Well let me start out by saying that figuring out how to start a blog is about as easy as it was to pack up all our crap and move across the country! There is just too much involved! From font sizes to headers that I don't know where what will go....ugh!
Anyways here it goes! I decided to start a blog for a few reasons
1. A really good friend of mine does it and I feel closer to knowing whats going on in her life reading her blogs so I'm hoping to give the same feeling to others.
2. I have A LOT to say about just about everything from being new to the military lifestyle to why my kid is being a jerk! Whether anyone wants to hear it or in this case read it is a totally different subject!
3. Being all the way across the country from my friends and family I wouldn't want anyone to miss out on my much needed useless tidbits of advice and jokes that are so stupid you have to laugh to make me feel better.
We just moved from probably the most beautiful expensive place in the country and I miss it terribly. On any given day I will list off or compare at least 5 things that are "better back home". My youngest will be lied to for the rest of his life because I don't ever want him to know he wasn't born in California. I know such a big move and change in life requires some time to adapt but there is no room in a military life to "give things time".
I guess I thought it would be easier. I thought a new beginning and new chances and a fresh start. Maybe that part comes later? After the move, the depression, the unpacking, the deployment, the 15 hour days....its new, I'll give it that! I cant let you all think that its all terrible. I have met some amazing women and have found a strength inside myself that I didn't know I had. I also found a true sense of family that I have never known. I guess the ones that stick with you across the country and thru time zones are the keepers. I'm sure it will get easier as the years go by.
I'm what I like to call Military Stupid. I just don't get it. Its all acronyms and I could be told 153,391 times what it means and I still just don't get it! All I hear is BS. Speak english to me. I get asked all the time what unit my husband is in? Unit? I dunno...you tell me! And don't ask me to explain to you what a battalion, company, unit or what the hell all the damn patches are! I'm just figured out what the color of berets mean and please don't make me do math to figure out what time it is. OK? Thank you! Everyone keeps saying I need to figure it out and learn it. Yeah yeah.... I'm really going to remember all the Army stuff, to feed the dog, pay which bill when, to write my grocery list (which I'll be lucky if I remember to bring with me!)to pick the kids up, do homework, what my kids names are (Austin, Riley, Dakota, Dan....whoever you are....go to your room!!!----commonly said in my house)but the one thing I VERY CLEARLY remember is that we are NOT in California anymore Toto!
LOVE it! And LOVE you!! You'll start to become obsessed with what to write, what not to write, what to lie about and what to pour your heart and soul in to. BTW, you will need to show me how you made yours so fancy!
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I commend you for taking up a blog. The simple act of writing out your joys and frustrations helps cement them, release them, or even simply better understand them. I've found blogging is, without a doubt, therapeutic and I hope you find that as well. I look forward to reading more about your adventures while settling in a new place and all your misadventures along the way! Humor always helps and I can feel that through your first posting. Plus, if you ever need advice on fonts, headers, archives, embedding videos, pictures etc... I can help!
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