I borrowed this from Laura and decided it'd be a neat little friday treat (on Sunday because my life is not organized enough to bring time to this blog on the days I hope I can). It's Military Spouse Friday Fill-in.
1. What is one of the things you always do special when your husband returns from a deployment? It's been awhile since we've done a deployment. Six years since his last deployment and since then, we have married, spent four years in Italy (where we were blessed to only deal with short separations of two months at a time) and now raising our four year old daughter. I will say, however, that with those two months away... When we return to the same place, we spend time together doing normal things. Make breakfast, catch up on shows, spend time outside on adventures... If I'm the one at home, I usually just make sure his favorite things are in the fridge and pantry. His laundry is fresh and nice & the house is clean.
2. What do you do to help your spouse and/or yourself re-adjust after a deployment or long separation? In this day and age, we've been pretty lucky that we've had technology to help with the adjustment. Usually, we just talk about the changes that have occurred with our daughter. How she's grown, her accomplishments, what she is really into and just learning to flow together again.
3. Are you a crazy coupon clipper (I’m becoming one, so share your secrets with me)? I find that this "extreme coupon" fad is a bit out there. I have watched the TLC show and seem to find two complete different types of couponers. The ones who go out to save money to support their family and another who goes out to just get as much for as little. I don't need 20 bottles of mustard or 60 boxes of cereal. In a military life style, stocking up with that much "cache" food just seems a bit redundant when you never know when you're going to move & where...or for how long. I think the concept of going to obtain more than necessary and clearing that stock pile to send to troops and give to charity is an admirable reason to spend such an extravagant amount of time on figuring out the best "bang for your not buck since you're not spending". I do think it's a great eye opener that you CAN walk away with a penny saved and with more groceries. It's just is it always necessary, I'm not so sure.
4. What’s your most treasured memory of you and your spouse (not counting your wedding – that’s a given)? I guess for us, a wedding isn't a given because in our military marriage. We had two options with pending orders to Italy, fast forward our nuptials or be separated. We chose to speed the process (his family lives on the other side of the country and I didn't want anyone to miss a ceremony so we opted to save it for a later date...) It was still a special moment to sign papers and legal commit to our already chosen. My most treasured memory with my husband is the time we spent traveling in Europe, our first trip to Rome was spectacular. Seeing San Marco Square with that awe of the unknown and the birth of our daughter (to me that is more of the given). Our travels in Europe from Spain, Germany to driving from Italy to England are the moments that I can recall on when he's halfway around the world.
5. If you could live anywhere overseas, what would you pick and why? England or Japan! I would really love to do another tour or two overseas. It's such a great opportunity for our family to explore the cultures outside of the United States. It's eye opening to different ways of life and knowledge to feed our child. If we cant give her the life of growing up with the same friends, staying in the same town, and having that close knit group. We would love to have her grow up with a broad perspective and tolerance of the world. Not saying this can't happen living in the states, it's just what a gift to say you were born in Italy and lived all over the world. Meeting new people, traveling to great places and exploring what is offered.
Okay, that's it for me today on the Friday Fill-in. <3 Mwuah! Saturday Rec is coming next and then some fun times for Sunday Sensations. or something witty like that...
Friday, Friday... gotta get down on Friday. ;)
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