Army life

  • Moving clues, round #1

    Who’s ready to play? We officially have orders (which has to be a record because Mac got an RFO on Tuesday and had orders by the end of the week), and we are making plans at our future home. Clues! A famous song was written about this state (apparently, a lot of states have famous…

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  • Buying a short-sale or foreclosure

    *** I am not a Realtor. This is just advice from my personal experiences in the home-buying world. Be sure to consult a professional if you are considering buying a short sale or a foreclosure. *** Since we’re now moving and some of my cohort members are looking to dip their toes in the pool…

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  • Surprise!

    So we’re… moving again! Mac received an RFO yesterday, and we are officially leaving Colorado this summer. Last fall, Mac had a suspicious feeling that HRC (the Army HR branch) was planning on us moving, so he reached out to them to find out. A lot of Army captains move twice between finishing the Captain’s…

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  • You know you’re an Army wife when…

    Army (and military) life comes with all sorts of fun perks and weird quirks. The longer you’ve been married to a service member, the more you realize how much being around the military shapes your daily life. You refer to places that are close by as being within “striking distance.” Bonus points if this place…

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  • New unit = new dress

    Mac started a new job in a new unit last month. Much to our surprise, the new unit already had a ball on the calendar two weeks after he showed up, and I realized that I’ve been wearing my current ball gown since 2012. I didn’t have enough time to find a new dress (slash…

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