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Book Review of "Five Military Love Languages" by Gary Chapman
When Taylor and I first started dating it was all rainbows and roses. Gifts were regularly sent to my house. Our letters to each other...
Breanne Cassidy
Mar 13, 20173 min read
Did Your Long-Distance SO Get Stationed Somewhere You Did Not Want? Read This.
I was about to start teaching the first kickboxing class of the night when I got a text from Taylor saying, “Guess what?!”. I replied...
Breanne Cassidy
Mar 6, 20174 min read
How to Handle Your SO Working 12-Hour Shifts
….I have a phone full of these kinds of messages. The only time Taylor has a chance to talk is late at night but I have to go to sleep...
Breanne Cassidy
Feb 14, 20173 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
Top 20 Long Distance/Military Relationship Quotes
I have always been fond of words. I like how there are words to describe really specific feelings, thoughts and emotions. So, naturally,...
Breanne Cassidy
Jan 9, 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
Five Positives to Being in a Military/Long-Distance Relationship
One of my biggest missions in creating this blog was to bash the notion that long distance relationships or military relationships are...
Breanne Cassidy
Dec 12, 20163 min read
Meet A MILSO Monday: Alexis and Jordan
What is it like to be a MILSO? I am a 20-year-old Girlfriend to a Navy Nuke Sailor. It’s incredibly difficult. My dreams are to move to...
Breanne Cassidy
Nov 21, 20161 min read
Turning Twenty-Three in Charleston…in Pictures
Twenty-three is such an eh age to turn. Not twenty-one anymore but not quite old enough to be a full on adult either. But as far as...
Breanne Cassidy
Oct 26, 20162 min read
Meet A MILSO Monday: Stefanie and Ray
Ray and I met in high school through mutual friends. I currently had a boyfriend so nothing was going to happen between us at the time....
Breanne Cassidy
Oct 3, 20163 min read
Helpful Tips for Your Sailor’s Boot Camp Graduation in Great Lakes
Your sailor graduating boot camp is a HUGE deal. So, it makes sense that you’d want to be there for their big day. But since boot camp...
Breanne Cassidy
Sep 26, 20163 min read
What’s In My Care Package: Caffeine Edition
I’m not sure I would consider any of Taylor’s schooling to be easy but Prototype has by far been the worst…for both him and me. I’m...
Breanne Cassidy
Sep 12, 20162 min read
Meet A MILSO Monday: Randy
Written by Randy, a sailor himself, married to another sailor and is now the father of two sailors: “I was a nuke ET and an instructor in...
Breanne Cassidy
Aug 29, 20162 min read
Meet A MILSO Monday: Raquelle and Garet
Written by Raquelle: “So, Garet and I met our first year of college together in English. As soon as he walked in I knew that it would be...
Breanne Cassidy
Aug 15, 20162 min read
Don’t Use The Military As An Excuse For Your SO To Treat You Like Shit
Seriously. For the love of all that is good and true…Just don’t. I’ve made so many friends and met so many women who trust me enough to...
Breanne Cassidy
Aug 8, 20162 min read
Seven Tips For What To Do When The Distance Is Too Much
A few days ago, I had a lovely follower of mine drop me an email asking what I do to overcome the distance. While reading her email I...
Breanne Cassidy
May 31, 20165 min read
In This Relationship, We…
Picture from Pixabay.com In this relationship, we do goodbyes. But we also do hellos and happy to have you homes. In this relationship,...
Breanne Cassidy
May 23, 20161 min read
How to Dress for a Military Graduation
How fancy are these things? Was my prom dress appropriate? A summer dress? Just a nice shirt and some capris? All these questions ran...
Breanne Cassidy
May 5, 20162 min read
T’s Power School Graduation in Pictures
This last weekend was one of the most important milestones in Taylor’s Navy journey. Power School is, from what I heard, the hardest part...
Breanne Cassidy
Apr 26, 20163 min read
Top 7 Places to Eat in Charleston, SC
Charleston has always been one of my favorite places even before I became the girlfriend of a sailor. I grew up in Chicago and have found...
Breanne Cassidy
Apr 11, 20163 min read
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