Happy Valentine's Day

I know, V-day is almost over and I am a little late to the party this year. I've been super busy.
Parts of today have been rough. It's tough to hear the Senior Jefe is sad about us being apart today. I wish I could fix it and make it better, but I know the truth is that we both have to double down now so that we can reach that goal of leading normal lives together again. It's a tough thing to say to someone though, that we both have to "suck it up and drive on." It's the truth. I love him. He loves me. We'll figure it out. We're just going to have a bit of an odyssey to make it happen.

Even this SNAFU wasn't enough to get me down today. This is the second year I have organized a tiny gift exchange amongst some of my closest milspouse friends. It's been such a wonderful thing both years, because I get to look forward to a package in the mail. This year, LAW drew me. She sent me the sweetest card, thanking me for listening to her at 2 a.m. She made me cry...in a good way (Jefe still has not figured out that some tears are happy tears). She also sent me some Bear Poop (chocolates), which cracked me up and a dream catcher to safeguard my dreams. I hate to say it, but I need the dream catcher, because I think in the race to achieve my goals, I have kind of lost sight of them. It will be good to know they are being kept safe.

More than anything, I am profoundly grateful to have such awesome friends this V-day and everyday, people who love me, who look out for me and who really care. Today, one of the people at school sat and chatted with me for about 30 min while I prepped everything to sample my experiment. I don't know if he did it because he knew I needed a goofy friendly face or if it was just because, but it made my day. School has been rough lately and it's nice to not feel like I am in it all alone.

And the gift exchange was a good reminder to me of the lovely women who share this crazy journey with me. They are all different, unique and inspiring. They have a broad spectrum of wonderful talents and life experiences that I can draw from. Some of us work. Some go to school. Some are Moms. Some are housewives. Some are Army spouses, some Navy, some Air Force, but we all have a common bond of sisterhood. I admire each of these gifted women and I am grateful everyday that I have the opportunity to share my life with them. They enrich my life and bring such amazing depth and breadth to it. I love you ladies.

Because of them, I can actually say that I am grateful for the opportunity I have to be a milspouse and to observe the world from perspectives I might never see otherwise. I am really lucky.

Happy V-day! Love you!