Here are some of Jenn's favorite Army related quotes. Got a good one? Email info@jenncarpenter.com or contact Jenn on facebook.
Army Wives: Holding down the fort since 1775.
The safest place to be is in someone else's prayers.
Why do I do it? Because nights alone aren't permanent. Because missing him reminds me that I'm lucky to have someone to miss. Because I am not afraid to make sacrifices for true love.
Together forever, never apart. Maybe in distance, but never at heart.
Real PT starts with me.
My husband risks his life so yours can run his mouth.
I'm an Army Wife. What's your super power?
I miss you when I'm sad. I miss you when I'm lonely. But most of all, I miss you when I'm happy.
I legally mess with government property.
Food has replaced sex in my life. Now I can't even get into my own pants.
God created wine to keep Army Wives from taking over the world.
My husband wears combat boots and carries a rifle. What does yours do?
Some heroes wear capes. Mine wears combat boots.
I miss the sound of your voice...and I miss the rush of your skin...and I miss the still of the silence...as you breathe out and I breathe in...
Army wives put the "her" in "hero."
Who needs Ken when I have my own G.I. Joe?
WARNING: Due to the deployment of her husband, these contents are under severe stress and may explode at any moment. Items in this condition generally suffer from sexual deprivation and loneliness. It is best to back off and avoid any unnecessary annoyances. More specifically, don't piss her off. Persons who are insensitive or ignorant and those who insult the military or her husband directly are in danger of serious bodily harm or even death. Handle with extreme care.
If you're not in love with a soldier, you can't know adventure. You don't know smelly gray PT uniforms that require a daily washing. You can't understand green and brown camouflaged bags flooding your bedroom floor.
If you're not in love with a soldier, you can't understand the meaning of the phrase "going to the field" and the weeks you spend away from each other.
If you're not in love with a soldier, you can never imagine the hole in your heart when that phone call comes. "Honey, I am leaving tomorrow to go overseas. I don't know how long I will be gone or exactly where I am going, but I want you to know that I love you - always!"
If you're not in love with a soldier, you don't know what it's like to say that final good-bye. You don't know what it really means to be glued to the television. You don't understand fear and you can't possibly understand the sleepless nights of endless crying, wondering if you will ever see the love of your life alive again.
If you're not in love with a soldier, you can't know the immense joy, the uncontrollable smile, or the butterflies in your stomach when you see your soldier march into the family waiting area upon redeployment. You can't understand the self-control it takes to stand on the other side of the room as some higher-up gives a seemingly endless welcome home speech while all the soldiers stand in formation. You don't know what it's like to have that second first kiss or what it's like to experience puppy love all over.
If you're not in love with a soldier, you can't truly understand how to make every moment count because you never know when that phone call may come again.
If you're not in love with a soldier, you can never really understand how very delicate life is!
If you're not in love with a soldier, you can't understand the meaning of the phrase "going to the field" and the weeks you spend away from each other.
If you're not in love with a soldier, you can never imagine the hole in your heart when that phone call comes. "Honey, I am leaving tomorrow to go overseas. I don't know how long I will be gone or exactly where I am going, but I want you to know that I love you - always!"
If you're not in love with a soldier, you don't know what it's like to say that final good-bye. You don't know what it really means to be glued to the television. You don't understand fear and you can't possibly understand the sleepless nights of endless crying, wondering if you will ever see the love of your life alive again.
If you're not in love with a soldier, you can't know the immense joy, the uncontrollable smile, or the butterflies in your stomach when you see your soldier march into the family waiting area upon redeployment. You can't understand the self-control it takes to stand on the other side of the room as some higher-up gives a seemingly endless welcome home speech while all the soldiers stand in formation. You don't know what it's like to have that second first kiss or what it's like to experience puppy love all over.
If you're not in love with a soldier, you can't truly understand how to make every moment count because you never know when that phone call may come again.
If you're not in love with a soldier, you can never really understand how very delicate life is!
You go fight for the world.
I'll be home, fighting for us.
You know you're an Army Wife when:
*You don't mind a phone call waking you up at 4 a.m.
*You tell people that ask that he's 'only' been gone a month.
*The smallest communication from your husband makes your entire week!
*You cry over an e-mail that says nothing more than "hi" and "I miss you."
*You update your facebook status every time you hear from your soldier.
*Those recruitment commercials on TV make you cry because you're so proud.
*You get super excited just knowing that your husband tried to call but wasn't able to get through.
*A 30 second phone call after no calls from him for days or weeks leaves you walking on Cloud 9.
*You feel yourself falling more and more in love with your husband every day, even though he's thousands of miles away.
*Planning letters and care packages and putting them in the mail is more exciting than going out for a night on the town with the girls.
*While enjoying an evening alone together, your soldier shows you all the different ways he knows to kill or incapacitate a man, and then you casually continue cooking dinner as though it's perfectly normal.
*You find yourself learning phrases in foreign languages from letters, and aren't surprised when you realize you know how to say, "Throw down your weapons and lay down on the ground!" in Arabic.
*"No news is good news" becomes your motto.
*You hold off on seeing certain movies so you can see them with your soldier when he comes home.
*You can go from being happy, to sad, to lonely, to angry, to proud, and back to happy in a matter of less than an hour.
*With him gone, you don't care how your hair looks or care about wearing make-up, and your co-workers ask about him every day to see if you've heard from him.
*The sight of any other man in a uniform makes your eyes fill with tears.
*You try to explain to civilians what your husband does for a living, and they give you a blank look because they don't understand a third of what you just said.
*You are oceans apart but you don't even notice the time difference. You talk until 9 a.m. his time, 2 a.m. your time, on a week night.
*You always sleep with the phone right next to you, just in case.
