Army Wife.. Thats me!

Here you will find my life in the military... as a spouse that is. What it takes and what it means being a Military wife. It by far has to be one of the hardest jobs emotionally in the military that is also known as the "silent ranks" meaning that we are the ones that hold down the home front while our husbands jet away for a year or more from time to time. I want to share here some of the things that are part of the life that Im married to and hope that you will find it encouraging, inspiring, and proud. It means a lot to me to have a husband who serves his country but also the women out there that are just like me who also serve their nights alone, playing mom and dad for long periods of time and just about anything else in this world that could earn these kinds of women the super mom badge! Stay around to be a part of the conversations and posts!

Thanks for reading!

Vanessa 

Continuing on as a Army wife....

My journey into being an army wife started almost six years ago. Six years ago next July was the time he signed the dotted line and became a soldier for America. Time has gone by so fast it almost seems like a blur. I remember resenting the army for taking him away from me and his kids when we first got married but then I had to remember it was my choice to stand by him regardless of the situation even though it hurt not being able to see him everyday. Josh has been through two whole deployments lasting 30 months in total for both.. oh I remember the agony! Josh has now been home for over two years now and im forever thankful to that! He now stands at a point where Re-enlistment is right around the corner and Im believing hes wanting to make a career out of it... so here we are with 4 kids later and he's continuing on with a proud way to live life being a hero to America and Im well.... the silent rank as I have mentioned before, its the women who stay home waiting out the hardship with kids in tow  ready to tackle just about anything in our path... yes even the wine, I will gladly take that with some pizza! Overall with all of this blur of life passing by so fast I have come to love the life of being a military wife. It keeps me proud, thankful for my country and the women and men who serve it to us on a silver platter with the highest protection  you could ask for, Bennefits are awesome and who doesnt like a handsome soldier in a uniform walk through the door and sweep you up just for a kiss everyday!? Hes going to Re-enlist and I will be sure to post it all and all about it when he does! pictures? oh yeah I have already got that down and ready to shoot!


Vanessa

Yeah I thought I would add this... This is me and the other thousands of military wives out there today. GRRR Tuff!

Re- Enlisted and a possible PCS!?

     I think this is the part that some wives would rather shun out of their life than keeping it in their life as a possibility that lingers. I could be wrong but it seems so many can not or will not tolerate the army being such a controlled part of their lives. Sometimes its already decided for them or a mutual agreement. Some are against it while their husbands are for it and vice versa. Well My husband as I have mentioned on my main page has re- enlisted. December 2010 was his vow to stay married to the army and in tow was myself and the kids. The same day he re- enlisted he took his E-6 Board test before the higher ranks and passed with only missing two points out of a total of 150. Pretty good for the hubs. Im really proud of the accomplishments he has made through out his career in the army and continue to support him through and through. Re upping is a big decision most or all in the military will face. Sometimes its a bitter sweet and sometimes its a yay or nay type of thing but either way you or whoever is serving was a part of something so honorable and it just makes America proud. I'm the wife along with a million other Army wives who also face this decision.

How does Re-enlistment make you feel?  Does it affect your life in ways you wouldn't have expected it to?

How about another subject in which I'm facing now. PCS-ing or just plain out MOVING. We have been stationed here in Ft. Lewis for Almost two years now. We ended up requesting this station and got it. Well I will say for this, the grass ISN'T always greener on the other side. This seemed to be the case with this move. We moved here hearing and thinking this was the absolute place to be. It also just happened to be about 2 hours away from my family in Vancouver WA. and about 7 hours away from My other side of family and his parents in Montana. How nice! yes it is BUT the truth is that we don't even get to see them as often as we thought we would. A little more frequency that it would be if I was in Georgia BUT not as much as I thought it would be. Gas, time and money go into that factor. 

Whats your favorite duty station?  Where would you like to go? 

I will keep this as updated as possible. A for sure go ahead on the PCS isn't in stone yet but when or if it is approved It will be posted here!

Vanessa