Monthly Archives: January 2009

January 7, 2009 By in Author:Marie Leave a comment

small1404133It’s that time again! February 15, 2009 is the second annual 26.2 with Donna in Jacksonville, Florida!

100% of race proceeds go to breast cancer research and women living with breast cancer. 

I will be jog/walking (more so walking) the 1/2 marathon.

If you are interested in joining me, send me an email (marieangela (at) mac.com). I would love to get a team together!  I will be designing an “Anything But Dependent/milspouse” T-shirt with the breast care awareness ribbon to sell. Everything I make over the cost of the shirt will be donated at the Marathon.

And if you want to participate, you can wear the shirt and show you are a Military Spouse who supports Breast Cancer Awareness and Research!

Click Here for the Official Site!

The T-Shirt will be available asap!

Sci Fi Characters or Basketball Players?

January 7, 2009 By in Author:Marie Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

I coach a U-11 Coed Basketball team on base.  I love it. I have 9-11 year olds and this age group keeps me moving and laughing. I encourage the kids to pick whatever name they want for their jerseys. This year’s team is unique to say the least.  As I stand in front of the shirt guy today to place my teams order, he is reading down the list . . .”Convicted?” he says. “Yes”, I reply. “Is this Bobbles, or Bubbles?” he asked in a concerned and confused voice. “That would be Bubbles,” I said. “So, Monkey, Bubbles, Convicted, Blade, The Man, Super Man, Spooner, and Kaylee,” He says. “Yep, that would be my team”, I sighed.  He chuckled along with the others in the office and all I can do is smile. These kids are awesome! Hopefully none of these names are foreshadowing to what their future holds.

THE BATTLE ‘E’ WINNERS!

January 6, 2009 By in Author:Marie 2 Comments

Here is “The List” 

Congrats to all the winners, especially the USS FL (B).

 the COMSUBPAC message:

UNCLASSIFIED//
R 010001Z JAN 09
FM COMSUBPAC PEARL HARBOR HI//00//
TO SUBPAC
MSGID/GENADMIN/COMSUBPAC//
SUBJ/BATTLE EFFICIENCY COMPETITION//
REF/A/DOC/COMNAVSUBFOR/19JUL06//
AMPN/COMNAVSUBFORINST 3590.15C, BATTLE
EFFICIENCY COMPETITION AND INTRATYPE SERVICE AWARDS//
RMKS/1. PER REF A, IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING WINNERS OF THE 2008 BATTLE EFFICIENCY COMPETITION:
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The Parents are coming. . .

January 6, 2009 By in Author:Marie, Deployment, Family Leave a comment

This was an unplanned visit. My parents are coming in from St. Louis and don’t seem to get that this is work, not a vacation for me. They will be leaving freezing weather for my warm sunny porch and I will be getting ready to have two adults in my house which I must tote around to practices, games, and rearrange my schedule for work and play. I did politely inform the planner of the two, which would be my Mom that this wasn’t as good of a time as originally thought and that I would rather them come at a later date. With that said, they decided to still come now. If I knew I could say, “don’t come” without causing a family uprising, I would. I think a may have an anxiety attack, but other than that, I’ll make it through. Continue reading →

2009 = More or Less $$

January 5, 2009 By in Air Force, Army, Coast Gaurd, Everyday Life, Marines, Military, News 1 Comment

Most of you know about our annual increase in Base Pay (3.9% for 2009), but BAH has also been reevaluated and you need to check it out! 

Your BAH will either go up, down or stay the same. You can CLICK HERE and put in you Zip Code to find out what you will be getting on your next pay check!

Don’t get all upset if you have a mortgage or pay rent and your BAH shows that it is going down. You are grandfathered in, which means you keep your current BAH. 

But, if you are just moving off base, or looking into buying, beware, you will be receiving whatever the new BAH is.

It’s good to know what you are supposed to be receiving so that if it is ever wrong you can catch it and not end up owing the Military for getting “over paid”.

TAGGED!!!

January 4, 2009 By in Author:Marie Leave a comment

So I’ve been tagged by: Terra @ Beautiful Glimpses

1. Link to the person that tagged you
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself
4. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs
5. Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.
6. Let your tagger know when your entry is up.

 My 6 Things:

1. I love stuffed olives! jalapeno stuffed, feta stuffed, doesn’t matter, I LOVE them!

2. I wanted to join the Air Force and be a Pilot AND a pediatrician. lol I was an ambitious thing!

3. I have sang in front of Prince Charles and Princess Dianna. Seriously. 

4. I have never said, the “F” word or flipped anyone off. Eva.

5. I want to be a runner and love running. Problem is that I can’t run to the end of my street without wanting to die. 

6. I will spend any amount of money on bedding/my bed. I think your bed should be a retreat from life!

 

TAGGING:

1. Kiss My Glutes

2. Army Wife Toddler Mom

3. My Life As A Military Spouse

4. The USO Girls

5. Slightly Salty

6. Just Another Army Wife

 

Where did the time go?

January 4, 2009 By in Air Force, Army, Author:Marie, Coast Gaurd, Family, Holidays, Marines, Military 4 Comments

Wow. I can’t believe it’s 2009. With the husband deployed over half of 2008, it went by faster than it should. Which is good during a deployment, but when I looked at my children today and realized how big they are getting it was a bitter sweet feeling. When we are missing our spouses, we want the time to go by as quickly as possible. We’d be OK with blinking and months passing by. I guess it’s a fine line of wanting to be with our loved ones, but living a full life. Sometimes we are in such a rush that we forget that we won’t get this time back. One day, I am going to wake up and my kids will be grown and gone. I have a feeling that I will regret the thoughts of wanting the days to be shorter. It’s hard. I want my husband home, but at the same time I don’t want my life to pass me by. I guess the only way to deal with both is to take it one day at a time. Don’t look at it as weeks or months. They will go by without you counting them. Just live each day to it’s fullest. Which is hard for a wife thinking, “The faster I go to bed, the faster tomorrow comes.” Continue reading →

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