Monthly Archives: November 2012

Deployment is FUN!

Deployment Fun! said no military wife. Ever

Semper Fi Funnies; getting through deployment one laugh at a time!

Deployment Gratitude :: week 10

Deployment Gratitude

  Hugs are the universal medicine. ~ Unknown I really could have used a hug this week. It wasn’t unbearable, but Wednesday and Thursday were slightly difficult days. Thanksgiving. A time for gathering with family and friends and celebrating all you are thankful for. We are always with family, and if it’s not our blood…

Deployment Gratitude :: week 9

Deployment Gratitude

Now join your hands, and with your hands your hearts. ~ William Shakespeare   This week has been a really great week. The highlight was going on a date night with my son Friday evening. He insisted that we take the truck because that is the official date night vehicle, which was perfectly fine by…

Sending a Military Care Package 101

Sending A Military Care Package 101

Sending a deployed serviceman a care package is a great way to show your support and that you care. We military wives find ourselves at the post office on a regular basis. But I also have family and friends who are sending care packages to my husband, and also other guys he works with who…

Deployment Gratitude :: week 8

Deployment Gratitude

The days are long, but the years are short. Naturally at the end of every week I’m excited to cross another one off the calendar. This week, though, something about crossing week 8 is super exciting to me. There are days when I look at the weeks ahead and feel like time is making a…

Happy 237th Birthday United States Marines!!

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Deployment Gratitude :: week 7

Deployment Gratitude

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. ~ Lao Tzu Marking 7 weeks off of the deployment calendar is always an instant mood booster! Halloween was a success, and I managed to pull DevilPup’s Mario costume together at the complete last minute. Honestly, I really just wasn’t…