So, the day of the wedding was finally upon us. The morning spent scrambling to get everyone dressed, including a number of trips to and from Marco’s apartment and our hotel made by moi to retrieve various accessories Will forgot to complete his mess dress. The caravan lined up in the parking lot of theRead more
I’ll be honest, I didn’t write this post until this morning. I wasn’t totally sure what to say exactly. When your first born, well and probably every child of yours, reaches that magical first birthday it’s a really emotionally charged time. I’m not normally too sappy over Aubrey. I don’t wish for time to stop,Read more
I’m going to have to just admit up front that I did not do the best job documenting this amazing experience through photos. A middle of the night departure from Germany, followed by a full day of activities with no nap to be had, before finally finding our heads on a pillow close to midnight,Read more
From the time we filled out our first “dream sheet” of assignment locations for the Air Force, Aviano, Italy has been my #1 choice. It didn’t matter if our chances were dismal at best, or that neither of us speak a lick of Italian. All I knew was that being stationed in one of myRead more
I’ve read posts throughout the years written by some of my favorite bloggers making sure their readers understand that their blogs are a mere glimpse into the “pretty” parts of their lives. Ensuring those following that contrary to popular belief, they aren’t always dressed better than Rachel Zoe, eating a meal prepared by Wolfgang Puck himself,Read more
Those people stationed in Western Europe really have an unfair advantage. They have country upon country right at their fingertips, and a few years worth of weekends to spend exploring them. A fun (not so fun) fact about the military. While the leave time of 30 days a year sounds pretty generous, depending on whereRead more
Recently Will had a trial in Germany, and since it was the start of a very long back to back TDY Aubrey and I decided to join him. It was a tough trial, and required no less than five experts (professionals in specific fields called on to testify in court), who ended up being aRead more
Chock it up to life in the military, or maybe just life in general, but sometimes we have to fit things in when we can. This time it meant celebrating Aubrey’s first birthday a little over a month early. My family was throwing a big joint birthday party for everyone who has a birthday fromRead more
One very important task on our to do list for home, was to finally have Aubrey christened. Will and I both grew up in the Methodist church, and while we don’t really associate with a specific denomination these days, we both felt it important to give our gift from God back to him, as wellRead more
A few weeks ago we were blessed with opportunity to go back to North Carolina as a WHOLE family. Meaning that after over a year spent overseas, Will finally got to visit family and our beloved hometown of Asheville again. Aubrey and I headed home a week or so before Will since he had aRead more