One of the most exciting things about being a military wife is all of the cool places that my husband and I could potentially live. Hawaii, Germany, Italy, South Korea… the list goes on and on! Although my friends and immediate family never expressed it in so many words, I’d imagine they were also excited…
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A Weekend Trip to Chicago over New Years
This year, instead of traveling back to Kentucky for Christmas, Andrew and I decided to use our holiday leave for New Years. We originally planned to visit our friends Tony and Katelyn in Pennsylvania, but a last-minute Army thing for Tony ruined those plans. Still wanting to travel while we both had the same week…
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Coffee Chat 2019
Sometimes I need to blog about what’s on my heart and mind. Enter: Coffee Chats. Imagine sitting down with a friend, sipping on coffee, and catching up on life. A few weeks ago, as I drove home from a girls’ night with some ladies from my church, my mind wandered back to this time last…
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Annual Training in Minneapolis + My First Military Ball
One of the unique quirks about Recruiting life is that unlike the active-duty Army units we’ve experienced thus far, the Battalion that Andrew is currently assigned to is spread across 4 states (Minnesota, Iowa, and the Dakotas.) With the majority of leadership based in Minneapolis, the Recruiting Command holds an annual training for all of their recruiters…
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2019 New Year’s Resolutions + Bible Verse of the Year (and a look back at 2018)
Helloooo!!! I unintentionally took nearly an entire month off from blogging, and honestly, it was incredibly refreshing! I’m excited to be back to blogging, but this upcoming year will bring some changes in how I maintain this little space on the web and my social media accounts. You’ll understand more of what I mean when…
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Merry Christmas!
I started my Christmas blogging break last week but forgot to share our family Christmas card before signing off, as is a tradition around these parts. This year’s card photo was taken at the Color the Wind Kite Festival in nearby Clear Lake, Iowa. I hope each of you has a very Merry Christmas and a…
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What I Learned When My Husband Was Gone for 2 Months
I remember the first time my husband went TDY (on a military “business trip”) after we were married. Just 4 months into marriage, he went to Fort Bragg for Air Assault school for 3 weeks. It was a disaster– an experience with bedbugs, teenage punks smearing dog poop under my car handles, and more loneliness…
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