Official Lifestyle Blog For Today's Army Wife
When we learned that our first duty station would be Wiesbaden, Germany, my husband and I were elated. I soon realized that I would be raising our 2-year-old and a 5-month-old sons without my hometown support network of family and friends. I had grown accustomed to my little village and wondered how I would fare […] Read more…
You’ve missed your soldier. You’ve missed your family. What you may not have expected is that you’d become close friends with other military spouses, only to eventually move in opposite directions. Here’s how to stay connected with your girls around the world. When You’re the One Left Behind While on my first military base, my […] Read more…
Recently I read an article published in the Atlantic that struck a number of nerves with me. “Disposable Friendships in a Mobile World” begins with an observation by a Jewish German psychologist who, having fled to the United States before Nazi rule, found friendships in his new home relatively ephemeral. The article then expounds on […] Read more…
That’s right, I said it! I feel free just typing those words. I DO NOT LIKE BUNCO! Really, my eyes roll back in my head at the mention of the game. I first heard of this “bunco” when I was newly married and living in Germany. A neighbor asked if I wanted to “sub” in […] Read more…
We all have them on our Facebook friend list. You know that friend or acquaintance you had at some point until you realized they were bringing too much drama into your life or that they were the “smile to your face and complain behind your back” type of friend? What do you do about them? […] Read more…
Let me start by saying my neighborhood is small. There are 6 streets all in a pretty row and each street has approximately 16 houses. So that would be under 100 homes. Why the little math lesson? I just want to put the story I am about to tell you into perspective. I was walking […] Read more…