Leaving on a Jet Plane…

Posted by Hallee on Jan 31, 2010 in Family, Kissing, Love, Marriage, Romance

Gregg left this evening to go back to Afghanistan. We’ll see him sometime in April.

Tags: Afghanistan, Goodbye, Love

He’s Home!

Posted by Hallee on Jan 9, 2010 in Family, Love

He’s Home!

Tags: Afghanistan, Family, Homecoming, Love

Wordless Wednesday: The Daddy Bear

Posted by Hallee on Jan 6, 2010 in Life, Parenting

The “Daddy Bear” – that thing gets hauled all over the place and is slept with like this every night. The front of the ACU shirt says, “Greetings from Sharana” (Afghanistan) His daddy will be home Saturday. :-)

Tags: Afghanistan, Bear, Photograph, Picture, Wordless Wednesday

Surviving Separation: Prayer

Posted by Hallee on Dec 2, 2009 in Christian Faith, Holy matrimony, Love, Marriage, Prayer, Surviving separation

This is part four in a series about surviving separation from your spouse.

Tags: Abiding, Afghanistan, Army, Christian Faith, Christian prayer, Christian Spirituality, Civilian contractor, Couple, Holy matrimony, Husband & wife, Love, Marriage, Military, Prayer, Separation, Spiritual practice

Favorite Turkey Salad Recipe

Posted by Hallee on Nov 27, 2009 in American Quisine, entrees, Hallee's Galley, Recipes

One weekend before deployment, Gregg had a weekend pass and I was sick. He disappeared into the kitchen and came out with the most amazing sandwich. I’ve been trying to duplicate it ever since.

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Tags: Afghanistan, Alabama, Appetizers, Birmingham, Chicken Salad, Condiments, Enchilada, Florida, Food and drink, French cuisine, Hallee's Galley, Hospitality/Recreation, Kentucky, Leftover Thanksgiving, Mayonnaise, Mini food processor, Pickled cucumber, Pickles, Recipes, Relish, Salads, Sauces, Tallahassee, Turkey

Surviving Separation: Snail Mail

Posted by Hallee on Nov 24, 2009 in Love, Marriage, Romance, Surviving separation

Despite the convenience of this glowing screen in front of me to communicate in an instant, or within a minute or fourteen minutes with my husband, there is still absolutely nothing like receiving a letter in the mail.

Tags: Afghanistan, Blog software, Civilian contractor, Couple, Facebook, Holy matrimony, Human Interest, Husband, Love, Marriage, Separation, Social media, Web 2.0

Surviving Separation: Your Voice

Posted by Hallee on Nov 7, 2009 in Love, Marriage, Surviving separation

It’s awesome. If I’m thinking about something and I’m driving, I can just give him a quick call and have a one-sided conversation. The kids call and tell him goodnight or good morning. If I want to just have some connection with him, I call and listen to his voice on the message then leave him a message.

Tags: Afghanistan, Civilian contractor, Holy matrimony, Human Interest, Husband & wife, Marriage, Separation, USB port, Voice-over-internet phone, Voicemail, Web-based voice mail system

Surviving Separation: Sharing a Cup of Coffee

Posted by Hallee on Oct 30, 2009 in Marriage, Romance, Surviving separation

This is part one in a series about surviving separation from your spouse…One of our ways of surviving this separation is to enjoy the typical, normal, standard day-to-day things together – like a good cup of coffee.