army Archives - Stories of Our Boys

6 Ways to Save Your Marriage During Deployment

2017-12-13 aprilmomoffour Army Wives, deployment, marriage, military life, war letters

****This post is part of the series Real Army Wives on storiesofourboys.com. This series chronicles the story of our first deployment, back in 2003.**** Once Alan had been gone for 6 months, and we were finally able to communicate regularly, we found that we began to bicker–even from continents away. We were having newlywed problems, whether we were together or not. Alan was anxious to move us forward towards our goals in the U.S., yet he was stuck in a […]

Real Army Wives: Sarah, Short and Cute

2017-09-10 aprilmomoffour Army Wives, deployment, military life, Real Army Wives

***This post is part of the series The Real Army Wives. For last week’s post about The Coffee Group, click here.*** Okay, you may or may not get my title reference there to the children’s book, Sarah Plain and Tall, which you should totally read to your children. It’s such a great book. I still vividly recall the day I met Sarah. (I even have some adorable photos of Sarah…..but I left town for Hurricane Irma and didn’t pack my photo […]

Shock and Awe, March 22, 2003

2017-08-07 aprilmomoffour Army Wives, family, history, military life

The Last Visit For a few minutes there, people began to joke that the 4th Infantry Division was never actually leaving for Iraq. By the first of March of 2003, the whole division was still waiting, and the other division in town, the 1st Cavalry Division, had orders as well. Some of the 1st Cav guys began to joke that the 1st Cav would beat the 4th ID to the punch after all.

Real Army Wives: When Reality Smacks You in the Face

2017-07-16 aprilmomoffour Army Wives, history, military life, moving

****Disclaimer: Links on this site are affiliate links. April collects a small advertising fee when you purchase through links on this website.***** We left Oklahoma full of excitement over finally being together as a married couple. We were ON OUR WAY! Things were looking up for us. Alan and I were finally picking out our first house. Okay, so we were only 21 and 23. Maybe we’d settle for an apartment or a nice townhouse, but either way, it was […]

Rookie Army Wife: 3 Misadventures in Oklahoma

2017-07-09 aprilmomoffour Army Wives, funny stories, marriage, military life

there were a few things that happened that I have not been able to live down.
Three incidents to be exact, okay maybe 4 or 5…geesh I was full of mishaps that first

Army Wives Series: The First Good-bye and Watching the News

2017-06-12 aprilmomoffour Army Wives, marriage, military life

The news was suddenly intruding into my life. It was more than a channel to flip past. It was affecting me directly. It had always affected me, whether I realized it or not, but now I was in the front of the line of dominoes!!

It was time to meet the Army.

2017-05-21 aprilmomoffour Alan, marriage, military life

I hung the dress on the closet door, safely in its plastic bag, not touching the ground. I could just look at it and smile and think about how much fun I was going to have, going to the ball with my own Prince Charming.