Category: military life

5 Months Since the Move: How I Handle the Transition

4 kids, Army Wives, military life, moving, stay-at-home mom

I’m not going to church this up. Let’s just call it like it is. Moving was a j-o-b. Getting our Georgia house ready to sell, selling it, finding a rental, and moving in was exhausting. Helping all our boys adjust to life at a new school…that part was far more difficult than I expected. I am not always the best at realistic expectations.  Moving is a task that keeps giving and giving. Moving, ah…moving. This is the first time we’ve […]

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20 Reasons I Love Being a Military Spouse

Army Wives, attitude, military life, moving, washington dc

So while the cardboard boxes were still on the curb, I was sitting on my sofa setting up my wishlist for where we will move NEXT, a little less than two years from now. In the words of Jack Black on Jumangi, “I can’t even with this.”
And that’s why it’s important to have a list of why you love what you do…

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The Real Army Wives Series: Merry Christmas To Iraq, 2003

Army Wives, attitude, deployment, military life

***This post belongs to a series of posts detailing life as a 22-year-old military wife, back in the beginning of the War on Terrorism. To read it from the beginning, start here. To read the  chapter before this one, click here.*** Christmas arrived. I could ignore it in my sadness over not having Alan with me, or I could embrace it for the fact that it was still Christmas. Truthfully, it was not a sad time anymore. I had Elsie, Kayla, […]

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I have missed you, and I’m back.

family, friends, God, military life, moving

  It’s been a month now since we moved into our new home in Virginia. It’s been 6 months since I blogged regularly, and there is so much I could tell you, I almost don’t know where to begin! This move, our 10th as a military family, is complete. We are still fulfilling medical requirements and registering for things like school in the fall, but for the most part, we are finished. It’s time to get back to blogging, which […]

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Inside the Saddam Hole, December 2003

Army Wives, deployment, military life, Real Army Wives, war letters

Alan and other members of his unit went over to the hole and took photos the next day.

Saddam Hussein was discovered on December 13th, and for you youngsters, Saddam Hussein was the President of Iraq from 1979-2003. He was a notorious figure due

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House Hunting Time is Here!

Army Wives, faith, God, military life, moving, parenting, Virginia, washington dc
House Hunting Time again

But wait. Why should I allow this move to make me so crazy?

I need to s-l-o-w down. Take a few deep breaths. Trust Alan. Trust God. Everything will work out just fine. And no, I may not get everything exactly how I want it, but it will all

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When They Touched Us

Army Wives, deployment, faith, military life, Real Army Wives
The Real Army Wives Series When They Touched Us

Friday, Oct. 17, 2003 Alan, Hey! I’m in Houston, Texas! I’m sharing a room with Elsie. We left Killeen around 3:30 this afternoon. It’s Cloe, Elsie, Kayla, and myself. We all rode down in Cloe’s little 2-door Civic! it was a tight squeeze, but we’re having a lot of fun. We got here at night, so we haven’t gone anywhere yet. And don’t worry, we aren’t planning on spending much money at all. Tomorrow we’re going on a tour of […]

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Shelby is Busted

Army Wives, hard times, military life, Real Army Wives, war letters

****This post is part of my series on Real Army Wives. This series follows my husband’s first deployment to Iraq in 2003, but it’s the story of the wives back home more so than the men at war. Click here for the previous chapter, The Fork in the Road***** I love telling you the sweet, happy stories every week, but the truth is not everyone’s story is either of those things. When one tells a story, one must tell the […]

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