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Army Wives

I am blessed to have a friend who not only is in the same company as us, but goes to our chuch as well.  I have enjoyed getting to know her and her family through church activities, teaching her three-year old in nursery, various company activities, and dinner get-togethers.  But I have been wanting to get acquainted with the other wives because I just like people!  You can't just have one friend either, because in the Army, families are moving all the time.  This is why Janye is such a great friend.  She ALWAYS invites me to get-togethers and events that happen.  For example, this past week she asked me if I was going to the "Coffee" get-together at Barnes & Noble on Saturday.  I was so happy she invited me becasue it gave me an opportunity to get to know a few more wives. I'm not going to lie; before I went, I was a tiny bit nervous because I didn't know anyone except Janye.  But my fears left immediately after I arrived at B&N and met up with the ladies.  I enjoyed my hot chocolate, as well as the conversations with the other ladies.  It had been a very long time since I had hung out with married wives, and I didn't feel out of the loop because I wasn't the only person who didn't have any kids.

A few of my favorite things are to meet new people, laugh, and of course, Barnes and Noble :-). I was surprised to look at my phone and realize we had been talking for nearly two hours.  I guess the fact that the time flew by meant that it was a good time!  Thanks to a good friend, I was able to get out and enjoy good company of other Army wives :-).
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  1. SheriSeptember 16, 2012 at 4:03 PM

    I heart Barnes and Noble too! Glad you're finding new friends. :)

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