Tag: Relationships
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What the Air Force has Taught Me
The biggest thing the Air Force has taught me is how to get out of my comfort zone.
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What it’s REALLY like to be a military spouse: Post PCS Blues
There have been many moments in the past 6 weeks where I have faked being OK. I’ve slapped a smile on my face after crying to not make others feel uncomfortable. I’ve pushed my feelings aside. I’ve reminded myself that I will be strengthened through this. So where has it led? Here. Feeling out of place. Feeling…
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What it’s REALLY like to be a military spouse: PCS edition
I never wanted to be a military spouse. I actually used to say I would never marry a man in the military. Days (well, really weeks lately) like today make me really understand why the military life is not for just anyone. There’s a lot of complicated aspects (Tricare) and stressful aspects (Deployments, TDYs and so…
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The last stretch to marriage
I couldn’t sleep last night. I woke up thinking about all the things I STILL have to do. I feel like we’ve been planning this one day for our entire lives. A few things have already been mixed up, and man, I feel exhausted. And we still have 3 weeks to go. If you missed…
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A reflection from wedding planning land
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. I’m pretty sure Charles Dickens wrote that line about planning a wedding. Matt and I (well really my mom and I) are on the final stretch of wedding planning. Disclaimer: I realized after my last blog, it was the first time I put a name…
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The best year … and the worst year
2016 was a rough year for me … and no, not because of Donald Trump.
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5 lessons college taught me about relationships
College is a time for growing into the adult you want to be. Here’s what it taught me in four, short years.
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No one likes to talk about the hard stuff
Long distance sucks. It sucks a whole when your support system is over 8 hours away. There’s no luxury of visiting for a weekend because weekend visits are out of driving distance, and plane tickets are too expensive. It sucks when everyone else’s boyfriends get to come visit while you sit in your room eating…
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Taylor Swift’s guide to a break-up
For about two months now I’ve been trying to write this post. I wrote, erased, wrote, erased. I couldn’t grasp any clever bones in my body. What I wanted was to put lyrics from Swift’s songs together into one prose to describe the different stages of relationships. But I just couldn’t do it. All I…
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