Official Lifestyle Blog For Today's Army Wife
The sun is setting, the air is cool, and your excited children are already in costume. You barely manage to get any dinner in them before they are ready to pillage your base housing for candy. You take a few photos and remind them of common courtesies: take turns ringing the doorbell; say “trick or […] Read more…
As a milspouse, I often put on a brave face. Sure, I could panic and freak out, but instead, I push fear aside and simply handle it. Sometimes it’s for my husband, my children, my family, but a lot of times it’s just for me. Although my wheels may be turning and stomach is churning, […] Read more…
Sometimes the most formative transformations in life begin from something simply ordinary. For Army wife Mareike Lott, it all started with a photograph…a photograph that I snapped. But let’s start at the beginning. Mareike was my next-door neighbor and best friend while stationed in Germany. She and I quickly bonded over our taste in music, […] Read more…
Do you remember the good old days when finding a friend was easy? It was as simple as: You like dolls? So do I! We have the same math teacher? Perfect! You want to take shots and dance? Here, borrow my tube top! Somewhere along the road, something changed. You became a milspouse and a […] Read more…
You need a getaway. An escape. An opportunity to step out of reality and relax, rejuvenate and recharge. Every milspouse does. I whisked away two of my best gals for a #MilSpaWeekend at the magical Berkeley Springs State Park. We said goodbye to our husbands and children, jumped in the car, enjoyed coffees, music and […] Read more…
You meet at a unit event, a play date or at the bus stop. You think she’s pretty cool and that she may actually be friendship material. What you need is something casual so you can truly talk, laugh and let down your hair. You need a wine night. Some of my favorite milspouse bonding moments […] Read more…