I like to joke that I move “more often than an escaped convict on the run.” It's funny, but also pretty accurate. I’ve moved 7 times in under 7 years, and it’s been a wild ride. I feel like for a lot of military spouses, you either love moving so often, or you hate it. …
I started my skydiving journey just over a year ago — my tandem was August 8, 2020, and my first solo was September 5, 2020. I took the slow and steady approach and earned my license on April 18, 2021, and have been jumping consistently ever since! It was touch and go for a while, …
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio Ohio is a move that has been a long time coming. Ever since Dave was accepted into FA52, we knew we would eventually end up here for him to go through grad school. Dave got here in late August to begin class, but I stayed behind in Virginia a …
Fort Lee Petersburg, Virginia Fort Lee is probably the most familiar base to us at this point. I lived in Virginia Beach (less than two hours away) for my last two years of college, and Dave was stationed at Lee when we first met. We lived there for several months back in 2016 while Dave …
Los Alamos National Lab Los Alamos, New Mexico We lived in Los Alamos for one year, 2018-2019, for my husband to work as a guest scientist at the lab. Dave was in awe every day to work at the site of the Manhattan Project and walk where some great scientists like Oppenheimer walked. We found …
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Fort Polk Leesville, Louisiana Fort Polk was one of those places we never wanted to go, but settled in so beautifully we were heartbroken to leave. There is so much to love about this place: the year-round warm weather, beautiful scenery, unique activities, phenomenal food, and friendly people. This was one of my top duty …
Fort Carson Colorado Springs, Colorado I lived in Colorado from winter of 2014 to spring of 2016 — which was quite a long time ago. I recognize that there might be better restaurants or activities now, but I’ll still share some things I enjoyed while living there. Where to live off post: I still hold …
It’s been over three years since I first shared my blog “What to Do at What Base.” Since that post, I have moved three more times — and one of those moves returned me to Fort Lee, where I discovered just about everything had changed since the first time I lived there. Upon doing more …
Well...here we go again. One of these days, my life will stay consistent for a few months -- but now is not that time. I have three key updates this time around: 1. We are moving again 2. I earned my masters 3. I'm a licensed skydiver 1. On the road again, this time to …
It’s been a while! Life has, needless to say, been a little crazy over here. Between work, grad school, and traveling, I’ve barely had time to breathe. And then on top of that, I decided it would be a good idea to go for my skydiving A-license too. Skydiving has been on my mind for …
