6th Anniversary... Sort Of

Six years ago, on August 2, 2002, Bob and I were married in the eyes of the Army. We worked so hard and pulled all kinds of strings to get the paperwork finished, so I could have my orders processed to go to Germany with Bob shortly after our wedding in January of that same year.

It was stressful then, but I am so grateful it worked. If those orders hadn't been processed, Bob would have went to Germany by himself in January of 2003, deployed in May of 2003, returned in August of 2004, been home for six months of the next year, and then deployed again in January of 2006. We NEEDED those first few months together in Germany to settle our little apartment, practice being husband and wife, and get acclimated to the Army (as much as possible, that is. I'm not sure you ever "arrive" with Army wife doctrine).

So, here's to six years in the Army. Six great years. We are happier now than ever, and we enjoy our life together with Chester. We get to move to cool places and meet fantastic people (case in point: YOU're reading this, aren't you?) We're really fortunate that we're best friends with each other, and we just look forward to more adventures.

Here's to more Unexpected Twists.