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Tag Archives: entertainment Of all of my vices (and I have a lot), my love of reality TV is one that I’m least proud of. I know it’s terrible and most of it is trashy, but hey- sometimes at the end of a long, stressful day of being pulled in a million different directions at once, a little…  At the time of this year’s Olympics, I saw a preview for a new reality show: military-themed. Real ammunition. Real explosions. Real danger. Real Special Forces train Hollywood Stars in this new “reality show,” Stars Earn Stripes (SES). I’m sure by now you know the one. Like me, you may have even been real skeptical…. We went to a German Circus a few weeks ago. Words cannot describe how different yet intriguing this show was. The whole experience started on the private facebook page we made for our small neighborhood that is located about twenty minutes from post. One of the moms posted to it that they were going to…  I am not sure why, but more often than I care to acknowledge, we, as women, put each other down. A lot. It’s like we have a propensity to judge and tear each other apart. I’m not saying we’re all like that, but let’s be real; it happens. Friday, May 4th, was the Army Aviation… You looked stunning! Wish you would have posted the entire dress. I think we do tend to critic one another too much but our biggest critic is ourselves! Rock it girl. You looked great. You look beautiful, I am glad you just went for it. You are one of the most beautiful, strongest , sweetest person I know. You inspire me on a daily basis. You looked gorgeous that night..and well you rock every day clothes just as hard Lots of people I know here in korea went to this ball! You look amazing! **TheArmyWifeDUDE chiming in as requested** Why is it we men can walk around with our shirts off looking like a Roly Poly and feeling like Brad Pitt? Because society hasn’t told us as men we have to look a certain way. We are not told we are not a “real man” if we have extra pounds. We have not been burdened with associating our worth to our looks. But on the flip side, men deal with psychological slaps in the face that pertain to our machismo. If we aren’t some super macho man thumping our chests, womanizing and being emotionally detached…. then we aren’t “real men”. The biggest cut down a dude can get is to be called a chic. I think it’s a terrible human characteristic that we put others down to build ourselves up. In the most friendly, AWN brotherly love kinda way….. you was a hottie in that outfit. The confidence you were showing is visible in your mans face. You looked gorgeous! YOU ROCKED IT! And at the end of the day….the only 2 people that matter are you and your hubs. If he supports what you wear….. and feels like a champ with you on his arm…. OWN IT! You, don’t have fat arms. You looked amazing & I’m glad you wore it. Not just for you but for big girls everywhere. I didn’t even attend my husbands batallion ball because I was scared of what the other wives would say. (We have a particurally mean group of wives at fort hood). I think next time I’m just going to suck it up and go. Because of you. I love, love, love you. <3 Thank you so much. Your comment struck a chord with me. Go to the next ball. Do it. I learned from this experience that the more you think people are talking about you, the less they actually are. If you go and have a good time, that’s the best revenge. Thank you! Thank you so much for the comments. You are all so sweet, and I want you to know your comments touched me deeply. Thanks, again! You look great! I wore a dress like that to the cav ball at Fort Lewis in 2011 I felt alil uncomfortable but once I got there I was like who cares no one here can judge me its about how you feel about yourself. As long as your happy and your husbands happy forget what others may think cuz in reality we all have something someone can judge us on. Em, you look amazing! I love reading your blog and fb posts everyday. You inspire me on a daily basis thousands of miles away. You are beautiful, strong, and confident! can I please repost your story because it was very inspirational to me and I know several women that it would really inspire them too? Yes, please share it! Can I just say, I love that you just write, “I’m fat.” I will say that around my friends and they always do that girlfriend thing, “oh stop. No you’re not!” but, yes. I am. I am not some 120 pound woman who walks around saying she’s fat (and someday I will sit on one of those girls to teach her a lesson!!) I weigh over 200 pounds. I’m fat. Meh, what are you gonna do, right? You are an amazing, talented writer! Not trying to tell you what to do, but I’m telling you that you seriously need to write a book one day! I personally think you are super special! Definitely going to share this article with my mom as she shares the same “bare arm fear” as you! You are beautiful. So glad I found this story cause I do agree that we as women get in our own way,and stop our confidence from shining through. your beautiful…but I understand where your coming from…I’m a big girl too. You look classy and elegant! Sometimes I feel like people are watching and judging me too… and sometimes they do, but I make it a point to be the best person I can be inside and out and the people that really matter take notice. I am a “full figured” girl too, and my husband thinks I am the sexiest thing on the planet and that’s good enough for me! I bet the two of you rocked the ball! I am so glad you had fun! I wish I could put into words how much I needed to read something like this. Life has been throwing some pretty legit curveballs at the moment and I’m REALLY down about my weight, PCSin, quitting my job to move, etc… And it was just great to see something positive. You looked beautiful! “The only thing in this world that is stopping you from doing what you want to do is you.” That’s going to be my motto to get me through the hard times, I think. I’m glad you got something out of it. I don’t know you….but you look gorgeous!! I just read this, and let me tell you I am not a small girl myself. I worry about stuff like that ALL the time. While my opinion shouldn’t matter one single bit to you, I must tell you, that you looked gorgeous. That smile on your husband’s face is not because he is standing next to a picture perfect size 3, it’s because he is standing next to the woman of his dreams who at that moment in time displayed in utter confidence the beauty that is Emily Grace. So your family just got orders for Fort Hood, Texas and you are a little scared and intimidated by the adventure. PCSingis rarely a moment in our lives that doesn’t come with a little bit of stress, but worrying about moving to Fort Hood should ease your mind a little bit. It’s not for no… We enjoyed our time at Fort Hood when we were stationed there in the early-mid 90's. Yep…we're LONG TIME army people. lake Belton…I wonder if anyone ever found my husband's wedding ring that went flying off his finger when we were water skiing there? LOL |
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Makes me believe I can wear one like it too. Absolutely beautiful
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Great post! I met my husband online. We didn’t meet face to face until about 12 years later. *LOL*