Raise your hand if you have ever heard at weddings or on TV someone says to their significant other, "You make me the happiest person in the world!" Yep, go ahead, raise your hand. We have all heard it and maybe said it. Why? Because we are naturally selfish people. SELFLESS having little or no concern for oneself, especially with regard to fame,…
Meet my parents, Bill and Terri Burt. On August 3rd, 1974 they got married. If you're not great at math, I'll give you the answer. They have been married for 44 years! They have 4 children: Ryan, Christin, Justin, and myself, Erin. We are all married and my 3 older siblings make up the 9…
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Lets talk about expectations. We all have them right? We have goals, a state of mind, or a really specific picture in our head when we think of different situations. In health, in families, in marriage, in work, in social lives, in the mirror, and life in general. It is perfectly normal and can be…
I am a fan of the show "The Bachelorette". I know I know, you're all thinking "great, another bachelor nation fan. Blah, blah, blah." My mom and I used to watch every season together, and Monday nights were known as "The Bachelor(ette)" nights. Or Dancing with the Stars nights when the Bachelor was not on. (By…
The thing about Military Spouses, let me tell you.... They. Are. AMAZING! Seriously. Every single military wife/spouse I have met is such an incredible person and friend to have. Everyone told me this going into our first station that "The military life is great, you're going to love it! Its such a supportive community". I…
I'm sure you're all wondering where the heck I have been lately! Well, busy, and not busy at the same time. We have now lived in Pensacola for 7 months, crazy! Time has flown by and it has been much more enjoyable than the craziness that entailed in Virginia. I can tell you now that…
Well, it's been a little while since I have posted last. But here we go again. It's a new year, a new month, I turned 24 (ah!), and at the end of this January month Brendan, my husband, and I will celebrate our 1 year anniversary!! Oh my time sure does fly by fast. Since…
It's officially December. Do you know how long I've been waiting for it to be December? A long time. Well, actually 6 months but, it feels like a LOT longer. I have been wanting to think and write about what I've learned about being a military spouse so far. Thinking about it, I realized how…
This past weekend, Brendan and I celebrated the Marine Corps 241st birthday at the birthday ball, and also Veterans day the very next day. We spent a whole weekend away celebrating, and we were actually able to spend a WHOLE day together doing things all day long. That hasn't happened in a long time. I…
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or really any social media site, all of them show the best side of our lives. It can be good or bad. Lots of people use it as a way of celebrating something and announcing their wedding engagement, new baby, relationship, job or life change. I have done all of those things,…
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The Short Wife 