Ahhh, homecoming! I don’t care what they say about Christmas … HOMECOMING is the most wonderful time of the year! And you’ve waited for it! You’ve longed for it! You’ve dreamed sweet (and possibly dirty) dreams of it, and it’s almost here. But you want it to be perfect, right? Well, I’ve crafted a no-fail […] Read more…
7 Ways To Grow Your Marriage During A Deployment
A lot of you may be wondering what in the world I am talking about. Deployments are notorious for wreaking havoc on a marriage and creating deep issues with distance between spouses. During deployments we are all under significant stress, communication is often less than ideal, and we are sometimes forced to cope in ways […] Read more…
In Buzzfeed Style: 10 Awkward Images Of What Happens The First Day They Return Home From A Deployment
Now I am not saying this happens to everyone but I’ve been blogging about the military life for 5 years. I’ve talked to hundreds if not thousands of military spouses via email and online about homecoming and the first full day the men are home. I’ve also experienced that “first day” home myself and know […] Read more…
Murphy’s Law: 10 More Things That Most Likely Will Go Wrong During Deployments
It’s like the deployment gods know when he leaves and they have it in store for you. They are determined to make this pain in the arse, no good, very bad time even more of a challenge. And guess what? They usually succeed! Here are 10 more things that usually go wrong or come at […] Read more…
You’re Not Entirely Crazy For Feeling Entirely Crazy During A Deployment: The Day I Went Semi-Crazy
I remember very clearly the day I hit my breaking point in my husband’s 15 month deployment to Iraq. It was in the middle of month 13. I was tired, miserable and he had to keep going on these damn missions that was making a miserable deployment even more dismal. I was tired of hearing […] Read more…
16 More Things Military Wives Say
The military lifestyle presents so many different scenarios. Some are funny and some are stressful and no matter what there are always going to be things we say that almost all of us have in common when it comes to these lifestyle situations. Here are 16 Things Every Milspouse has said or will say at […] Read more…