Army Wives

20 Reasons I Love Being a Military Spouse

So while the cardboard boxes were still on the curb, I was sitting on my sofa setting up my wishlist…

6 years ago

Day 5 : Adjusting to the Move

Thank you for joining us for the 12 days of jumping into fall and recovering from summer!! So who is…

6 years ago

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

***This post belongs to a series of posts detailing life as a 22-year-old military wife, back in the beginning of…

6 years ago

Inside the Saddam Hole, December 2003

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

6 years ago

House Hunting Time is Here!

But wait. Why should I allow this move to make me so crazy? I need to s-l-o-w down. Take a…

6 years ago

The Only One Without Mid-Tour Leave

Somewhere around the 6-month-mark of the deployment, word came down that SOME of the soldiers would be receiving a little…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

Salvation in Time of War

***This post is part of the series The Real Army Wives of Fort Hood. A new chapter appears each Monday....Okay,…

6 years ago

Shelby is Busted

****This post is part of my series on Real Army Wives. This series follows my husband’s first deployment to Iraq…

6 years ago

The Fork in the Road

****This post is part of my series on Real Army Wives. This series follows my husband's first deployment to Iraq…

6 years ago