I recently spent a long weekend in New York City visiting two of my very best friends. I've come up with this list from the help of my friend who lives there of fun things to do in NYC. Many of these things are cheap or even free. Fun Things to Do in NYC Take the Staten Island ferry (for free) to see a great view of the Statue of Liberty, the Manhattan skyline, and the Brooklyn Bridge. Walk the Brooklyn Bridge. Take a stroll through Central Park. You can rent a row boat there too. See a Broadway play -- if you get there early and wait in line, you can get rush tickets usually Continue Reading
Archives for September 2015
6 Things You Can Learn From Deployment
Today, we have another guest blogger -- Pam from The Coastie Couple. Take it away Pam! Hey guys! I'm Pam and I'm here today to share a few of the things I've learned from deployment with you. We've been through so many deployments in our three years together that I've lost count at this point. Are we on number five or number six? Deployments are never easy, but I have learned quite a few things from them. I thought it'd be fun to share some of those with you today. Check Out These Things You Can Learn From Deployment 1. Your friends are going to mean more to you now than ever before. I Continue Reading
On Being an Older Enlisted Spouse
Hello friends. I'll be taking a little blogging break, so I've gathered some blogging friends to guest post here. I wouldn't want ya'll to not have anything to read! My first guest post comes from Julie at Soldier's Wife, Crazy Life. I was 26 years old when my husband re-joined the Army. He went in as an E3 at age 30. A few months later, he promoted to an E4 and that is how he spent the rest of his time as an active duty soldier. A lot of people join the military at a younger age, 18-20 years old. Their spouses are young too. They work their way through the ranks and can make it to E5 Continue Reading