What Closing the Distance Has Taught Me Thus Far
Two months ago, I packed my entire life up into my Honda Civic and drove across the country to finally close this damn distance between...
- Aug 1, 2018
- 4 min
Closing the Distance: How to Start Your Move Two Months Ahead
Freaking out is an understatement. I am officially two months out from picking up my entire life, moving it across the country and I am a...
- Jul 12, 2018
- 2 min
Two Simple Rules for Your Sub Ball/Navy Ball Dress
Dress shopping for Sub Ball was so stressful and, when I look back on it, it really didn’t have to be. I spent hours looking through my...
- Jun 23, 2018
- 3 min
After Three Years, We Are Finally Closing The Distance
September 15th. That’s the date I want to finally close the gap between me and Taylor. Emotionally, it took me a very long time to get to...
- May 7, 2018
- 3 min
Deployment Diaries: What is a Deployment Like?
Deployment is… a whole mess of emotions that I don’t even have a word for. It was like going through puberty, it was like I was dating a...
- Jan 22, 2018
- 3 min
Deployment Diaries: What to Send in a Care Package
After T deployed, care packaging got a little more serious. The things I was sending before were, in all honesty, more for my enjoyment...
- Jan 15, 2018
- 2 min
Ask His First Mate: What Do You Do When You Feel Insecure About Your Relationship?
I remember who my boyfriend is. Coming from a few bad relationships, bad feelings still come up from time to time where I get afraid that...
- Dec 18, 2017
- 3 min
Deployment Diaries: How to Go Weeks Without Speaking to Your SO
Every deployment and situation is different. You may go through a deployment and have decent communication the whole way through or there...
- Nov 29, 2017
- 2 min
You Are Not Naive For Being a MILSO
I’ve heard it at least three times since I came back from Hawaii…how silly or naive I am for being a military significant other. I...
- Oct 23, 2017
- 3 min
Deployment Diaries: Six Ways to Make the Time Fly
I felt really overwhelmed after Taylor left. It is my first time going through a deployment and I had no idea where to start as silly as...
- Oct 16, 2017
- 4 min
Hawaii Travels and Deployment Goodbyes
It would be an understatement to tell you that Hawaii was beautiful. And the time that I spent with Taylor and his family was just as...
- Sep 11, 2017
- 2 min
What’s in my Care Package: Quick and Easy Birthday Edition
Shopping for Taylor’s birthday present was a piece of cake this year (all puns intended!). We went to St. Louis last time he came home on...
- Aug 28, 2017
- 5 min
Six Tips to Surviving the First Underway
*For the safety of my sailor and his boat, there are no dates, locations or names posted. The article has been written and posted after...
- Jul 31, 2017
- 2 min
The Three Things You Need To Be A Military Significant Other
For two years I have had more people than I can count ask me, “How do you do it?” And I have never had an answer. I didn’t really know...
- Jul 12, 2017
- 3 min
How to Get Back On Your Feet After They Leave
You’ve just spent this amazing few weeks with your SO filled with lots of love, companionship, laughter, fun-filled plans and parties....
- Jul 3, 2017
- 2 min
I Didn’t Choose the Military, I Chose Him
Military relationships are not Dear John. It’s not romantic. It’s not wonderful. When you ask a little girl where she sees herself one...
- Jun 26, 2017
- 3 min
Five Tips on How to Handle the Distance
There is no denying that distance is hard and I would be silly if I told you that I have found a way to deal with it completely. I...
- Jun 5, 2017
- 3 min
How I Became A Military Girlfriend
I was in a really shitty relationship. That’s how this story starts. And when I say shitty, I mean really, really shitty. I met that guy...
- May 15, 2017
- 3 min
How to Plan a Welcome Home Scavenger Hunt for Your Significant Other
Taylor has been pretty grumpy lately (for good reason too) so I went last weekend for two days to cheer him up a bit. It was a normal...
- Apr 24, 2017
- 4 min
Seven Ways to Help Alleviate the Fear of Being Cheated On
I hear all the stories. The ones where a sailor comes home and the house that once held his valuables, his life and his wife is now...
- Mar 22, 2017
- 3 min
An Open Letter to the Military Girlfriend I Was Two Years Ago
Dear you, I know exactly how you feel. You’re standing on your front lawn in your bare feet, the March sun beaming on your head. He’s...
- Mar 20, 2017
- 3 min
How to Spend Quality Time, Even From Miles Away
Whether you share the same address or are separated by distance, quality time is essential for any relationship. Those who experience the...
- Mar 13, 2017
- 3 min
Book Review of "Five Military Love Languages" by Gary Chapman
When Taylor and I first started dating it was all rainbows and roses. Gifts were regularly sent to my house. Our letters to each other...
- Mar 6, 2017
- 4 min
Did Your Long-Distance SO Get Stationed Somewhere You Did Not Want? Read This.
I was about to start teaching the first kickboxing class of the night when I got a text from Taylor saying, “Guess what?!”. I replied...
- Feb 14, 2017
- 3 min
How to Handle Your SO Working 12-Hour Shifts
….I have a phone full of these kinds of messages. The only time Taylor has a chance to talk is late at night but I have to go to sleep...
- Jan 9, 2017
- 2 min
Top 20 Long Distance/Military Relationship Quotes
I have always been fond of words. I like how there are words to describe really specific feelings, thoughts and emotions. So, naturally,...
- Jan 2, 2017
- 1 min
My New Years Eve…In Pictures!
Christmas was great and everything but what I really wanted was for it to be December 28th, particularly at 7am when Taylor’s plane would...
- Dec 12, 2016
- 3 min
Five Positives to Being in a Military/Long-Distance Relationship
One of my biggest missions in creating this blog was to bash the notion that long distance relationships or military relationships are...
- Nov 21, 2016
- 1 min
Meet A MILSO Monday: Alexis and Jordan
What is it like to be a MILSO? I am a 20-year-old Girlfriend to a Navy Nuke Sailor. It’s incredibly difficult. My dreams are to move to...
- Oct 26, 2016
- 2 min
Turning Twenty-Three in Charleston…in Pictures
Twenty-three is such an eh age to turn. Not twenty-one anymore but not quite old enough to be a full on adult either. But as far as...
- Oct 3, 2016
- 3 min
Meet A MILSO Monday: Stefanie and Ray
Ray and I met in high school through mutual friends. I currently had a boyfriend so nothing was going to happen between us at the time....
- Sep 26, 2016
- 3 min
Helpful Tips for Your Sailor’s Boot Camp Graduation in Great Lakes
Your sailor graduating boot camp is a HUGE deal. So, it makes sense that you’d want to be there for their big day. But since boot camp...
- Sep 12, 2016
- 2 min
What’s In My Care Package: Caffeine Edition
I’m not sure I would consider any of Taylor’s schooling to be easy but Prototype has by far been the worst…for both him and me. I’m...
- Aug 29, 2016
- 2 min
Meet A MILSO Monday: Randy
Written by Randy, a sailor himself, married to another sailor and is now the father of two sailors: “I was a nuke ET and an instructor in...
- Aug 15, 2016
- 2 min
Meet A MILSO Monday: Raquelle and Garet
Written by Raquelle: “So, Garet and I met our first year of college together in English. As soon as he walked in I knew that it would be...
- Aug 8, 2016
- 2 min
Don’t Use The Military As An Excuse For Your SO To Treat You Like Shit
Seriously. For the love of all that is good and true…Just don’t. I’ve made so many friends and met so many women who trust me enough to...
- May 31, 2016
- 5 min
Seven Tips For What To Do When The Distance Is Too Much
A few days ago, I had a lovely follower of mine drop me an email asking what I do to overcome the distance. While reading her email I...
- May 23, 2016
- 1 min
In This Relationship, We…
Picture from Pixabay.com In this relationship, we do goodbyes. But we also do hellos and happy to have you homes. In this relationship,...
- May 5, 2016
- 2 min
How to Dress for a Military Graduation
How fancy are these things? Was my prom dress appropriate? A summer dress? Just a nice shirt and some capris? All these questions ran...
- Apr 26, 2016
- 3 min
T’s Power School Graduation in Pictures
This last weekend was one of the most important milestones in Taylor’s Navy journey. Power School is, from what I heard, the hardest part...
- Mar 21, 2016
- 2 min
Meet A MILSO Monday: Jestry and David
Written by Jestry: Hi my name is Jestry and I’m 25 and my SOs name is David and he is 22. I also have a 3 year old son named Jordan who...
- Feb 27, 2016
- 3 min
Guest Post on Survive LDR: Things All LDR Relationships Are Tired Of Hearing
Recently, I wrote a blog post for Surviveldr.com and I wanted to share it with you guys! “Being in a long distance relationship is sort...
- Feb 22, 2016
- 3 min
Eight Reasons Why I Love Being In A Long Distance Relationship
When I first got into an LDR, I looked at all the downfalls. But over the past year of being a Navy girlfriend, I have come to find many...
- Jan 19, 2016
- 3 min
“Christmas” With Taylor
A couple months ago, I learned that Taylor wasn’t going to come home for Christmas and I took it a lot harder than I had expected. So I...
- Jan 4, 2016
- 2 min
Meet a MILSO Monday: Julia and TJ
Written by Julia: My name is Julia and my boyfriend’s name is TJ. We have been “officially” dating for 6 months but I’ll get to that...
- Dec 26, 2015
- 2 min
Our First Christmas In Pictures
Instead of writing a big, long post about how my Christmas week with Taylor went I decided to do something a little different. So, here’s...
- Dec 1, 2015
- 3 min
D.I.Y. Christmas Gift Idea: Scrapbook
I am ALL about D.I.Y. gifts. Something crafted from your own hands has a different meaning and beauty to it than just a store bought...
- Nov 16, 2015
- 2 min
Meet a MILSO Monday: Hayley and Colin
Written by Hayley: My name is Hayley and my fiancé’s name is Colin. He is in the Marine Corps and is currently stationed overseas. We met...
- Nov 9, 2015
- 1 min
Meet a MILSO Monday: Melanie
Written by Melanie Let’s See, where do I begin? We started dating a year and a half ago but we were friends for a long time. I knew he...
- Oct 20, 2015
- 1 min
Meet a MILSO Monday: Amberlee and Jedediah
Written by Amberlee Jed went to school with me for a few months. We never talked but we hung out with the same group of friends. On a...