admit very sweaty?) when it’s 57 degrees Fahrenheit outside. Really. Today is post clean up day. *eye roll* See, the idea behind housing on post is to provide the same conditions of living as we would find “on the economy” in an…
Yesterday was the 2-year anniversary of when John and I started dating. Of course, we had been writing an insane amount of letters back and forth for the 2-3 months prior as well. Other than acknowledging that two years ago, John was graduating from Basic Training, I was visiting him…
Warning Long Post: Like the rest of the United States, I always knew that members of the Armed Forces and their families made sacrifices to serve their country, but I didn’t realize the extent of what that meant until I lived it. In terms of sacrifice, of course giving up…