To start out…
Well, to start off we got married at St. Thomas More in Brooklyn, OH. It is an amazing church for anyone in the area getting married! They did a wonderful job.

Secondly…
Yes I am going to college as we speak. I am studying to be a pediatric nurse and should graduate next spring. I also work two jobs to keep myself busy from missing my hubby. Jake and I talk about the future all the time. I know what you mean when you say that the military has a lot to offer if he does decide to re-enlist. But honestly, I want him out. He wants a chance to go to college. He also wants to be a firefighter. We want a large family, and I really don’t like how military families move around so much. We want to just finish up our time here and go back to our family in Cleveland. It is too hard to be away for so long.

To the Girl Who is Getting Married Before Deployment…
DO IT! Please marry your soldier before he leaves for Iraq or where ever he is going. If you don’t, you will regret it if anything happens. Marrying him will remind him everyday there that he has a WIFE.

Concerning a Reality Show…
Haha! That’s so funny you asked about a reality show because we hear it from everyone! Everyone thinks that we should have our own show! We really are not together enough though to even do a show with one another! But thanks! Jake and I are glad to see some people can relate to us in many ways! I especially love it because I thought I was alone! Being a military wife is very lonely and I know this sounds weird… but it is extremely hard to make friends here. Families are coming and going all the time. It is like every time I make a new friend, they get relocated! It sucks! And on top of that, Jake is never here so I feel alone sometimes. You ladies who are with your man all the time… take advantage of it because we military wives don’t get that at all.

The Bond We Still Share…
Jake and I have an amazing bond since he joined the Army. It sounds weird but we have such a strong relationship now. It is amazing to me. I think that being limited to the time we have with each other really affected our relationship for the better. We are so close it feels too good to be true sometimes. I just stare at him in amazement and think about what we have. He melts my heart over and over. I love it!