The past week has been a bit crazy for the Brown Family. Last weekend we went to VA for a family reunion and saw my parents, Granny and Papa. We really needed the time away from Fort Bragg. It was nice to be normal for a few days. In saying that I know I need to explain for the non-Army what I mean...
Ryan works 12 hour days. He is up at 4:45 and home by 5:15. When he is home though, he is often receiving phone calls or texts about work. Everywhere we go, we see soldiers and end up talking about the Army a lot. The Army is our life... not his life, but ours. I am the one doing laundry, cleaning house, paying bills, cooking meals and taking care of pretty much everything here. I have heard from a few people, "why don't you just ask Ryan to cook?" If I were to wait for Ryan to cook our dinner after he is home, it would be 7 at night before we ever ate. :) Plus, this is how we like our life. I handle it here, and he keeps me safe. Ryan will be the first to say that we are an Army family, when he signed up, it was both of us that would be having our worlds change.
So in saying that, it was nice to be with my Momma, Dad, Granny and Papa who made us relax and forget all the worries of life in the Army for a few days. Sometimes, we just need a break and a get away to be with family. We even got to shoot some with my Dad and Papa. This was a treat for both us because we very rarely get to shoot with them. It was nice to relax and learn somethings too.
Speaking of Ryan's crazy soldier life... He left the house at 2 am this morning for a 20K 'ruck march.' This means that he hiked in the woods for 12.5 miles in full uniform (helmet, boots, long pants, long sleeves). He carried with him his gun, water pack and a huge ruck sack that had 35 pounds of equipment in it. I am proud to say that he did a fabulous job and finished it before his time limit! Over half of his unit did not complete it in the time allowed or were hurt because it was such a rough ruck march. I am so proud to have such a strong soldier!
I have been working on finishing up my classes for this semester. This weekend I will be turning 23 and I do not want to do a bit of homework on my birthday. I have already registered for my next semester, in which I will be taking 21 credit hours (5 classes). We sure have a hectic life, but you know... we love it.
We are taking life day by day and counting our blessings along the way!
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