The Beginning

 I feel as though a book would be more appropriate for all the details I would like to describe in this first blog, but for now I will give you a brief (very, very brief) summary of the past few months when my journey began. My later post will be in much more detail.  Please bare with me as this is my first blog! please excuse the grammatical errors...I tried to remember my English courses, but I've never been great at writing stories, didn't think I would ever need to be. ;) Thanks for reading!

For those of you who know me well, or maybe even just follow me on Facebook you know that the past few years haven't exactly been a cake walk. I decided to take on radiography school which stretched my limits personally and academically, looking back it was such a priceless experience that helped me grow into the women I am today. I remember telling friends and family," it just can't get much worse then this!" Studying everyday, little sleep, constant scrutiny is enough to make anyone feel insane, but through the grace of God I did it! As I was traveling through my struggle in x-ray school God blessed me with my wonderful husband Thomas. How we managed to start a relationship,build it up and get married while both in college is still a mystery to me!

When I had met Thomas he had already committed his life (or at least the next 5 years) to the United States Army. In many ways I knew somewhat what I was getting into before I married him on that very hot June summer day in 2010. I knew it wouldn't be easy, but I also knew I could handle it and wanted to take this journey with him. After only two weeks of marriage the Army would whisk my groom away to the other side of the country for 30 days of training, in which writing letters and a short phone call every two weeks would be how we started off our first year together. Not ideal of course, but like I said, I was prepared!  In May 2011 I became an official "army wife. " As Thomas stood up in his neatly pressed uniform, (which cost us about four months of rent) I experienced the first emotion that most wives do...pride! He was commissioning as a second lieutenant and as he repeated his oath of office I remember thinking just how much these words, like our wedding vows, would change both of our lives as we knew it...for better or for worse.

Shortly after commissioning he was given a temporary assignment at Ft. Knox, Kentucky. As for me, I was left to move out of our cozy little apt and move in with my sister. I had been alone many times before due to his Army travels and I felt it would be better if I had someone to stay with during this three month period. During this time I met my now good friend, Jenni, who's husband was in Afghanistan. She was pregnant...very pregnant! We became really close and she was at my house almost every night. We would set in bed together and talk about our struggles with our husbands being gone and how much we miss them as we dipped into a bowl of popcorn...or maybe some brownies or cinnamon rolls. :) Now, we didn't just set around moping for our husbands, we both had jobs and kept very busy with other activities. Meanwhile at night, when most married couples may be discussing their day, preparing for bed, or arguing over who squeezed the tooth paste in the middle. Jenni would come over and we would give each other support that in a non military town like Owensboro, we desperately needed. God has given me many wonderful friends from all stages of life, and now He had blessed me with my first "military wife" friend...a necessity in  my opinion for any military family or wife. She had also given me something else...baby fever!!!

I think I will stop here for now...this is where is gets more interesting and detailed ( not to detailed I promise!!) Next up...pregnancy and our first military move!