Fabulous Army Life

A fabulous spouse gave me the idea last year to ask battalions to contribute to the decorating of our family room for the annual Tour of Homes on Fort Sill. I absolutely loved the idea and am eternally grateful to have had spouses willing to jump in and help both years. This year, each of our battalions contributed a 3' tree (provided by me) decorated to represent their unit. I absolutely love them and think this room was --by far-- the coolest thing to see in our home. Tough as Diamonds! 2-4 FA Deep Attack! 3-13 FA Red Dragons! 1-14 FA Steel Warriors! 75th FA Brigade Tough as Diamonds! 2-18 FA Mission Ready! 2-20 FA Deep Strike! 100 BSB Diamond Support!

Military Wives ... Each one may look different and each is wonderfully unique, But this is what they have in common: Lots of moving... Moving... Moving... Moving far from home... Moving two cars, three kids and one dog... all riding with HER of course. Moving sofas to basements because they won't go in THIS house;  Moving curtains  that won't fit; Moving jobs  Moving away from friends; Moving toward new friends; Moving her most important luggage: her trunk full of memories. Often waiting... Waiting... Waiting... Waiting for housing. Waiting for orders. Waiting for deployments. Waiting for phone calls. Waiting for reunions. Waiting for the new curtains to arrive. Waiting for him to come home, For dinner...AGAIN! They call her 'Military Dependent', but she knows better: She is fiercely In-Dependent. She can balance a check book; Handle the yard work; Fix a noisy toilet; Bury the family pet... She is intimately familiar with drywall anchors and toggle bolts. She can ...

My super-fabulous friend, Jenn Not only do I feel blessed to be an Army wife and get to meet so many amazing people, but I am doubly grateful for the friends that I have met along this Army path.  One such fabulous friend is Jenn.  Jenn and I met at a brigade Coffee at my house sometime in 2007.  I had just joined this group, had missed my first Coffee with them and was now hosting one.  I was a little nervous to invite all of these ladies to my house, not having met anyone.  Our Soldiers were deployed so I didn't even have my husband's review to find out a little about them.  I felt anxious and on my own. We had a great turnout that night and I met a lot of super gals.  Jenn, though, stood out from the very beginning.  This Jersey girl is sassy and fun and has never met a stranger.  She had been inside my home for all of 30 seconds when I began to feel more at ease and started to enjoy myself, completely forgetting any sense of ne...