She Who Waits

"They also serve who only stand and wait." - John Milton

Alone in a sea of support

When the C Word comes up, everyone wants to be supportive. There are hugs, notes, even generous gifts (and I adore my new Keurig, trust me!) and offers to call if I ever need anything, anything at all. I'm beyond grateful for this awesome support netwo… more »
Posted Under Day to Day, Deployment, Marriage, Cancer on 10.27.2011

Rambly tonight

I've had a few down days lately and I've been missing my husband something fierce. My surgery date is still most likely weeks away and I think I've made a mistake in letting myself visualize the comfort of actually having my husband home for it now… more »
Posted Under Day to Day, Deployment, Marriage on 08.9.2011

Here we go again

I stood in the kitchen Saturday afternoon just hugging my husband, unwilling to let go. Not crying, not hysterical, just hugging. He'd returned from the base for the day with a date. The date. You know, the one that just makes your shoulders sag with… more »
Posted Under Deployment, Military, Marriage on 03.21.2011

Of Coffee and Hands

So, we've wrapped up our third deployment as a couple. :adore Life is good, the honeymoon stage is fabulous, and it's really nice to have him here in our home.Except when I pour his coffee. :-/ Or when his hands touch my bare skin. Or when he leaves… more »
Posted Under Deployment, Military, Marriage on 08.26.2010

Rather down lately

Sometimes Often, I feel like I'm becoming 'that wife.' You know her, the one who just follows her husband around so he can pursue his career, allows him to support her, doesn't have a real contribution to the world or financially to the relationship (pa… more »
Posted Under Deployment, Marriage on 05.5.2010

Long time no blog

I am still alive, just kind of fallen out of the blogging habit and it's been tough to pick back up for some reason. :shy:A little update, list style: We're closing on the house this Friday and moving over the weekend. I'll post some pics, I… more »
Posted Under Day to Day, Deployment, Marriage on 06.24.2009

I'm so lucky.

I woke up this morning at about 6:30 to the pug needing to puke. I grabbed my glasses and rushed him into the bathroom so that he could puke into the shower (no way to get him outside fast enough) and got hit by a blinding headache. I went back to bed bu… more »
Posted Under Deployment, Silver Linings, Marriage on 02.1.2009

Wow.

This past week I gave my blessing for my husband to choose between two potential new units. One of them is scheduled to go on a MEU (a deployment on ship, generally non combat). The other is scheduled to go to the middle east. The former would have se… more »
Posted Under Deployment, Military, Marriage on 01.31.2009

Our Story

I'm late, I know. Darn PCS has been keeping me busy!But, since I've cheated and written most of it out before, I thought I'd throw this post up, for Loqi. ;)In truth, we don't have any lovely romantic story to tell about how we met. We were the… more »
Posted Under Marriage on 08.27.2008