One of the first major decisions of wedding planning is picking a location. Mac deployed the day after we became engaged, so I took on all of the initial wedding research. We had a few different options for where we could host a wedding, so we had to finalize a location before we could do…
Okay. The ring is on my hand, we’re officially engaged. What next?The next day, I drove Mac to Fort Bragg and watched him get on a bus to go to war. Not the happiest way to celebrate your engagement. I settled myself in a routine that would minimize lonely, sad time with my thoughts. As…
Now, I’m a big fan of any show on TLC. An addiction of mine is Extreme Couponing. This show follows folks like you and me on grocery trips where they buy $1000 of food for $20. For reals. Disclaimer: I have never saved more than I have spent. That isn’t my goal. Also, my husband…
Mac’s parents left Sunday. That night, we were up in our room. Mac was packing his carry-on bag and getting any last minutes items down before he had to report Monday morning. The sight of his packed bag was too much for me, and I started crying. The proposal Mac asked if I wanted something…
A more naive version of myself thought I could plan a wedding for $12,000-$15,000. I guess if we had really tried, we could’ve made it work in that budget. Our catering and venue alone blew that original pipe dream out of the water. Luckily for us, the Army has played a big role in paying…
After a few months together, the weekend before Mac deployed was suddenly upon us. We spent weeks shopping for extra gear, packing up his stuff, and dreading the first weekend of December. His parents decided to come down one last time before he left. Mac told me he wanted to buy my Christmas present before…