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I Am Finally Back and Have Brought a New, Slobbering, Furry Addition With Me
I am currently writing on the patio of our new apartment with the newest addition to our family chewing my big toe. It has been a long...
Breanne Cassidy
Aug 20, 20192 min read
What Closing the Distance Has Taught Me Thus Far
Two months ago, I packed my entire life up into my Honda Civic and drove across the country to finally close this damn distance between...
Breanne Cassidy
Nov 29, 20182 min read
After Three Years, We Are Finally Closing The Distance
September 15th. That’s the date I want to finally close the gap between me and Taylor. Emotionally, it took me a very long time to get to...
Breanne Cassidy
Jun 23, 20183 min read
Deployment Diaries: What to Send in a Care Package
After T deployed, care packaging got a little more serious. The things I was sending before were, in all honesty, more for my enjoyment...
Breanne Cassidy
Jan 22, 20183 min read
Deployment Diaries: How to Go Weeks Without Speaking to Your SO
Every deployment and situation is different. You may go through a deployment and have decent communication the whole way through or there...
Breanne Cassidy
Dec 18, 20173 min read
You Are Not Naive For Being a MILSO
I’ve heard it at least three times since I came back from Hawaii…how silly or naive I am for being a military significant other. I...
Breanne Cassidy
Nov 29, 20172 min read
Deployment Diaries: Six Ways to Make the Time Fly
I felt really overwhelmed after Taylor left. It is my first time going through a deployment and I had no idea where to start as silly as...
Breanne Cassidy
Oct 23, 20173 min read
Hawaii Travels and Deployment Goodbyes
It would be an understatement to tell you that Hawaii was beautiful. And the time that I spent with Taylor and his family was just as...
Breanne Cassidy
Oct 16, 20174 min read
The Three Things You Need To Be A Military Significant Other
For two years I have had more people than I can count ask me, “How do you do it?” And I have never had an answer. I didn’t really know...
Breanne Cassidy
Jul 31, 20172 min read
Exploring St. Louis, MO
Being that I was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, you would think that I would have already taken the three hour drive down to...
Breanne Cassidy
Jul 17, 20174 min read
How to Get Back On Your Feet After They Leave
You’ve just spent this amazing few weeks with your SO filled with lots of love, companionship, laughter, fun-filled plans and parties....
Breanne Cassidy
Jul 12, 20173 min read
I Didn’t Choose the Military, I Chose Him
Military relationships are not Dear John. It’s not romantic. It’s not wonderful. When you ask a little girl where she sees herself one...
Breanne Cassidy
Jul 3, 20172 min read
Five Tips on How to Handle the Distance
There is no denying that distance is hard and I would be silly if I told you that I have found a way to deal with it completely. I...
Breanne Cassidy
Jun 26, 20173 min read
How to Budget Your Travels into Your Monthly Expenses
For two years now, Charleston has become my second home and it wasn’t too traumatic on my wallet most of the time. My airline tickets...
Breanne Cassidy
Jun 19, 20174 min read
How to Plan a Welcome Home Scavenger Hunt for Your Significant Other
Taylor has been pretty grumpy lately (for good reason too) so I went last weekend for two days to cheer him up a bit. It was a normal...
Breanne Cassidy
May 15, 20173 min read
If You Think That You Are Fat, You Need to Read This
I hate my lower stomach. The “pooch” as some people call it. My upper stomach is flat and looks fine but my lower stomach…hell no. My...
Breanne Cassidy
May 12, 20174 min read
How to Save $50 By Not Checking a Bag at the Airport
A few months ago, I became familiar with the idea of minimalism or the idea that we don’t need things to be happy. We only need what is...
Breanne Cassidy
May 8, 20172 min read
Seven Ways to Help Alleviate the Fear of Being Cheated On
I hear all the stories. The ones where a sailor comes home and the house that once held his valuables, his life and his wife is now...
Breanne Cassidy
Apr 24, 20174 min read
How to use "Hopper" to Get the Best Airline Deals
My best friend at work bought tickets the other day for her and her boyfriend to fly round- trip to Denver, Colorado…for $50 each. That...
Breanne Cassidy
Jan 17, 20172 min read
My New Years Eve…In Pictures!
Christmas was great and everything but what I really wanted was for it to be December 28th, particularly at 7am when Taylor’s plane would...
Breanne Cassidy
Jan 2, 20171 min read
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