I went to a Return & Reunion brief at Jordan's work today, and let me tell you something. I am PROUD to be able to call myself a marine wife. I don't know, there's just something about being in a group with those women who are going through exactly what I'm going through, to hear their encouragement and to see their positive attitudes and their acceptance of the life that they live; it was one of the most inspiring things I've seen. I am truly honored to be classified with them, to be a part of them. It was beautiful. It made me see something. It made me look at myself and the way I've been thinking, the way I've been living.
I have been, for the past two years, trying to convince myself that I am not like the other marine wives, that there is nothing different about my life, that the marines are only a job, nothing more. It's just a job. Well, I'm done denying it. When I enjoy my time more, embracing the fact that I'm a marine wife (and the expectations and opportunities that title provides), more than I do denying it, it just doesn't make any sense anymore. Seeing those women in there did something to me. It helped me overcome what I had been denying. The Marine Corps. is a life. It isn't a job. It isn't only a career. The marine Corps is a way to live. And it's a part of my life no matter what. I'm going to embrace that like I should have a long time ago
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