Alas, I am no longer 25. I am slowly moving from mid-twenties to late twenties. Le sigh. As I look back on this last quarter century, I am reminded of all that I have accomplished. I am proud of what I have obtained with only a few regrets here and there (I thought cornrows would […] Read more…
I was a Navy Girlfriend for exactly 3 years and 6 months. That would be considered a lifetime in the military world. I moved 3,000 miles to be with him. I had to restrategize my career path. I’ve had to miss family and friend celebrations. I spent months worrying and stressing over the safety of […] Read more…
After working on an Army base, I’ve met all kinds of Army significant others: Army wives, Army fiancees, Army girlfriends, Army divorcees. As part of my job, I had to brief all incoming Soldiers and families to the installation. I’ll always remember one girl in particular. She came up to me after the brief and […] Read more…
I got married in my mid-twenties. Some would say that‘s sacrilegious for our millennial generation. Here’s the thing. When you know… you know. In my husband, I see the difference between the boys that I dated and the man that I married. Here are 20 Differences Between the Boy You Date and the Man You […] Read more…
It was only a few months ago that Junior turned one. My itty bitty baby is now my itty bitty toddler. A personality-filled, temper-tantrum-throwing, stubborn-as-heck little toddler. Being the mom of a toddler is no walk in the park. (Seriously, I tried walking in the park with him, he ran from me and poured sand […] Read more…