...My First "Stereo Type" Experience...

....sooooooooooo, we went to a couple's house on post (which is something we don't do often). it's not someone in our brigade but someone my husband became friends with because of their love of jeeps.

anywhoooo, we met another couple there... they were neighbors and i was excited to find out that the wife neighbor was from not only TX but where i used to live! so we talked about where we used to live, the area, etc... i thought it was starting off great!

but then..... it just went sour.

she, neighbor wife started asking questions to my DH about what MOS he was in (and at the same time was looking up and down at me??? was she looking at my hair, clothes, etc.... i wasn't sure) but she was "shocked" that my husband is 11B. her response, "OHHH i thought you were an officer" (um, what does that mean?) so, my husband said "no, no officer here. What made you think that?" her response, "OH, your just so clean looking, not dirty." (uMMM, what? i still dont get what she is getting at? but i could tell my DH was getting a little perturbed). and the neighbor wife was still making her comments, her questions were just a little forward or rude. its as if she was judging us for not fitting her image of being Infantry. (and what pisses me off about this post is that we are considered the "trouble makers," the "rotten ones," the "low lifes" and i DO NOT like this stereo type.) I'm not gonna write down all the rude @$$ comments she made cause i dont want to get myself all pissed off again.

This was my first "stereo type" experience with the military life. I have heard about it, my husband always says "that's just what THEY think about us," BUT i think its stupid that each MOS or whatever has these labels. so what we are infantry? we are still in the same army as you are! so what that we don't live on post? how does that make us any different than you? we have pitbulls and can't live on post! so what that we do not have kids? hey! its none of every one's business that i have fertility problems... its NOT something i advertise as i meet new people. so what that we have "somewhat" nice cars? they ARE NOT new but nice! so what that we were dressed casual but nice when we met you! we took showers for gosh sakes LOL....

i know this might seem stupid to some, but this was my first judgement and i am still somewhat still learning the ropes of the army life.

the rest of the evening was just OFF, the neighbor couple ate their food and left immediately after that. WE were NOT rude, we were nice (as we always are), we played with the kids, helped clean etc... but for some reason the neighbor couple just took off... which turned our friends night sour. apparently it wasn't the first time they (the neighbor couple) had done this. that's another story.......

well, there was my vent. I'm done.

at this moment....

...so at this moment, my life is not that exciting. i mean the occasional rare meets with my friend and the occasional out to eat with my DH. oh, i can't forget my 3 days a week at the gym (um, should be more shshshsh).

so this is why i really have not had much to blog about. my DH has been in the field alot lately and if he is home, well he's playing video games and I'm on the internet surfing. lol OHHHH i am NOT complaining about him being home AT ALL! my point is that, this is it... at the moment.

BUT in 9 days i will have my MIL here for 8 days and day after she leaves, i will get my 3 nieces and nephew for 3 weeks! so my "at the moment" boring life will once again be ALIVE!!!!! i can't wait!

so until then, i will continue to be surfing the net, talking to my furrbabies and waiting for my DH to get home from work!

Short, Sweet and To the Point... Our Story

at the time, i had temporary custody of 3 kids and for the past 2 years, a social life was NON-EXISTENT! but one day, the kids were able to spend the night with a relative overnight and i was told, "you need a night out with the girls." girls nite? WHAT'S THAT??? LOL



so i got together with some friends who treated me to an afternoon of watching football. then, somehow OF ALL places ended up at a bar in a military town. i was just excited because they had football on the big screen and great music in the background!



but, one of my girlfriends slaps one of the guys in the chest and says, "hey you! dance with my friend." it was the best time i had in such a long time. we danced and talked all night. come to find out that he NEVER goes out, he was not the "bar" type of guy (and i can vouch for this NOW lol) but this night, his friends had forced him to go out and OUT of the barracks....



so for the next 6 weeks (of not getting to see eachother), we texted and talked on the phone everyday, all day long... first text before PT in the morning "Good Morning Beautiful" to the last text at night "Sweet Dreams luv." then one day, the kids were able to go back to their home AND that is when our friendship blossomed into our very own relationship, OUR STORY....



we have been together for 2 years, 6 months, and 10 days...

we have been married for 1 year, 4 months and 17 days...

have been thru one deployment and another one on its way...

AND have been thru one PCS move, with many more to come i am sure...



and till this day, if we are not together for some reason (cq, trainings, deployment, etc...), i still get my morning and goodnight texts :)


Our Story

Sam and her Soldier: KICK THE WICK - my story

Sam and her Soldier: KICK THE WICK - my story

KICK THE WICK - my story

I had never heard of Scentsy, never seen it and really didn't know what it was... but as I "surfing" my twitter, facebook, and blogs, I had noticed a few ladies talking about these wonderful Scentsy Wickless Candle products! So I clicked a few links through my fellow friends and LOVED what I was seeing! All my family and friends know is all I ever want for special occasions is lots and lots of candles!


I showed my husband the Scentsy website and he said, "you love candles, go for it!" I am an Army wife, who has just moved to our new post "home"and thought, this is a great way to make us some extra money and to meet new people. I immediately signed up and have been a Scentsy Consultant since April 2010.


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Thank you so much for checking out my Scentsy website and story!
Sam

Military Spouse Appreciation Day!

Just wanted to wish all a very happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day! Thank you all so much for being who you are! I know that I have really loved finding new friends thru blogs, twitter, facebook, our new post, etc... Once again, Thank You!

Sincerely,

A Proud Military Wife!

Pity Party

well i have to admit that i have been in a "mood" this week. i dont think having (what i think is) the stomach bug since sunday and my man out in the field for 4 1/2 days is helping either.

my DH and i have decided to do fertility treatments so i have been online doing research, going on forums, etc... and i feel more overwhelmed than when i started. before we got married i knew that i would need medical help and i was very clear about that before i furthered our relationship and of course he did not care if we would have kids or not, adoption or natural..he would love me no matter what!

so now we are at the point of trying to find the facilities that will be able to do certain procedures in the military. i found two but they are about 10 hours away (ggggreat) and then of course the cost is a big hurdle. but the most important hump is deployment! deployment isnt too far away and we would love to do this all before or at least get it started. UGH another thing to stress about!

im having a huge pity party here, feeling sorry for myself, being mad at all the pregnant women around me (10 mths since they came back from the last deployment), parents that piss me off when they dont take care of their children the way they should be treated (news, media stories, etc..) i'm sorry but some people have no business having kids! grrrrrrr!

i know we will one day have a child of our own, i know it will happen. i repeat, it will happen! but until then, i hope this pity party will end soon....

signed,
feeling sorry for myself