the return of J

If plans don’t change, J is scheduled to return home from his deployment in just under a week. I’ve been thinking about what I can do to celebrate his homecoming. Last time we were living in an apartment, so I taped a handmade “Welcome Home!” poster to the outside of our front door and had [...]

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amor verdadero necklace

My Amor Verdadero (True Love) may be returning home from his deployment in as little as two weeks! Perhaps when he gets back, he’ll buy me one of these lovely little 14k gold-fill discs from Anne Kiel as a belated Valentine’s day present.
(via Supermarket)

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happy february!

I’m so excited it’s February! And not because of Groundhog’s Day or Valentine’s Day or because it’s the shortest month of the year. I’m happy because J will be returning home this month. What better reason to be excited than being reunited with my love?!
(image source)

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dreaming of paper airplanes

J called to say hello while I was deep into a late afternoon nap yesterday. I’m embarrassed to admit that I drifted in and out of sleep during the first few minutes of our conversation. At one point, when I hadn’t responded to one of his questions after a reasonable amount of time, he asked [...]

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surviving deployments: when the silver lining is hard to find

In our continuing series, “Surviving Deployments,” the author of wonderful one times one shares her tips for getting through her husband’s deployments.
It’s true. Deployments stink. I’m all for silver linings, but I’ve only found one when it comes to deployments – I can do drastic things to my hair that my husband would [...]

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surviving deployments: what i wish my mama knew to tell me

In this guest post, LB from the blog Olio discusses how she deals with those dreaded deployments.
Deployments suck, hands down. But when they are a fact of life (because you know that the life you will have together beyond the military is worth enduring them), you find ways to deal.
With a half-dozen deployments under [...]

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new series: surviving deployments

I’m excited to present a new series this week: “Surviving Deployments.” I’ve asked some of the strongest military wives I know to share their secrets for surviving their husbands’ deployments. At the end of the series I’ll include my own plan to get through the winter without J.
I hope you find these guest posts as [...]

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one day down

Day 1 without J was as hard as I expected. I felt sad and lonely, but I did my best to stay busy and distracted. Here’s how my day played out:
* Woke up at 9 AM (went to sleep at 2:30 AM) because the dog wanted to go out.
* Bought this and this on Etsy [...]

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