Old Friends Equals Good Times

Seven years ago, I was fortunate to befriend a woman named April. We lived on the same street, and her husband was also a Navy pilot.

Sadly, April and her family were re-stationed to New Orleans, and I was left without my new close friend.

That my friends, is life in the military.

Thankfully with Facebook, email and texting, we have been able to keep in touch through the years.

When we first met, we both had one child. Fast forward to present day, and they have two more children and we added Miss O to our family.

Thankfully, my friend is not too far, she now lives in DC, under four hours away (without the monstrous traffic). However, by this Fall we should be back in to living in the same city!  You part ways, but somehow always manage to find your way back to each other.

That my friends, is life in the military.

Since saying our goodbyes in California, our family has lived in Alabama, Texas and now Virginia. My friend's family has lived in Louisiana, Michigan, and DC - her husband also spent a full year in Afghanistan.

This Memorial Day weekend, my friend, her husband and their three children, braved the traffic and spent a few days with us. We house hunted, went out to eat, relaxed, watched movies and hit the beach (there may have been a few Sangrias, Piña Coladas and beers consumed as well).

Watching our children play together (again) was surreal. Who knew that after all these years, we could just pick up where we left off.

That my friends, is life in the military.