June 1st~ my first blog!

How exciting! I am venturing into a new world, one that I have tip toed in before but never in this fashion. I am thrilled and looking forward to this adventure.
A little bit about myself: as I like to say "Bray, In the raw" (no need to get worried, that is my figurative way of saying that I am blunt, honest, speak my mind type of gal)
My brief Bio:
I was born in Iowa and my family did not have a lot of military affilication until my brother joined the Iowa National Guard at the age of 16 (my parents signed the waiver). I lived close enought that I could sit outside and watch the planes fly over in practice missions. It was great and scary at the same time.
I married military when I was 19. He just returned from Desert Shield/ Storm. We dated and were engaged before he left for Iraq and that was my introduction to Army! Shocked to the system. I still lived with my parent's and gave birth to our first son while he was deployed. I spoke to him one time on Christmas Day for one minute and all he could say was " I love you", the line was cut and I did not hear from him again until he was on his way home. I had no idea what I was signing up for at that time. I was really just ready to get out of my small hometown (as I think many graduates are during that period of their life). After our wedding, we moved to Fort Campbell, KY in a horse trailor that my father borrowed from a friend. We had no idea the military would move my belongings to join my new husband. He was also new to the military, and was still in the phase of "yes sir / no sir" attitude. That does change alittle over time, one finds they have the right to question things...

More to come: with the Life of being an Army Wife~ things are on high demand sometimes (I am now a mother of four and the son I mentioned above is now 18 and requesting my time)