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Lean on Me

This weekend was the first bright moment I’ve had so far.

It started yesterday, when my girlfriend Dee called me up to drag me out of my bed and out for coffee. Coffee became the mall, the mall became dinner with the girls (and Gabby!), and I had a fabulous time. I needed to get out of the house. I was going crazy.

This morning started off a little rough, but picked up soon after we got to church. Read the rest of this entry »

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Donuts, DDO Reports, and Paper Chains

Amphibious Squadron FIVE (CPR5) just started its deployment, my husband is now steaming towards the other side of the world, and I have begun my journey as a bona fide Navy wife. I should explain that I was, technically, already a Navy wife. I’m married to a Sailor. But, I’m also a Sailor. I don’t rely on my husband for benefits or financial support, I have a job of my own, and I’ve even been haze grey and underway (and loved it). So I figured I had this whole married-single thing down. I assumed that, since I knew the challenges of being deployed, I would be an understanding wife; that because I wasn’t “dependent” in the literal sense of the word, things would be easier. Read the rest of this entry »

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