Recently, Sam and I celebrated our first year anniversary. The traditional gift is paper, so I wrote a letter and we celebrated in Nashville, Tennessee. We went with the paper tradition and bought tickets for tours of the Ryman Auditorium and the Grand Ole Opry. It was a nice "day-cation" and we wished it could have lasted longer. When we said … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2017
The Day I Learned My Husband Went to Hell and Back
I'm not sure one can ever be prepared to hear a war story. I've been told that listening to a Veteran share their experiences from the military shows trust---something that can be hard for some service members. I've also been told some "tall tales" about downtime between missions, shenanigans that Veterans could only experience on a … [Read more...]
Taking Time to Unplug…
Life is busy and chaotic at times. I cannot get everything done on my "to-do" list at times. That is annoying to me. I should be able to get all the things done--right? Do you feel this way? Are you overwhelmed? Last week was a bad week, and when I say bad I mean that it was full of stress--papers to grade, emails to respond to--things to do with … [Read more...]