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The last time Nick was on a submarine, I lived in New York while he lived in Washington (state). At the time it was the right decision for…

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For a long time, I had no interest in Lasik. It’s not a big deal to wear glasses and contacts, so why would I spent thousands of dollars…

A few weeks ago, I wrote about my trip to Guam. I went there to visit Nick on a port call! You can read all about it here….

Grab a cup of coffee and let’s catch up! If we were having coffee, I would tell you that coming home from the port call was, in some ways,…

When Nick was debating whether or not he should stay in the Navy, someone told him that in military life, the lows are lower than in civilian life……

We’ve hit the two-month mark! I’ve been rocking deployment for two whole months. The days are so busy and the weekends are so jam-packed that I often feel…

It’s been a while since I updated everyone on my life so I thought I’d write a quick coffee date. If we were having coffee, I’d tell you…

A few months ago, three friends and I headed to Molokai for a long weekend. One of my friends was about to PCS back to the mainland. She…