Late yesterday evening, we got a posting message — orders to move. After only 366 days after we arrived in San Antonio, we found out that we are headed back to Canada — Winnipeg, MB! The COS date on our posting message is 14 August 2017 but we probably have until the end of AugustContinue reading “Another year, another move”
Category Archives: Military Life
Some stuff I wish I had known when I started
A conversation on Facebook the other day prompted me to write this post about what I wish I knew when I first became a military spouse. Some of these things I was already doing, others, I wish I had started earlier. I hope this post will help those who are just embarking on the fabulousContinue reading “Some stuff I wish I had known when I started”
Achievement Unlocked Level Up
It has been a busy past few weeks. Here’s what happened. Moving Company Assessment The moving company sends an assessor to your home to estimate the amount of HG&E. This information allows the company to send the right number of boxes and packing material. Because this is an overseas move and all of our HG&EContinue reading “Achievement Unlocked Level Up”
The Patron’s Lunch
There are very few perks to being a military spouse but on 12 June we got to enjoy one of them – The Patron’s Lunch! My husband belongs to the Royal 22me Régiment and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth is the Colonel-in-Chief. The regiment was permitted to send a few of its members to attend TheContinue reading “The Patron’s Lunch”
The Work During the Wait
Here’s what we’ve been up to over the last few weeks while waiting to go on our house-hunting trip (HHT). Opening U.S. Bank Accounts We must open a bank account in the U.S. bank account while on our HHT so that we can pay any security deposits or other charges involved in renting a home. We dealContinue reading “The Work During the Wait”