Among other definitions, I am someone who has fallen head over heels for a Marine infantry officer. I am a portrait photographer, chocolate addict, wine lover, sometimes writer, dog lover, and oh yeah, a military spouse too.
This blog was started as a personal outlet while the aforementioned Marine was deployed to Iraq very early in our dating relationship. I decided to continue posting periodically after he made it safely home. Three months into our marriage he returned to Iraq for another tour, and I continued to write. After he returned home we encountered two PCS moves in 7 months and another year long trip to Iraq for him, so I figured I'd just keep blogging and hang on for this crazy ride!
We are connected.
Why or how, I cannot say
This connection eludes definition
I cannot smell it.
I cannot see it.
I cannot hear it.
I cannot touch it.
Yet, during these nights alone,
I feel it more than ever. more »
Early morning talks
Or late night conversations?
Just wish I could call
(We used to talk in the morning before he went to work and before I went to sleep. So it was night for me, morning for him.)
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4:57AM
Need to hear your voice
Need to… more »
Thunder in my head
Missing you with all I am
Silence makes me ache
(Written in the midst of a migraine)
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4:09AM
Reach out, empty air
The simple need to be held
Suffocates me now
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4:13AM
Hoping for a word
Email is a lifeline now… more »
So many people
Say "I love you" but don't mean it.
So many people
Rarely utter the words, but still love.
Does it matter
How often "I love you" is said?
Does it matter
If you hear it all the time or never?
My heart overflows
And I type the w… more »