Alpha to Zulu

Have you linked up yet?  This week I am pretty much ALL about linkups, and this one took more time than I had imagined it might. Head on over to Riding the Roller Coaster for more info and to add your own list to the linkup!  Oh, and be sure to check out the other fabulous blogs already linked there. (other linkups to check out: Goodnight Moon's music linkup every Thursday, and my new Viral Video linkup every Sunday/Monday)

You may notice that my list includes a lot of words with negative connotations....if you are new to my blog, you may want to read back over the past, say, three or four months worth of posts and you will see why.  I do love my husband dearly, and I am so proud of him, and proud to be his wife - but PTSD is trying to destroy what's left of our marriage, and while I am fighting just to keep my head above water, it can be tough to be 'positive'.  Add to the mix my own current Post-Partum Depression, and, well, not a whole lot of laughs in this post.  But here it is anyway, enjoy!

Military Life from Alpha to Zulu

ALPHA

Active Duty, Arguments, Afghanistan, Anxiety, ADJUSTING

BRAVO

Bravery, Budget, BLOGGING

CHARLIE

Cammies, Cover, Changes, Cell phone, CRYING

DELTA

Deployment, "Donut of Misery", Drill Weekends, DREAMING

ECHO

Emotions, E-MAIL

FOXTROT

Friends, flexible, FRG, fears, FIGHTING

GOLF

Gear, Girls' Night, GOODBYES

HOTEL

Head, Homecomings, HOPES

INDIA

Independence, Invincible, Iraq, INSOMNIA

JULIET

Jumpy, JERK (sometimes)

KILO

KISSES (goodbye and hello!)

LIMA

Love, Laughter, Loneliness, LIVING

MIKE

Moto-mail, Marines, MARRIAGE

NOVEMBER

Notes, NCO's, Nightmares

OSCAR

OPSEC, Orders, OIF, OEF

PAPA

PTSD, Planning, Phoenetic Alphabet, Phone calls, Prayer

QUEBEC

"Quick-fast-and-in-a-hurry!" (Major Payne)

ROMEO

Reintegration/Redeployment, Reality, RISK

SIERRA

Single parenting, Surprises, "Soon", Sweat, SADNESS

TANGO

Transitioning, Trust, TEARS

UNIFORM

Uniforms, Unstable, "Us", UNSTOPPABLE

VICTOR

V.A., Venting, Vibrator? (ha ha ha)

WHISKEY

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, WINE (and sometimes WHINE)

X-RAY

XO

YANKEE

Yellow ribbons, YEARS

ZULU

Zip-ties, ZOLOFT