I'm liking today!

I think it's nice having Jeremy back on a day shift, I think it's nice that I will be in class soon, and I think it's nice to have gotten so much done today. I really like days like that. What I'm really looking forward to is going out tomorrow night with good friends, having some frosty adult beverages and brushing off the stupidity of my housing office. So what they still don't have a place for us to live, so what they will probably starting tearing down these homes around us. As long as the asbestos doesn't get into my lungs then I'll be fine! I just can't fight those people any longer and there is no point. I'm feeling goofy today...watch out boring Nebraska!

Good Times

So over the weekend we went up to North Dakota for a wedding. It was for our friends that we were stationed in Germany with. It was AWESOME! I love being military those days because it's so much fun to keep in touch with friends from all over the world. And that's where they all live now. I thought that ND was one of the best places I have ever been too and would move there in a heartbeat. I can't believe that I'm writing that, but I am. They are very smart about stuff there. They have these windmills that produce so much energy that people and towns have a surplus of energy. Can you believe that? So now I'm thinking....what if military bases did that? We need to invest in this and I'm going to see what I can do to suggest it! In fact, I'm inspired now to see what else my spouses group can do for the squadron. We need better communication. It's sorely lacking!

So about the wedding. The groom's dad is from Cleveland, Ohio and swore to all of us that deer bark and that's how they communicate. He actually told this to the bride's dad who is a farmer. Hmmmm...car salesman from Ohio knowing more about nature, farming and hunting vs. Farmer Guy from ND...I don't think so. He was pure comedy the entire time and that's what I loved about being there. The groom's dad was "that guy" and it was funny!

What do you do?

What do you do when you watch a friend lose it? She's always been the one that you've set your standards by as a military wife and now she's calling you, crying, and losing her mind. Her kids are running around and fighting and she's having a meltdown because her husband is TDY. You go to her and help obviously, but this is something that changes you. You realize that she's not as tough. I actually think it's nice that she's not as tough as I thought. I know it's hard for all of us military wives and for my friend she's a mom of a 3 year-old and twin 18 month olds and all boys. They are the most wonderful children and you can only sit and think "Dang, I hope my kids turn out half as good!"

The sad reality is that they go away, they go TDY, and they go to war because we're in a war. I know it's easier said than done, but you have to keep it together because your family needs you. Families are now incomplete because of war and we have to keep it together for these families that are struggling. And even though my friend may have had a weak moment, the military family that she has created stepped in to be there. To me that's the best part about being a military wife...you create new family to help! And it makes all the difference.

Get that new family when you move to your new base, or get that family at the base you're at now. You will need them. They will make all the difference!