If you follow me on Instagram (if you don’t, you should), you might have noticed something different. Thursday, I went and done chopped off my hair. In all, I cut about 12 inches off and then had bangs and layers styled, too. I like the style, but it does take some readjusting to having short hair again. I just need to mail off donation #5 in 8 years.
Who needs kids when you have a cat?
This cat is a never-ending source of activity. Her monthly date at the groomer’s dawned, so I retrieved her kennel from the basement. She saw it and quickly wandered away. Normally, I set it out early, so she doesn’t run away and hide right when we need to leave. Ten minutes or so before we have to head out, I find her hiding under my bed. I can’t reach her,… View Post »
Waiting on orders, again
The issue with a one-year assignment is the very quick need to move again. Mac turned in his job wish list back in June, and we’re still waiting to hear news about his next duty station. HRC (the Army’s HR branch) functions differently than the rest of the Army. Mac’s particular HRC has experienced a lot of turnover in the past year, so different captains have been handling their assignment… View Post »
Midtour leave: reality vs. expectations
Midtour leave is a beautiful and rare thing these days. Service members have to have a tour of at least 9 months to even qualify for two weeks off. Mac chose to take his leaves more than halfway into his tours to minimize the amount of time he has to spend back in Afghan-land. Expectation: Your first night together will be full of passion and amazing sex. Reality: Your beloved… View Post »
I miss you the most on Sunday mornings
Everyday during a deployment has its ups and downs. Some days are a struggle to get through, some days fly by. But Sunday mornings are the loneliest. In the years we’ve been physically together, weekends are spent sleeping in, running errands, and just enjoying each other’s company. We’d finish off a weekend at church, at brunch, or just spending too much time in our pajamas. I realized this last night… View Post »
Great Falls Park
Amid the hubbub and general crush of humanity that is Northern Virginia, a large number of parks provide a nice, peaceful break from urban life. The falls of the Potomac River happen to sit fewer than 20 miles upriver from Washington and are about 8 miles from Falls Church in Great Falls Park (get it, Falls Church? Falls of the Potomac? Our early Americans were nothing if not literal when… View Post »