Married to the Army

Follow up to Top 10 List

Many of you have read my list of what not to say to someone who has a deployed soldier. I received this email recently and after getting her permission, I just had to share. I don't understand what is so horrible about remaining faithful to someone even when they may not be in the same state or even country. This is not the first time I've heard this type of story and I think it is sad that so many people encourage others to move on rather than remain faithful. Read the email and be sure to respond so this soldier's girlfriend knows she is respected for remaining faithful while her boyfriend serves.

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I have one to add to your list! My boyfriend of 5 years left for Fort Benning in July (for OSUT)... I was at a bus stop on campus when I ran into a girl who I used to share a suite with in the dorms on campus. I was talking to her about my boyfriend being gone and another girl (who neither of us know!) chimed in with this: "You're crazy for waiting for him! Don't you want to get out there and date? Don't you want to enjoy your college life?"

I was highly offended by that statement! I don't consider myself crazy (and I know you would agree) for waiting for the man I love. No, I don't want to "get out there and date" just because he's not in Raleigh anymore. I love him and I'd wait for him if he decided to go to another state for school or if he joined the Army! I have friends who aren't in committed relationships and they know how stressful it is to find and date a guy they like! I'm not the sorority-type of girl who parties every night, sleeps around, etc. I like going home to my room mate and my kitten! And just because I'm not dating around doesn't mean I'm not enjoying college life. Since he is gone, I have found more things to take up my time, which in turn allows me to enjoy college! I'm in a couple of clubs on campus, I have a job on campus, I study a LOT more and I'm looking for an internship. Whenever my friends and I have a chance to get together (we all have busy schedules) we have really fun girl nights!

I thought you would appreciate this story and maybe we can educate other people on how to react when someone says their boyfriend/fiance/husband is in the military. How about "Thank your man for me! He is putting his life on the line to protect this country that I love!"

Good News Day!

I have so much to be thankful for today including the fact that the first half semester of the fall is over! I start new classes on Monday and I'm looking forward to the change. My finals all went well and we even won the business pitch competition. So things are good on the MBA front.

What that also means with new classes is that my schedule is changing. For the second half, I only have classes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. This will be a VERY welcome change as it will give me even more time to spend on my websites and the business. I have felt a little out of touch with it lately with such limited time but that will all be changing!

A friend called me today with very exciting news about the website. It should be growing even more soon and I'm very excited about that. She has been great in helping to spread the word about the site and generate support. I'm still in a little bit of a shocked state at the moment, but in a very good way.

Finally, we are getting some much needed rain. Its been raining steadily since yesterday. 

So things are good on my end. I just hope it continues!