Two years ago today, we woke up several hours before the sun came up and headed to an airplane hangar at Fort Campbell to drop off Jamie for what we thought would be a one year deployment in Afghanistan. Two years later I can still feel nearly every emotion I felt that morning. Emotions that strong and that unique are… Keep Reading
A Day in the Life of Hadley: 15 Months Big
A few days ago I was looking for a picture of Hadley from last summer and remembered that I uploaded the specific picture to her first “Day in the Life” post from when she was eight months old. I clicked over to that post and spent the next 10 minutes looking through the pictures and smiling while watching the videos… Keep Reading
Military Love Story Series: Claire & Kevin
A Dual Military Love Story: Claire & Kevin Kevin and I met at Ft. Leonardwood, Missouri at Military Police Basic Officer Leaders Course in July 2010. We initially became friends but had so much in common that it’s clear there was a connection. In September 2010, we went on a dinner cruise with friends at Lake of the Ozarks. After… Keep Reading
Our List of Winter Daytime Outings for my One Year Old
I love a quiet, cozy, lazy day at home as much as the next person, but I find that I’m usually much more pleasant when Jamie gets home from work if Hadley and I got out of the house at least once that day. Something about pulling myself together (even if it’s just throwing on a sweatshirt and spraying in… Keep Reading
Stitch Fix #3 Review
When we got home late Monday night, I bolted straight to the front porch and found my beautiful Stitch Fix box sitting there waiting patiently for me to bring her in from the snow so she could show me all of the goodies she had for me this month. True love. Unfortunately, I didn’t go bananas over everything inside like… Keep Reading
St. George Island Valentines Weekend Family Getaway
Hello from snowy Kansas! Though I do really enjoy how pretty the snow is outside, all of me wishes we could rewind a few days and be waking up in Florida. A few days in the sun with a couple of really great friends was exactly what the doctor ordered after a long week of handling Hadley’s stomach bug. Whew…. Keep Reading
Tricare Prime Vs Standard: Our Experience Switching
This blog post compares similarities between Tricare Prime Vs Standard. My opinions here are simply based off of our own experiences and will vary from family to family. Thank you so much for reading, and I hope you find this helpful! Let’s talk about the three ring circus that is Tricare. Note: If you are not on Tricare health insurance,… Keep Reading
The Golden Vlog Round Two
So I have another goofy little vlog for ya today! If you were around last month, you know how awkward I am with these types of posts! Yikes. I’m excited to be linking up with Faith at Life W/ Mrs G and the Artist and answering some of her February questions! Here’s a list of questions I address in today’s… Keep Reading