Settled In

Wow!
What.a.day. Just a quick update from the road!

It was a fitful night last night - I mean, really, who could possibly get a good night's sleep on the eve of a big move and in the midst of all this chaos?!

Thankfully, I traded up and have much better sleeping arrangements tonight.

Ahhhh! The Peabody was running a "Spring Special" - which includes complimentary Valet parking and a brunch in the morning. Though my room doesn't look exactly like the one pictured above...the bed is every bit amazing. After a very long day of packing and cleaning, I've spent the past 45 minutes curled up in the fetal position unable to move. I'm hungry...and the sounds from below Beale St. are enticing...but I am not leaving this room. No way. :)

Will update more when I am feeling more "human." :)

As an aside: Do you realize how romantic the mid-South is this time of year? Memphis is magical in the springtime. I've really never seen anything quite like it - we are spoiled with bountiful blooms that delight the eyes. Pink & white dogwoods (just thick with blooms) and azaleas of every color you can imagine.

Bullets & Ballgowns; Pearls & Dog Tags

Curious how this small blog project got started? 

"My husband just told me that he signed me up to be on his Unit's skeet team. We're also attending 2 Military Balls in the month of May...so I guess I'll need a shotgun and 2 ballgowns in the next 6 weeks!"

 
This is a snippet from the conversation I had at our final Junior League of Memphis (JLM) meeting a few days ago.We decided that, in lieu of a final meeting, we'd have a less formal get-together - a time to mix and mingle, to catch up and to celebrate the end of a wonderful year. It was during this time that the above conversation occurred and I was encouraged to write about living life as a new Army Spouse.

Being an Army spouse has been interesting so far - but the things I have left to learn FAR exceed the things that I've actually learned. Such a unique lifestyle! So this is my commitment, to some of my very favorite Junior League ladies, to chronicle what I am living, loving and learning! 

A quick word about my 2011-2012 JLM Placement: what a wonderful placement year! There were 10 of us who worked diligently all year long on our League-wide (and community-wide) magazine called "Volunteer Voices." Over the course of the year, we researched, brainstormed, celebrated big life events, and constantly cheered one another on. There was extra pressure for our small team to be creative since the JLM celebrates its 90th anniversary - the circulation of Volunteer Voices will go nationwide this year! May I make a confession? For a significant portion of this placement year, I would occasionally pretend that I was Skeeter, the heroine (and writer for the Jackson, MS Junior League newsletter/magazine) from the movie, "The Help." Isn't that just hilarious? Sadly, about the time our tiny group really started to "gel," our placement year was winding down...but thank goodness for Facebook!

 


For more information about JLM's Volunteer Voices, you may find it online here: http://www.jlmemphis.org/?nd=magazine The issues/editions our team created are "Fall 2011" and "Spring 2012" (to be posted online later this month).

Cheers !!, April