MilSpouse Friday Fill In (#: unknown...I lost count)

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1. Are you a different person than you were five years ago? submitted by Sisterly Thoughts
   Pretty much yes. I had just turned 22, been at a grown up job for a few months (still at it now), living in ghetto student housing, just doing my thang. Now I'm 27 (eek!), getting ready for our wedding, thinking about babies, getting ready to move to the west coast. Oh, and I'm a puppy mom now!!!
   
   
2. If you could go on Amazing Race, who would you take with you as your partner and why? submitted by Thoughts from a Poekitten
   I would say Seth, but that's just asking to fail. We'd be bad partners. Or should I say, I'd be a bad partner? That's what he'd say, lovingly, of course. He's wayyyyy more competitive than me. WAY MORE. We work very well together, just not on competitive things. Like in Cranium. One time, he was drawing and I had to guess what it was, and I was guessing "wrong" and he got mad at me because his drawing was SO perfect and I clearly wasn't getting it. He threw his pen down and said something like he quit. I then yelled...pretty loudly...in front of our families, "DON'T GIVE UP ON ME! KEEP DRAWING!!!" I still never got it. I'm perfectly fine being the loser of a game. Sometimes, I prefer to lose just so I don't have to hear the other person whine about losing. It's just easier that way, I think. Some people are sore losers; I'm a happy loser. I never played sports in school. Shocking, huh?
   
   All this to say...I'd do it with my sister. She wouldn't give up on me!!!!
   
   
3. Does Facebook or Twitter actually bring more stress or good in to your life? submitted by Just an Arizona Girl
   I don't do Twitter, and I wouldn't say Facebook brings more "stress" but I do wholeheartedly think that it eats up a good portion of my evening. (That's why they shouldn't block Facebook at work...I could easily get my Facebook stalking done during the day while I'm on phone calls. Duh).
   
   
4. June is National Soul Food Month- what’s your soul food? submitted by NH Girl Displaced
   Can I just say food, like, in general? No? Well then I guess I would say potatoes? I love a good baked potato.
   
   
5. If you could live in any other era than the current, which one would it be & why? submitted by Sugar in My Grits
   Instead of an era, can I say the Amish? I would be totally fascinated with being Amish. Of course, I would be totally fascinated with being non-Amish if I were Amish. I could NEVER EVER live without my cell phone (we share a heart), the internet, electricity, etc and work on a farm, but their life style fascinates me. (Funny, yet not is that an Amish teen was recently busted sort of in my area and he was sexting pictures to another Amish girl and decided to meet up with her. That part isn't funny. The funny part is that he drove/rode his horse and buggy down to meet the girl. ahaha horse and buggy. Maybe that's funnier in my head).
   

I'm going over to Molli's tonight. We're playing Jenga and Boggle and maybe other board games and drink lots of wine!

Just for fun, because I'm in love, here are two pictures of Patrick. He was helping my mom garden the other day:

and then promptly went inside and crashed! Gardening wears him out!!


Happy weekend :)

MilSpouse Friday Fill-In # 5

Link up Wife of A Sailor!!

1. Do you think civilians, in general, understand the meaning of Memorial Day?
   
   No, not really. I just read a post by Wife on the Roller Coaster that only 28% of Americans understand the true meaning of it. Only 28%!!!! She did a really nice post on 10 ways to observe Memorial Day. For the civilian world, it’s an extra day off work/school and the kick off of summer.
   
   
2. What are your plans for the Memorial Day Weekend?
   Since I don't live in a big military community, I found a volunteer opportunity in a neighboring town. It's placing American flags at a military cemetery. Patrick and I will also be attending the parade in town (and he'll be dressed up wearing red, white and blue) and I'll be wearing my I <3 my soldier t-shirt. (This is the 4th Memorial Day that Seth and I have been together, and we have yet to actually be in the same country to observe it. Hopefully next year will be different!)
   
   
3. What skill/talent do you wish you had? submitted by The 3 Turners
   
   I wish I had a lot of talents. I lack a lot. Really. It'd be cool to sing. Or to be an artist so I could do all sorts of cool one of a kind paintings for our house.
   
   
4. Which came first: the chicken or the egg? submitted by I Married Into The Army
   
   Oh wow, interesting question. Hmm, I'm going to say chicken because I like chicken.
   
   
5. What is the best thing about your post (base)? The worst? submitted byRandomly, Robyn
   
   I don't live on post, so I shouldn't answer this. But, I will give an answer based on Seth's current post. Best and worst is that it's in Germany. It's awesome that he's in Germany and gets to be stationed there, but at the same time, he's soososososo far away, isn't home for most things, calling cards are expensive, we're apart, etc.
   
   
   Happy Friday! For your viewing pleasure, here are a few pictures of Patrick :)

MilSpouse Friday Fill in #3 (i think)

Go link up with Wife of A Sailor!!!

1. Which was the best day of your life- Wedding day or Homecoming day? submitted by Pink Champagne, Gatorade & MREs
   
   Trick question! We haven’t had our July wedding yet, so I’m going with homecoming day :)
   
   
2. Were you a part of the joining the military question or did you sign up for the relationship when your man was already in the military? submitted by Cammo Style Love
   
   Signed up for the relationship after he was already waist deep in the Army (deployed at the time, too). I have been part of the re-enlisting conversations though.
   
   
3. What is your favorite Disney movie and why? submitted by Raising Roscoe
   
   The Little Mermaid! Because Ariel is gorgeous and she has a beautiful singing voice. And that movie has the best soundtrack. Yes, I own it. And Prince Eric may be a little bit dreamy.
   
   
4. What is your favorite family activity to do on the weekends? submitted by Destination: RN!
   
   I can’t answer this yet, because we haven’t lived together to really establish a “family routine.” However, now that we have Patrick, I fantasize about us going on long walks and bike rides (I’m going to get a basket for my bike!!!) and exploring the outdoors in Washington.
   
   
5. Where do you secretly wish you could be stationed with you/your SO’s line of work (realistically speaking, not everyone can be stationed on NAS Fiji)? submitted by Wookie & Co.
   
   It’s not a secret, but I want us to get stationed back in Germany. And Hawaii and Alaska.

P.S. Patrick is officially OURS!!!! I pick him up this afternoon!!