In the latest episode Roland and the gang are celebrating Roxy’s birthday party and sharing their thoughts about military life. Roland says “I’m pissed because I want my life and not the Army to come first for a change.” What military spouse hasn’t thought that in their lifetime? Pamela noted in a past episode in a conversation with Roxy, “It’s the military sweetheart. Army, Unit, Family, in that order.” That’s a concept that I think most people can’t fathom, much less accept. It doesn’t mean that your family has to come last in every situation, but it does mean that your soldier has a commitment. I can remember at four years in the Army when Kevin and I were making that “big decision” whether or not we were going Read more…
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Monthly Archives: December 2011I wish I had some funny enlightening story to tell you about my military parents. I’m pretty boring when it comes to this topic. There’s no chaos, no drama, and no “Jerry Springer” moments with my family or even with my husband’s family. Believe it or not, they even understand when I tell them that they can’t come visit (or at least not for very long) during leave because I want my husband to myself and our immediate family. I guess I couldn’t really ask for much more from them they are pretty darn wonderful. When I think of the topic of military parents though I always think of the first time my mama came to see me at Fort Hood, TX. Her first trip to post was hilarious. She was so confused, perplexed, and just kept repeating Read more… This week we set out on a journey to blog about “marrying and loving a soldier”. Being the internet resource person I am I immediately hit Google to find out what everyone was saying about being married to a soldier. I wondered if everyone else had the same thoughts I had. It’s funny (and not so funny) what kinds of things you’ll find when you Google “why marry a soldier” or “what makes a good Army wife”. I found many lists of why not to marry a soldier, and of course the old saying “if the Army wanted you to have a wife they would have issued you one.” In the midst of all the rubble though I did find a few interesting tidbits that I thought I’d share. By this point in our blogging you know quite a bit about me personally, Read more… |