Today, Mac found out his top three job opportunities. A command position at Fort Belvoir opened up in the past few weeks, so that became his number 1 choice. His new list:1. Fort Belvoir2. Fort Bliss3. Qatar His HRB branch manager (basically the HR manager for Signal Corps captains) said that he should find out the actual job in the next week or so and that Fort Belvoir was all… View Post »
Never have I ever…
Remember this drinking game in college? When you tried to shame or out your friends for more-than-questionable decisions? I decided to look at things I haven’t done by the age of 25. 1. Buy a car. My daddy purchased my car back in 2002 and gave it to me when he bought a new Jeep in 2008. My parents titled it over to me after I finished college. 235,000 miles… View Post »
Friday wedding fun
So my weekend started Thursday. We decided to take Purrburger to the vet to get a microchip (it’s required if you want to live on post or go overseas). Turns out, she has a double ear infection, so we now have the joyous task of cleaning out her ears and giving her medicine twice a day. Friday, I woke up at 5:15 am to head off to Maryland for a… View Post »
Sunday Social: blog
1. What is the name of your blog?Sorority Life to Army Wife. 2. What do you love most about blogging?Meeting new people. I’ve made a lot of friends that I have yet to meet through blogging. I enjoy reading what everyone is up to. 3. Why did you start blogging?As a way to document our wedding and as an avenue to riches and fame. 4. What is something you’d want… View Post »
Wedding gift giving as a guest
I’m off to a sorority sister’s wedding today! Congrats to Annie and Brian! I posted last year about the various wedding gifts we received: money, gift cards, and gifts both on and not on our registries. Several of my sorority sisters have gotten married between last June and now, and I’ve purchased wedding gifts for them (from the registry, of course). I tend to stick to the registry because I would have… View Post »
Apartment living
Now that we’ve been in Augusta a few months, we’ve had some time to adjust to living in a 3 bedroom apartment. Things I like The general size: we didn’t need a 5 bedroom house. It was a lot of space we couldn’t fill up or use. Our apartment is a nice size for us, and it’s easy to clean. Also, our extra bedrooms are larger than the extra rooms in… View Post »