September 6, 2016

These past few days (okay, these past two months) have been absolute chaos. The movers came and unloaded our stuff in only a few hours, which is another perk to…

September 2, 2016

Five days after I became a military spouse, I found myself PCSing to Hawaii. It was a strange feeling, because I was far from home for the first…

August 30, 2016

“Once I get a raise…” “Once I lose 10 pounds…” “Once I retire…” “Once we find out where we are moving next…” When is the right time to chase…

August 26, 2016

Gosh, you would think that now that we moved into our home in Hawaii, I would be back into my routine and conquering the world. Ha! It’s been…

August 23, 2016

Today is our three year wedding anniversary! As I look back on pictures, I’ve been thinking about how different our life together looks today from how I imagined it…

August 16, 2016

Yosemite National Park in California will always have a special place in my heart. Nick grew up hiking and camping in Yosemite with his family and to this…

August 1, 2016

I love to travel. I save my money for trips instead of fancy cars or the latest gadgets, because travel has changed me in ways that those things never…

July 29, 2016

Despite all of our travels, or perhaps because of them, I read so many books in July. I guess that’s what happens when you go on 7 plane…

July 25, 2016

Aloha! We made it to Hawaii! I haven’t been to the beach yet, but I have gone to the movies twice. I think that’s just what you do in…

July 12, 2016

It’s a good thing Nick didn’t inherit the One Ring from Bilbo Baggins. A very good thing. Right after Nick and I got married, Nick noticed that his…