Musings of a September Day
Coffee erases the sleepiness of the new day. Making breakfast, packing lunch, brushing teeth, brushing hair, putting on shoes. We walk a quarter of a mile to the entrance of…
Taking Life on the Road
If you would have asked us back in February about our summer plans, we would have told you how we were retiring from the military and moving to the Seattle…
Disney Star Wars Dark Side Half Marathon 2017
The Star Wars Dark Side Half Marathon at Disney World on May 31, 2017, was my 10th half marathon and the second one that I ran by myself. I signed…
Skidaway Island Half Marathon 2017
On March 25, 2017, C and I ran the Skidaway Island Half Marathon that took place on Skidaway Island near Savannah, GA. This was my 9th half and C’s first.…
Deployment Homecoming
Homecoming date: February 4, 2018 After 369 days away, J finally came home! Our year-long deployment experience started on January 31, 2017 and ended on February 4, 2018. J deployed solo…
12 Months Down
12 months! We made it to the end.. well, almost! J has left his deployment location but he is not home quite yet. He will be soon! Returning from deployment often…
11 Months Down
11 months down! From here on out we get to count down weeks and days instead of months! December was the one month of the year that I really wanted…
10 Months Down
We made it to the double digits; we only have 2 months left!! This past month started off rough, I was still in the low place I was in the…
Nine Months Down
We arrived home in Valdosta from our Europe trip on October 1st. Thankfully, our house survived Hurricane Irma without any damage other than gutters clogged with pine needles and small…
Eight Months Down
This was our favorite month of this deployment because we got to spend most of it with J! We had our trip planned for much of this year. We had no…