Friends are the Family that you get to pick… Thank GOD!

      I think that military life definitely has it's challenges.  How do I make this stark white, sterile looking cube a home? How do I tell my three year old they have to leave their precious beta fish behind because we can't bring him on the plane… no really Avery we cannot put him in a ziploc bag, no we cannot put him in the mail, noooooo we can not put tape around his tank and put it in the suitcase?! How do I do sew on these damn patches again? How to I label maker the shit out of all these orders, tax papers, leases, medical records and crap we "need" incase they loose our household goods?

     Then there's really hard stuff like how do I say good bye to this person that I love? She is my sister from another mister, for years we have cried together, I mean the good ones like snot bubbling out your nose, shoulders heaving, mascara streamed down your face, cried. Laughed, like OHHHHEMMMGEEEEEE if you say another word I will pee my pants laughing, oh no what too late… Drank countless bottle of wine talking about life from the mundane, eyebrow waxing ettiquite, nail polish, the weather. To the deep like, I don't know what to do and I need you to save me from my life. Fix it now right, with more wine and the perfect words that only the best of friends, your soul sisters even know how to say.

    That is one of the worst and best parts about this life. When I am on the edge and I feel as though a tidal wave is going to crash down around me and swallow me, there are a few ladies that I have on lock down speed dial. I know no matter how long it has been, hour of the night or day, they can make my life right. If nothing else in this world I know that I have them to lean on, or lean with which is sometimes the case.

    I have been so amazingly blessed by the love I have shared with our "second family." How lucky I am to have crossed paths with them. I believe that every person comes into your life for a reason. Some of these ladies I know, without a doubt, were put there to guide me through the good and bad parts of life. A special place in my heart is overflowing with love because of them…

You all know exactly who you are. XOXO