Wednesday, April 23, 2014

I'm A Real Military Spouse

I am linking up today for a fun military spouse linkup hosted by Samantha and Mal!


Hi Everyone! My name is Jen and I am a 28 year old Army wife of almost 6 years, a volunteer, runner and full-time psychology student living the dream in the desert of Fort Bliss, Texas! My husband, Kyle, has been in the Army for almost 7 years and is currently a military intelligence company commander and grad student.



Kyle and I met when we were in the 6th grade in Las Vegas. He was goofy kid that sat next to me in our history class and we were always just friends. We re-connected with each other in March 2008 and things moved quickly. We were married in June 2008 and we embarked on this crazy military life together. We are struggling with infertility but we have two precious furbabies, Emma and Fishy.


We spent the first 4 years of our marriage stationed at Fort Bragg, NC. We went through two deployments, countless field trainings, and a whole lot of Airborne operations that kept Kyle gone quite a lot. After our time there it was off to Fort Huachuca, AZ for a short 7 months and now we are at Fort Bliss. My husband is a lifer and to be honest I'm thrilled!

I have always tried to tell people that the military lifestyle is not bad and that the dramatics they see or hear are not true when it comes to everyone. I have embraced this life for the last 6 years, yes there are things that frustrate me but that can happen in any life situation. I would not change the experiences or the friendships that we have made.




I am thankful for all that this life has given me, I embrace every aspect of it because it is what my husband loves and I love it too. We support each other and make the best out of every situation that gets handed to us.

I am proud to be a military spouse and I am proud of my husband!

There is certainly never a dull moment!

25 comments:

  1. Great recap! I still love how fast you went from reconnecting to marriage. When you know - you know!

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  2. Love this! Your positive attitude is something I really look up to!

    XOXO
    Chelsea
    http://www.anchorsaweighblog.com/

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  3. Hubs and I are at Bragg right now. Did you like it?

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  4. I'm thankful for your husband and what he does for our country!!!

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  5. I'm pretty thrilled about the life thing too! I'm 5 years in, and so far love most of what being a military wife brings. Hopefully the next decade is just as good!

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  6. We are going to be lifers as well and honestly, I'm kind of excited for it! I can't wait to see what places we will be sent to and the experiences that we will have! It's definitely a unique lifestyle! :)

    Katie
    http://goingcoastalwiththeplumes.com

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  7. What?! We have the exact same story. Met my hubby in sixth grade, sat next to each other and then we reconnected in January of 2008! No joke!

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  8. That is so cute that you guys have known each other since grade shcool! Adorable.

    Just A Girl

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  9. Woot woot VEGAS!!!! Ok sorry, you just don't meet too many people from our neck of the woods. Anyway, love this and you as always :)

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  10. You have such a good attitude!

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  11. you're the biggest inspiration! Xo

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  12. I love your positive attitude! It makes me feel like a Debbie downer haha but at the same time, it makes me want to appreciate everything I have with this lifestyle! Xo

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  13. Such a great outlook on life in the military! I agree that there can be some less than pleasant experiences that come along with military life, but overall, we loved it, too and miss it every day!

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  14. You can tell that you're proud of your husband and that you're a good military wife. I think that all of the time when I visit here. :)

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  15. Love this! I agree, you are such an inspiration. :)

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  16. It's refreshing to hear such optimism about the military life :) Cheers to many more great years!

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  17. I agree with you- I really enjoy our lifestyle as well! Kyle is lucky to have such a supportive wife!

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  18. I agree with you! You are always so inspirational.

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  19. Your wedding dress is too cute!

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  20. Your positivity is so admirable, friend!! XOXO

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  21. You're so right! It's never dull. I love your wedding dress!

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  22. Thanks for sharing your story! I think military spouses are some of the strongest people out there, but I appreciate you saying it's not as dramatic as you might hear. You two make a great couple!

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  23. Love love love this. And being a military spouse does rock. Thanks for all you do!

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Love hearing from you!! :)