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Life: Inside-Out – Rucksacks and Purses
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About This Blog’s Creator. Middot; Army Wife. Looking Back on 2016. December 31, 2016. It is the final day of 2016. Most people would say that this year was a terrible year…at least, that’s the consensus that I get from Facebook and social media. I’m not bragging when I say that 2016 didn’t seem all that bad for us. It’s just my personal observation. Was it the best year? No… Continue reading Looking Back on 2016. August 22, 2016. August 22, 2016. Homecoming Woes…and the Guilt. April 11, 2016. This morni...
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Looking Back on 2016 – Rucksacks and Purses
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About This Blog’s Creator. Middot; Army Wife. Looking Back on 2016. December 31, 2016. It is the final day of 2016. Most people would say that this year was a terrible year…at least, that’s the consensus that I get from Facebook and social media. I’m not bragging when I say that 2016 didn’t seem. That bad for us. It’s just my personal observation. Was it the best year? No But it was better than 2011 was for me. Between the deployment and my job, I’ve learned a lot about myself, and about life. Between le...
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The Lonely – Rucksacks and Purses
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About This Blog’s Creator. December 16, 2015. Before I get into this post, let me be clear that I do not have a case of the “Bah humbugs”, but rather, I’m having a blue Christmas. And not the pretty-blue-offset-by-white-and-silver-decorations. I am sad. I am lonely. I am missing the tradition that I can’t have this year. Let me discuss the reality of this deployment and the FRG, compared to last time…. Christmas with deployed soldier. Kristel Married a Soldier. What I Am Thankful For, Thanksgiving 2015.
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Life Since Homecoming – Rucksacks and Purses
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About This Blog’s Creator. August 22, 2016. August 22, 2016. It has been roughly 4 months since my husband’s unit returned home from Deployment. My apologies for my extended absence from writing – life has been a whirl since Homecoming. We moved into a new place to live (a rental), and we only took what was a short reprieve before jumping back into life. It’s only been recently that we’ve been able to finally relax. I love my soldier. Homecoming Woes…and the Guilt. Looking Back on 2016. December 31, 2016.
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Valentine’s Day At Our House – Rucksacks and Purses
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About This Blog’s Creator. Valentine’s Day At Our House. February 14, 2016. This morning, while lazily eating a bowl of oatmeal and watching the. Show on CBS with my Mom, Charles Osgood introduced an Opinion monologue from comedian Paul Reiser (anyone else remember the show. The link to this realist’s view of Valentine’s Day is found here: http:/ www.cbsnews.com/news/paul-reiser-on-irritating-valentines-day/. We’ve just gotten over the loneliness of missing each other through Halloween, Thanksgivin...
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Is That The Light, Getting Closer?… – Rucksacks and Purses
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About This Blog’s Creator. Is That The Light, Getting Closer? February 3, 2016. February 3, 2016. I am finally excited. I finally have a countdown that I can literally and figuratively count on. You know, unless the military decides to change things. (That NEVER happens, right? But I’m finally exciting about something. Deployment doesn’t seem so daunting anymore; I know it’ll be over sooner than I can imagine, I’m sure. Deployment. Will. Be. Over. Best wishes for you all! Army Wives are Thankful. You are...
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Life Since Homecoming – Rucksacks and Purses
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About This Blog’s Creator. August 22, 2016. August 22, 2016. It has been roughly 4 months since my husband’s unit returned home from Deployment. My apologies for my extended absence from writing – life has been a whirl since Homecoming. We moved into a new place to live (a rental), and we only took what was a short reprieve before jumping back into life. It’s only been recently that we’ve been able to finally relax. I love my soldier. Homecoming Woes…and the Guilt. Looking Back on 2016. December 31, 2016.
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Homecoming Woes…and the Guilt – Rucksacks and Purses
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About This Blog’s Creator. Homecoming Woes…and the Guilt. April 11, 2016. April 11, 2016. But as excited as I am that deployment will be over (eventually), I’m also in a state of anxiety about it. And that, has me feeling guilty. Because Homecoming should be a wonderful moment, right? People who know me and know about my husband’s deployment tell me that I “must be excited that he’s coming home soon! Is our trajection in life still on the same path as the other, or have we gone off-course? This scares me...
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About This Blog’s Creator – Rucksacks and Purses
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About This Blog’s Creator. About This Blog’s Creator. My name is Bambi; I am an Army Wife. My husband and I were together for three years prior to us getting married on August 1, 2009. Only eight months prior to our wedding, my husband enlisted in the US Army as an active-duty soldier. Although I felt like I was prepared for marriage, nothing can prepare you for the life of a military spouse. Discuss current or future destinations/ ports of call/deployment bases . Discuss readiness issues and numbers.
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Is That The Light, Getting Closer?… – Rucksacks and Purses
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About This Blog’s Creator. Is That The Light, Getting Closer? February 3, 2016. February 3, 2016. I am finally excited. I finally have a countdown that I can literally and figuratively count on. You know, unless the military decides to change things. (That NEVER happens, right? But I’m finally exciting about something. Deployment doesn’t seem so daunting anymore; I know it’ll be over sooner than I can imagine, I’m sure. Deployment. Will. Be. Over. Best wishes for you all! Army Wives are Thankful. You are...