As with every Summer the military movers get a lot of business. This year is no different. We have seen our share of moving trucks come and go, however, this year the mover were right outside my window. Yes our neighbors moved! It is always hard to say goodbye but it really hit home with the kids having to say goodbye to a good friend. Maggie was a great friend to Ashlyn. The kids didn't seem to understand what the goodbyes were all about. But as for Nicki and I we knew that the chance of us really meeting up again are slim. There were tears shared among friends and hopes that some day our paths will meet again. It was a twist of fate that we were neighbors here. We were friends in Hawaii and last year they became our neighbors. The girls were always playing together running from one door to the next. Nothing is sweeter then the laughter of the two girls playing. I am sure Ashlyn won't remember this time but I think of all the other goodbyes she will remember but of course the military family depends heavily on the memories and hopefully those will be of all the good times and places we have visited. The pictures are the our farewell outing with Nicki and pictures of the girls.
On the same day, I got word from another military spouse that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She is of course many miles away and I couldn't be there to comfort her. It was great to see all the response of military families wishing her well in her journey back to good health. This made me realize that miles can't separated friends that we meet along the way.
So yes the military life is hard but we are stronger because of it and we have learned different way to cope.
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