.... and so it begins

If you're reading this, I have successfully posted our first, "blog post" on the new blog!

I had many reasons for wanting to start a blog, the main one being it will be such an amazing way for our family and friends to be in the "know" about our life as a married couple in the Marine Corps! I kept thinking to myself, "I can't keep writing novels on my Facebook status' about the happenings in our life, there's got to be a better way!" & here, I've found that. There will be ups and downs on our journey and I plan on being as transparent as my husband will allow ;)... But seriously, we are open diaries ready to be scribbled in, laughed about, and cried on.

To get a good start on this & to fully make it a successful post, I feel I need to express how the last six months has changed my life, and how my life has changed in the past six months. First of all, I was a child of civilian parents my whole life, so every single step I've taken into the life of a military spouse has been... different. With the help of my husbands amazing parents, & my brother-in-laws wife, (who have spent, and are spending a good number of years in the military as well), I've been able to keep my sanity, while keeping a smile on my face. I will have to keep my promise of transparency here-- this life is still hard. There's not another way to put it. I have military friends and family, and I see their struggles. I am aware in my days as a military spouse I will encounter hardships, but any life outside of a military life also encounters hardships, even though they are very different hardships. I have learned patience & I've been angry. I've learned what ghost turds are & I've learned all about the chain of command. I have cried, and cried, and cried. We have also been able to visit one of the coolest cities in America on a weekly basis! We have learned we are in this together & the journey ain't always gonna be easy. ;)

My husband is graduating TBS (The Basic School) on Wednesday! For anyone that doesn't know what The Basic School is, it is his second round of training in the Marine Corps. Officers go to TBS after they have commissioned, or in other words, taken the oath to serve & protect our America. At TBS Marine Officers learn the skills of provisional rifle platoon commanders. At TBS, the officers learn what their MOS will be (military occupational specialty), and he will learn all about their MOS. TBS is in Quantico, Virginia, which is about 40 miles south of Washington DC. It is a six month training school, which in my husbands words, "HAS SUCKED!" He has found out that his MOS is an adjutant. He has done a phenomenal job, but he and I are more than ready for the next phase! We have been living separate from each other for the first part of our marriage, so wifey is ready to have a home with her hubby. We are off to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina & we are ready!

So, the journey will continue.....