The game does not play the team
This road trip isn’t a road trip in the sense that we were on a ‘trip’ so to speak…but we were in the car on our way to somewhere… where it was I forget now…because this is what happened: We were living in Georgia at the time and B was deployed, and a lot of our 'trips' included other wives from his unit. This particular day it included my friend Stephanie. Lexi and I had picked … [Read more...]
This is how I spent a little bit of my Selfish Sunday time today: A few months ago B gave me one of the thin name tapes he had removed from a helmet he wore when he first joined the Army. At first I was going to put it in my purse so I always had it with me. Well, I change purses almost daily according to what I'm wearing, etc. Yes, I am one of those girls. Don't judge, I have to … [Read more...]
yes, I'll cry! for a little while.... then I'll laugh and smile and think back to this day 10 years ago, when I married the man I thought could ony be found in Fairytales! When he met me I was a single Mom, working, and going to school. Taking care of my daughter (by myself) was the only thing I had on my mind. Then.... I met him. Almost the instant we spoke, I knew. And as much as I … [Read more...]
And all the time outs have already been used. The dreaded ‘D’ that every military family cringes at the sound of? Yep, it’s on the field and heading right towards us for a tackle. It’s scored so many points in the past that I’m beginning to wonder if we’ll ever celebrate in a victory knowing it has finally been defeated and will never come to play in our stadium again. Let’s … [Read more...]
