Tag: life
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I Wasn’t Asking Him to Marry Me – I Was Asking for a Reason to Move (FP – 2015)
Looking back at the engagement to Fighter Pilot Dude, I sometimes wonder if he believes he was trapped into proposing. And maybe, in his version of the story, he was. But let’s talk about what was actually happening. We were doing the long-distance thing. I was in Florida. He was in Nevada doing Fighter Pilot…
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My Girls Were Moving Too, You Know
Fighter pilot dude’s kids weren’t the only ones affected by our engagement. I had two daughters. My oldest had just graduated from high school, and my youngest was getting ready to start high school. So while Fighter Pilot Dude’s side of the equation was arguing, complaining and generally reacting to our engagement like we had…
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Do My Doctors Need a Group Chat?
Today I went to the VA for a neurology appointment about my migraines. Nothing exciting. Just your standard appointment where I expected to talk about headaches, answer some questions, maybe adjust a medication and go on about my day. Except this neurologist did something I wasn’t expecting. He pulled up the medications prescribed by my…
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SOME TEAMS ARE JUST HOME
It’s football season. Which means there is a very good chance that if the Kansas City Chiefs are playing, I’m watching. And I’m perfectly content doing it. I grew up in Kansas City. My brothers played Pop Warner football while I cheered. And no—I wasn’t standing there in a cute little uniform yelling, “HOORAY! GO…
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Apparently, Dancing on a Bar was a National Security Issue (FP, 2015)
So, after Fighter Pilot Dude’s kids — and his soon-to-be ex-wife — found out about the engagement, things got a little strained. I know – the mind reels! 🙄 When he wasn’t arguing with his ex about everything under the sun, he seemed to have plenty of leftover energy to pick fights with me. Mostly…