She is an anonymous blogger, who is just getting started. We're swapping blogs for the day, which means she has free reign of my blog, and I am posting whatever I want on hers.
Whatever. I. Want.
So please, show her some comment love, and then head on over to see my post on Fort Living Room.
Hi there. I am Fort Living Room; a 20 something (ok, almost 30 something) wife to an active duty soldier. My current location varies depending on where the Army decides my husband needs to be. I live with my husband and dog, who both love me, and despise each other.
This whole thing for me started because of a joking Facebook conversation with some friends, when I said "well I could always start a blog so lots of people could read my opinions". They thought it was a fabulous idea. I laughed it off, then gave it some thought, then did it.
I choose to blog anonymously since my husband is in the Army. I never in any way want anything I say or do to reflect negatively upon him, so I just keep our names and locations out of everything. Obviously, I’m an Army wife. I assure you it’s nothing like the show. Every day is a new adventure waiting to happen.
My summer started off with one such adventure. We moved 3000 miles from the northwest to the southeast at the end of May. My husbands’ orders didn’t get finalized until two weeks before his report date to the next duty station, which meant we had two weeks to pack up everything we own, get a moving truck and trailer for our car, load it all up and move 3000 miles. So, we did.
There’s nothing quite like taking a road trip all the way across the country. If you’ve never done it, I absolutely suggest it. However, skip the U-haul and just use a car. We left with high 50 to low 60 degree temperatures and two feet of new snow on the ground in the mountains.
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| Near Snoqualmie Pass, Washington State (yes it was the week before Memorial Day) |
All the way through the northern states (Idaho, Montana and South Dakota) we never made it out of the low 60’s. We pushed hard to make it all the way to our new home in five days. When we finally reached the east coast and stopped for the first time in West Virginia, we got out and the heat was awful. Somewhere along the way we missed spring completely and jumped straight in to summer. Nothing has really changed since.
The scenery alone is worth the trip. We have such a vast country with changing landscapes. We started out two hours from the Pacific Ocean and ended up two hours from the Atlantic Ocean. We crossed the Cascades, Rockies and Appalachians. We crossed the Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio and other large rivers; some more than once.
A word of caution though, if you’re ever on I-90 in South Dakota, stop whenever you see an exit with a gas station or truck stop. We drove all the way across that state and as beautiful as it is, it’s a lot of wide open space and nothing else. You can literally drive hundreds of miles and not see another person.
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| Somewhere on I-90 in South Dakota |
Since that move, I’ve watched my husband graduate from another school and gotten to take more pictures (even though he hates it). I’ve been able to visit home for only the second time in more than two years. We actually got to spend a day on the beach. We’ve visited some area museums. For the most part we’ve learned our way around. We’ve grilled out on our back deck a couple of times. On the Fourth of July we enjoyed the impromptu fireworks show one of our neighbors displayed. Last but not least, in the way of the Army, we are waiting on new orders, so soon our adventure will start all over and we’ll once again pack up, load up and drive off to the next destination.
Thank you Helena for swapping blogs with me!
If y'all liked what you read, head on over to Fort Living Room, where she writes about everything from Flash Mobs to Target Practice.
This partnership is due entirely to 20-Something Bloggers (which we both qualify for. Even if she is almost 30).
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4 comments:
Wow. What an adventure!!
My friend is from ND - I am going to see if she recognizes that stretch of road!!
And......Good luck!
My life seems more interesting when you post about it! Thanks!!
Yes, summer came early to the east coast. I think spring was maybe 2 weeks long in the DC area
Hi Fort Living Room blog person! I enjoyed reading about your adventures and will have to visit your blog again soon. So happy to see a military wife blogging. I was active duty Air Force many many MANY years ago, and after that, was a dependent wife with two sons. We moved all over the world and made some of the best friends ever. I miss those days. Enjoy them even though they may seem chaotic at times. Some day you'll look back and have lovely memories of this time.
Terri
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