From an outside view, it’s sometimes easy to look upon our service members in a strictly matter-of-fact, all-business-all-the-time fashion. I know that I myself find so many aspects of military culture intimidating at times. However, today I’m sharing a sneak peek into the secret behind-the-scenes life of our military family. Everything is not so serious all of the time. Thank goodness! Today, I bring you The Secret Life of Boot Snakes!
Do you ever allow the uncertainties of your future to impact your present? You probably do. As a military spouse, one of the easiest times to do this is when you know orders are coming soon.
For my husband and me, we thought we already had those orders, and now I find myself dwelling on the possibilities. Currently, dwelling on a negative possibility.
This is the first time we have to ask for Command Sponsorship–essentially asking if I’m cleared to go with my husband during this upcoming PCS.
Back in August 2006, I was thrilled to be overwhelmed with slightly nervous excitement. It was near impossible for me to understand the full impact of accepting a job in my chosen career field—elementary education. I was going to be a first grade teacher!
When I was 5 years old, my family relocated for my father’s company consolidation. In preparing for my first-ever move, I told my mom I didn’t want to go because I didn’t want to leave my best friend. She was understandably confused. She couldn’t pinpoint one friend that was my favorite or that I’d spent the most time with from preschool or our neighborhood, so she had to ask. “Who’s your best friend?”
Very emotionally, I replied in all seriousness, “My house!”
During college, one of my friends always had the best birthday celebrations. I remember how I thought his birthday was my favorite birthday (even more than my own!) because it was always such a good time.
Thinking over why this might be, it can of course be attributed, in part, to the friend we were celebrating, but my bigger reason for always loving his birthday best was because it brought people together. It never failed, we all wanted to be there having a great time when it was this guy’s birthday.
I only have a few specific memories of kindergarten, but I’m pretty sure I know why this particular one stuck around.
One day, my friend Amy and I were playing inside a gray stand-alone tube on the playground. It was just a tube, and I have no recollection of what was so fun about it, but it was big enough for two little kindergarteners to hide inside and that’s exactly what we chose to do. When the recess whistle blew, we didn’t hear it, and our class left without us. In fact, all of the classes left the playground by the time we got bored with playing in that tube.
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