real Army wives

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

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

6 Ways to Save Your Marriage During Deployment

****This post is part of the series Real Army Wives on storiesofourboys.com. This series chronicles the story of our first…

6 years ago

Real Army Wives: Grim Reminders and My Guardian Angel

*******This post is part of the series True Stories of Real Army Wives. This blog series takes place in 2003, at…

6 years ago

Mil Spouse Problems: 13 Months, The Illegal Question, & the Cat

This post is part of the series True Stories of Real Army Wives. To read last week's post, click here.…

6 years ago

Decisions: Learning to Put People Before Logic

****This post is part of the series The Real Army Wives, appearing every Monday on storiesofourboys.com. For the first half…

6 years ago

Military Finances: Newlyweds on 2 Separate Continents

*******This post is part of the series, The Real Army Wives. For last week's post click here.******* Guest Post from…

6 years ago

Letters to War June 24, 2003: The Teaching Test Troubles

******This post is part of the Real Army Wives series which runs every Monday on storiesofourboys.com. The series follows our…

6 years ago