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I've never minded when my husband got orders, and we had to move. It meant we could start all over again. I mean, yes, having to pack everything is a pain and saying goodbye to friends is never easy. But the flip side meant we could explore a new place. Having said that, I always worry my husband will get orders overseas, and I don't [...]
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MilSpouse LifeThe Pictures You Didn’t Take With Your Service Member
My husband missed our fourth wedding anniversary this year. In the middle of the day, I remember looking out the patio door window into the distance and thinking he was out there. Somewhere. But not here. Deployed again, our anniversary marked another celebratory milestone where his absence was heart-achingly paplpable. I took a break [...]
15+ Crazy Things Military Spouses Did to See Their Service Member
I hung up the phone and all I felt was complete and utter panic. There I was working the day shift as an ICU nurse scouring the internet for a plane ticket. I was supposed to be taking care of patients, but all I could think about was my long-distance boyfriend who just announced he was leaving on a deployment in less than [...]
5 Best Ways to Support Your Service Member at Basic Training
When my fiance left for basic training, the days afterward were incredibly hard. But as I learned how to cope and take better care of myself, I realized that the hardest part wasn't him being gone, the hardest part was learning how to support my service member through basic. I knew that his physical, as well as his mental strength, [...]
Your Service Member Went to Basic, Now What?
After dating for about three years, my boyfriend, Jon finally proposed to me. He had decided to go into the military and join the Air Force and he wanted to propose before he left for basic training. I was officially a military significant other. After being engaged for just one month, my boyfriend turned fiance left for basic [...]
The Ultimate Guide to Military Ball Etiquette for Spouses
Sitting on the couch reading a book, my service member walked into the living room, cocked his head to the side and asked, “So you want to go to a military ball with me?” I had little knowledge about military ball etiquette or how to find a military ball dress, but I knew instantly that I wanted to go. I mean, service member in uniform? [...]
The Hilarious Pros and Cons Of Attending a Military Ball
It's that time of year for the military ball, an event that usually happens once per year for each branch. You've checked out all the military ball dresses and grabbed some other military ball must haves. It can be a fun thing to attend--but not everyone goes. There are a variety of pros and cons on attending the military ball, and here [...]
7 Military Ball Must-Haves That Aren’t a Dress
I've been stock-piling items for this year's military ball season. Because if you read my post about military ball dresses under 100 dollars, you know my last military ball involved a huge wardrobe malfunction. This season, I want to be ready to enjoy an evening out with my husband. I lined up a babysitter two months in advance, and I [...]
How to Overcome the Intense Challenges of Military Marriage
I had just found out that another fellow military wife left our OCONUS duty station—and she wasn’t returning. The pit in my stomach immediately turned queasy. This wasn’t the first military wife who moved her life half-way around the world only to move back to the U.S. without her husband. In fact, she was one of many wives that I knew [...]
Deployment50+ Amazing Things Military Spouses Can Do During Deployment
If you talk to enough military spouses in the middle of a deployment, you'll discover a common theme: everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. It's as if kids wait to get sick, washing machines wait to break down, and all minor emergencies are reserved for the days, weeks and months your service member is gone on a training mission [...]
