Naughty Spouses make Ugly (vegan) Cookies!

Good morning, readers!  Meet my new best friend...we don't know her name.  She can't be Roxy, Pam, Roland, or even Jackie because none of them are vegan- they definitely would have said so, right?  Let's call her...Simone.

it takes all kinds

Anyhow, I stumbled onto fake-Simone's post on SpouseBuzz and immediately felt refreshed.  I can totally relate to Simone's initial sense of disappointment with the "new support system," which apparently consisted of a bunch of meat-eating, tv-lovin' parents of small children.  I totally know those people- can I say those people here?

Awkward is Better than Lonely: Five Ways to Find MilSpouse Friends

Find someone to hang out with.  Photo credit:  C

When I fell in love with an army guy, I was very much looking forward to the social aspect of military lifestyle.  Friends were a huge part of my pre-Echo life- I spent a lot of time in groups and rarely ate meals, worked out, and I always had a crowd to celebrate special occasions (or free time) with.  Somehow I had the impression that milspouses also ran in packs so I figured I'd be greeted by a group of insta-friends as soon as I set foot on post.  I have no idea where...

Long story short, I had a difficult time finding common ground with the MilSpouses I met...