This month feels a little bit different for me this year, since my husband will be retiring this fall. We are both in the process of figuring out what life after the military will look like for us.
The Days Are Long as a Milspouse
If you’ve read any of my blog submissions on Mission Milspouse lately, you’ll likely see a pattern where I have been mostly writing about what I’ve learned being a military spouse for the past twenty years but in presented in slightly different ways. In addition to...
Leaving the Place You Conquered
We weren’t at that particular installation long. Just long enough to move in, for my husband to then be given unexpected orders to deploy for twelve months, and a couple of months after his return, we were on our way out.
Creating a Support Network: How Military Spouses Can Get Connected
Military life is a bit different, isn’t it? For some of us, it’s all that we know. I married my high school sweetheart after college, just weeks after he commissioned.
The Season of Change
As the cool days start to roll in and the leaves begin to change into their vibrant colors; it brings on the realization of the changing seasons.
Budget-Friendly Autumn Adventures for Military Families
Even Autumn fall-season Grinches can’t entirely ignore the happiness that brisk morning walks with crunchy leaves bring after a long, sweltering summer.
Fall and Family
The fall is such a great time. I always loved how the leaves change colors and how the weather gets cooler.
Less is More
As we enter the month of October and find ourselves with less daylight and cooler temps, one thing is certain…..It’s Fall and time to switch my spring/summer wardrobe for my fall/winter one.
You’ve made It…..Your 1st Duty Station!
You’ve made it! Not in a way that the adventure is over, for it is truly just beginning.
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