rediscovering myself

i had a life

back in good ol' oklahoma

a life

i was 'settled' in

a life

i enjoyed
 

very much so i mean look at these faces! 
that's lovin' life!!

and like any happy military wife

i forgot

that we were military

and

that one day we would move

and 

my life as i knew it then 

would have to start all over again

kenneth had a job

it's the reason we moved

and 

i was given the job

to rediscover myself

it's almost been ninety days since we've been here

and in ninety days

i've not wallowed

i've not pouted
someone should seriously give me a cookie!

i seeked life

and 

smiled 

even though there were moments

where i secretly thought 

about jumping on the nearest plane out of here

in my short time here

of being submerged into the 'military lifestyle'

i had avoided like the plaque at our previous base

i've met many woman

like me 

that 

have rediscovered themselves

they've reinvented who they are

they've found new loves

new passions

new careers

and 

smiled

through it all

a year ago

i would have never seen myself in the classroom

and now

i have found that a classroom 

isn't so bad

today's youth 

while they make me raise my eyebrows
at times

they aren't so bad

and

that my new life

i might just get use to

although i'm secretly trying to remind myself 

it's only four years

and then i will have to start over

i've come to appreciate 

the mililtary lifestyle

and 

i have a new found respect 

for these women who 

have reinvented themselves

every four years

it's a strength 

that all too often gets overlooked

between 

deployments,

kids,

pcsing,

crisis,

and the other duties of being a military wife

so 

happy friday y'all

this military wife 

is going to enjoy a good book

a glass of wine

because

my new lifestyle

has kicked my hiney this week!!