Army life

  • Summer care package

    Summer care package – June

    I put together a fun summer care package to kick off the newest season. This month’s box was a twist on summer snack favorites because hot dogs and ice cream treats really don’t fly well. The freezer pops (or Otter pops) are a super popular treat. They start off not frozen, and they come in…

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  • Confessions of a professional military dependent

    Having spent my life as a military dependent (Air Force brat then Army wife and an Air Force grand-brat for good measure), the military life is pretty much all I know.  1. Every single BX and PX smell the same. It’s that Anthony’s Pizza and Robin Hood Sandwiches. 2. Commissaries aren’t as cool as adults….

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  • Two

    Two years. It’s hard to believe that our wedding was two whole years ago. Some days, 2012 feels like last month. But it’s days like today that really make me wonder how celebrities are only married a few months.       I guess spending any anniversary apart is another check in the Army…

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  • Where the green grass grows

    Y’all, I am a suburbanite. Give me manicured lawns, perfectly spaced houses, and all that jazz any day. Northern Virginia is kind of my nightmare. Traffic everywhere, people everywhere, buildings everywhere. I’m not going to do anything crazy like overcorrect and move back to Greensburg, but I definitely appreciate suburban America. Mac and I have…

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  • I miss the real Army

    Right now, I’m an Army wife in limbo. My husband is deployed from a unit that is stationed overseas, so we’re not in a traditional Army situation. And to be honest, I miss it.  I miss FRG meetings, shopping at the commissary, and going on post to eat dinner with Mac while he was…

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  • Binge-watching for rookies

    One side effect of deployment is the need to fill lots of hours each week. Even though I’m working a fair amount (for my job), I still have plenty of time with nothing to do. I do read, but lately I’ve been on a Netflix binge. Lucky for you, I’ve created a quick start guide…

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