MilSpouse Fill in Friday

I want to go back to school to pursue my Masters in Social Work.

I have to clean my house because it's disgusting.

I wish could hire someone to clean my house for me.

I hope that my up coming trip is as much fun as I think it will be.

I wonder if my husband will call me soon. I miss his face.

MilSpouse Fill in Friday

1. With PCS moves happening every few years, do you take the time to paint and decorate your home?

Of course I take the time to at least decorate at all of our duty stations. I don't feel as if our house is a home unless it looks and feels like a home. This duty station is the first where we have owned the home we live in. I've been taking full advantage of being able to paint and decorate without restrictions. Plus I'm loving having a garden!

2. If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?

I would live in one of the houses on Weeds. I would love to live in a huge house in SoCal.

3. What inspired you to start your blog.

Marrying Andrew inspired me to start my blog. I knew that I wouldn't see my family as often as I would like and that I wouldn't always be able to keep in touch with friends as well as I would like so I started this blog to let them have a peek into our lives.

4. What is the weirdest thing you have ever seen on base?

This is a good one. I would say that I've seen some pretty interesting things on Lejeune. Especially at the beach on base. Like this one lady who came to the dog beach with her child, then threw a fit that there were dogs on the beach!

5. Which historical figure (politician, writer, artisit, scientist, actor, etc) would you like to have dinner with?

I would love to meet the founding fathers. I think it would be interesting to pick their brains about what they think on how America has turned out.

MilSpouse Friday Fill-In

1. Tell us about your dream job...one that you would do regardless of pay.

If I could do anything I would work for social services. I want to be able to go in and help children who are having bad home lives and help them to get the lives they deserve.

2. What is your most prized material possession (kids and pets don't count)?

If I can't choose my pets I guess I would choose the external hard drives that have all of our pictures on them.

3. What has been you favorite duty station and why?

If I absolutely have to choose I would pick Lejeune. I have been blessed to find the best friends a girl could ask for here at Lejeune. There are small things that I enjoyed from each of our duty stations though. While I wasn't in Cali with Andrew I loved the beaches and the weather when I visited him. In Texas I loved that we had Andrew's family so close. In Syracuse I loved the state parks and the wineries. I just wish there hadn't been snow.

4. What is your least favorite chore?

My least favorite chore is definitely the dishes. I hate touching dirty dishes, I don't like when there is food stuck on them. It's gross, it makes me gag. Luckily Andrew is nice enough to do them when he's home.

5. If you could give one piece of advice to a teenager today (not specifically a MilTeen), what would it be?

My advice would be stop trying to grow up so quickly. Enjoy high school and your friends. Don't rush to become an adult because trust me it's not everything you think it is.

MilSpouse Friday Fill-In

1. How did you and your spouse meet?

Andrew and I met my freshman year in high school, it was it his junior year in high school. We met at freshman orientation for JROTC. We didn't start dating until my sophomore year in high school.

2. What is the best thing about being a MilSpouse?

This lifestyle is unique in that it moves you all over the country. Because of this, most military people do not have family near by. Which means that your friends become your family. I cannot tell you how many holidays, birthdays, promotions, and good byes I have spent celebrating with my friends. Without them this lifestyle would surely become unbearable over time. One of the best things about the friends you make is that no matter who PCSes where you will always share this common bond and you know that there will be people at every corner of the country welcoming you with open arms should move.

3. What is the hardest part of being a MilSpouse?

Being alone is definitely one of the hardest aspects of this life. I know that I have the world's most amazing friends, but it doesn't make up for the fact that when I come home in the evenings my house is empty and there seems to be a hole in our family until he comes home again.

4. What is your favorite dish?

Oooo this one is hard. I love to cook and I love to bake so I'm not sure which one to choose. I think if you FORCED me to choose I would say that red beans and rice is my favorite dinner and fudge is my favorite dessert.

5. If you could change one thing in this world what would it be?

I would bring our troops home.