Alicia
Alicia grew up in Utah and met her husband at Utah State University, where the fun began. In the last 13 years, they have become a National Guard, Army Reserve and now Active Duty Army family. Alicia has left part of her heart in the hills of Kentucky, the piney woods of East Texas, every taco in San Antonio area and now resides in the interior of Alaska at Ft. Wainwright. She loves books, especially children’s books and has been collecting (hoarding) them long before she had children. Today, Alicia spends her time loving her two girls, trying new foods, playing with her dog, volunteering in her community and trying to stay warm in Alaska.
Attainable December Resolutions
One of my best friends sent me a TikToK where a woman shared her resolutions for 2020, made at the beginning of this wild year. By the end she was laughing out loud and...
First Time Homeschooling: What’s Working and What’s Not
This post is about my family's choice to homeschool. I realize we are extremely fortunate that it is a choice and acknowledge that for many families it is not viable. Every family makes the...
Five Things to Love About Living in Fairbanks, Alaska
So you're coming to Alaska!
If you’ve recently moved or are moving to Fort Wainwright or Eielson Air Force Base, welcome to the Fairbanks North Star Borough! Interior Alaska is wild and can be...
Real Life + Embarrassing Military Moments!
We all have our embarrassing gaffes or mistakes; those stories that make us cringe. We let time pass and hope that the years will help us forget those moments.
But when these things happen in...
Advice for Moms: Preparing My Daughters for Puberty
The other day I was at the bookstore with my daughter. We happened upon The Care and Keeping of You from the American Girl Library. She picked it up and asked me what it was...
Hooah! Happy Birthday Army!
Happy Birthday to the United States Army!
245 years old! Congrats!
It’s the time of COVID-19, so the big party you’re planning may have to wait. But that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate you! It...
No-Contact Ways to Connect With Friends Right Now
As military spouses, we are well-practiced in loving and supporting one another from a distance. We have connections in other states and other countries that we don't see often.
But to me, this isolation due...
Let’s be like Moira – Lessons from an Unusual Mother
Can you learn anything about being a good mom from a woman who can't remember her daughter's middle name? Can you learn anything about being a friend from a woman who has lost all...
Easter Ideas in the time of COVID-19
Times are wild, am I right?
I've been wanting to try some new things for Easter but COVID-19 has been messing with all my plans. There are a lot of things we can't do right now....
The Milestones I Am Happy to Leave Behind
Milestones are different for everyone. We watch and wait, sometimes cognizant of hitting them in our families with our children. Sometimes they surprise us. We find ourselves almost longing to go back to the time...
10 Ways to Spark Joy this Winter
As military families, we're constantly on the move. You may be tired of your warm winter or waiting to get out of your cold winter.
But winter is just that - a season. It passes...
There is Never Enough Time Before a Deployment
When we heard about his upcoming deployment, it seemed far away. We felt like we had time.
We began planning. My most optimistic self hoped we could get all of the dirty work of pre-deployment...