We survived!

I posted about our plans to stay home during the holidays and start new traditions. We did just that and we really enjoyed our Christmas together! Needless to say there were many moments where we all missed the big family gathering that was taking place back home, but cousins with new cell phones helped my [...]

Cookies!

This week we have been making different treats each day. Monday we made a cookie I like to eat each year, but it’s not so fun for the kids to make. The cookies are just balls and half way through I was left alone balling dough. For yesterday’s cookie I had an idea. Why follow the directions [...]

First holiday season away from “home”

This is our first holiday season away from our hometown. I was sooo nervous about Thanksgiving here that I was super bold and invited our family over to one of our neighbors house. I asked how military families do Thanksgiving and she said they were having people over, and without thinking I said, “Can we [...]

Thank you

This week we had the privilege of being able to visit Washington DC. It was my first visit ever, living out in the Southwest, it was always a dream to visit DC. Thanks to the Navy and our most recent PCS to the area, we got to spend 4 days in our Nation’s Capitol. We [...]

The Martha Stewart Holiday Show

Early on 30 Nov, our group of military spouses set off for New York City for an experience of a lifetime, to attend a taping of The Martha Stewart Show! They were so kind to invite our group as part of November Military Family Month, little did we know we would be part of Martha’s [...]

Welcome to My Military Life

Hello, and welcome to the new home of MyMilitaryLife.com.  We are happy you are here! This new place will feature many things all under one roof.  We will have our blog and radio show posts in one location and soon our social network.  We’ll feature articles on deployment, communication, careers, relationships, travel and more.  Be [...]