Well, being a military spouse living in the civilian world is tough – man – I had no idea how spoiled I was living on or near a post until recently. I also must admit – I really miss being near a military community. Seriously, I know that living in a military community has its ups and downs – but I did not realize how easy things are until I had to still do “military community” things – but without a post. For example – this whole having a baby thing and dealing with TriCare. It’s a pain in the butt to deal with TriCare in an area where it’s not widely accepted by doctors and hospitals – and the ones that do accept it – you have to take a crash course in medical coding and billing to “help” them get paid for their services so you don’t keep getting billed.
I am also “trying” to wean myself from the commissary. Currently, I make a 30-45min. trek (depending on traffic) to the nearest Air Force Base to go grocery shopping once a month – mostly for the meat we buy because it is cheaper on base than it is at our local grocery stores. It always works out – because I use coupons to help me save money on grocery shopping to justify my trip and the gas I use. I have calculated and compared the costs of buying the amount of meat I buy on base versus off base in my local community – and I save anywhere from $50-$75 dollars a month. California is so expensive and with the recent increase in taxes here and a baby on the way – I am trying to save every penny. But weaning from the commissary is hard – it’s my once a month “fix” of being in a military community. I knew that eventually I would have to quit going, since May is my final month of pregnancy and I know I won’t be up to making that trip – but I am sure gonna miss it.
On the FRG front – our FRG is going strong – Army Strong that is. LOL! We’re doing good – it’s frustrating not having a lot of spouses involved – but with time – I really do believe that more spouses will come to meetings and events. We have our first coffee coming up and have a day coming up for spouses and kids at a local park – and it’s on a Saturday when the guys are working anyways so it helps spouses get out of the house and meet eachother. We’re really focusing on building a sense of community within our recruiting company. It’s hard – but not impossible. Not to mention – I think it will be a positive thing. We’ll see though – it’s gonna take time and hard work – but we will see. Who knows – this could be the start of something really good.
Other than that I haven’t been up to too much. Oh yeah – I did break out my Harry Potter books again to re-read them before the baby comes. Yes, I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan – and I am taking some time to relax and re-read the books – especially since the 6th movie comes out in July. I haven’t had time to sit down and read a book and enjoy it for a while – so this is something I am really enjoying.
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I was wondering…how would I go about finding information on our frg? In the 15 months my husband’s been recruiting, I’ve never heard of one mentioned. He says he don’t have a clue??!