Real Army Wives

Of all the places, which one did you like best?

This year we moved AGAIN. Did I mention that already? Maybe I've brought it up too much. Sorry about that.,…

4 years ago

Tour of Homes from 17 Years of Army Life

One of my favorite parts of this strange life we lead is choosing my next house. With each one, I…

5 years ago

The 10 Friends You Need at Each Duty Station

Maybe you can relate. Here are a few of my favorite kinds of friends. Which one are you? Which one…

5 years ago

14 Crazy Things I Said this Week that Make Perfect Sense for a Military Wife

The Military life is a unique one for sure. Sometimes I find myself saying things that are sort of ridiculous,…

5 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

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

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

Alan’s Convoy Attack

****It has been a few weeks since our last chapter, so let's do a quick recap. I finally quit teaching,…

6 years ago

My First Colossal Failure & My Supportive Spouse Overseas

***This post belongs to the series True Stories of Real Army Wives. ***** My last post was about how miserable I…

6 years ago