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**Wife [Widow] of a Wounded Marine**
beingthewifeofawoundedmarine.blogspot.com
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This is me. Learning to live after the sudden death of my husband. Discovering new things about myself everyday. Making sense of my crazy life. Sharing my story.
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Memorial Day - What it means.

I didnt say anything on Memorial Day for two reasons: 1.) I had been flying all day. 2.) These holidays suck the life out of me. I just didnt have the energy to write anything. On that note, I have a...

1 day ago

Warrior Dash 2012 - Mountain City, Georgia

I am currently recovering from one of the best weekends ever. Before I show you our muddy gloriousness, I must recommend that if youve ever considered doing a Warrior Dash, you must. It is so much fu...

22 may 12

Juggling The Past With The Present

Arent these things supposed to become easier? That is what people keep telling me, " Oh, honey. It gets easier." Ok, thats nice... Im still waiting.Heres the thing. Sure, living with grief is...

16 may 12

I just won a milbloggie!

I need to write a quick post because Im going to be out of town for the weekend (will say something more "eloquent" when I get back.)First of all, I just won the 2012 milbloggie for best mili...

12 may 12

Theres nothing I can do about it

Im having a moment.How did I get here again? And why am I still trying to do... anything? Remind me what the point is? I miss him. And Im thoroughly exhausted by it. Ive felt this way for too fr...

06 may 12

Squeezing in a Blog Post While I Can

Quick update in between homework.First of all, Ive lost nearly twenty pounds. Had to throw that out there first because Im a girl and these things are important to girls.Also very important is the fa...

03 may 12

Two Year Festivities and a Little Bit of Illegalness

My first picture next to him... like this. Kelly convinced me it would be okay... and now I love it. Giving Cleve a shot of Crown. He did love his Crown. I had to take one too. Though, Im really...

21 apr 12

Its Been Two Years - And it still hurts

Yesterday I woke up at 5 A.M. as I usually do. I put my slippers on, dragged myself to the bathroom, closed the door behind me, and looked in the mirror. I felt a little more tired than usual - a lit...

20 apr 12

Top Military Spouse Blog for 2012?

Hey guys! I discovered the other day that I was nominated and chosen as a finalist for the top Military Spouse Blog of 2012 on Milblogging.com.Im quite honored.The winner will be whoever gets the mos...

18 apr 12

Where to begin

Life has been extremely busy. Ive come to my blog a few times in the past week or so fully intending to write a post only to feel overwhelmed and close my laptop. Lets try this again...Where to begin...

12 apr 12

Winner of the Hero Puzzle Giveaway

Drumroll please........trooppetrie!Plea se shoot me an e-mail (use the button on the side of the blog) so we can get this puzzle to you as soon as possible. Congratulations!For everyone else, dont for...

07 apr 12

My Heavy Heart

Im not sure what it is exactly, but my shoulders (and my heart) are feeling the weight of the world right now. Im sure its a mixture of things - the time of year (I HATE April and can feel it breathi...

23 mar 12

Weekend Louisiana Trip in Pictures

...because I just dont have time to write a blog right now.Amazing food.Hula Hooping and a brass band.Lots and lots of monkey business.I owe you an explanation. Ha.

19 mar 12

Eating In Public Alone

This is going to sound extremely unimportant to some people, but Id just like to say that Ive made a little breakthrough....dont laugh.I, Karie Fugett, am okay with eating at restaurants....alone.Yep...

13 mar 12

A Heros Eulogy

For those of you who dont know (Ive talked about it on my blogs fb page), I am taking public speaking this semester and my first speech is ceremonial. I opted to do a eulogy for Cleve since I was not...

08 mar 12

Scuba Diving

I spent the weekend with one of my main widdas, Kelly, learning to scuba dive and it was awesome! Our open  water dives are scheduled for the week after next. I cant wait! There is something abo...

06 mar 12

Meet Nicholas

Lets talk about Nick, shall we?Ive been fairly vague about him since we met and its about time I talk about him a little more.Fun Nicholas Facts:1.) Hes Cajun. Hes from Louisiana, he has a Cajun acce...

29 feb 12

Giveaway for Military and Family: Hero Puzzles

A couple of days ago I caught wind of a new Veteran owned business called "Hero Puzzles". Ive been given the opportunity to give one of these fine toys to one of you guys, which makes me quit...

27 feb 12

Tis better to have loved

A lot has changed for me. Its all changed so quickly that it took me literally stopping and really looking back to realize just how different everything really is; how different I am. Its kind of ins...

22 feb 12

Spread Some Love People!

Happy Valentines Day everyone!Remember that even if you are alone or just hate the holiday for your own reasons (I know many of you do), instead of spending the day resentful,Valentines Day just happ...

14 feb 12

I have to be up at four in the morning (every Tuesday and Thursday...yuck), so this will be quick.First of all, I am currently rocking all As which makes me happy. College isnt as hard as I expected....

14 feb 12

Walking to Listen - How a complete stranger on the side of a country road touched my life

Yesterday was a difficult day, or at least it started that way. As I was doing my morning ritual of driving an hour and a half to school, the song Ill Be Seeing You by Billie Holiday started playing....

01 feb 12

Lessons in my first weeks of school

I have been busy, busy, busy with school.I LOVE it. I dont even care that some of it is hard (French). It just makes me that much more determined. Here are a few lessons I learned in the last tw...

27 jan 12

The iPhone - and why I shouldnt be allowed to own technology.

I recently got an iPhone after avoiding it for years. Im not sure why I avoided it exactly, other than the fact that its become a habit of mine to avoid things everyone else likes for long periods of...

23 jan 12

Non-Traditional Student

The first time I applied for college was when I was 20 years old. I had been married for only a couple of months, my husband was deployed,  and I had recently realized that my current career, fl...

21 jan 12

My Rings - To wear or not to wear.... and who cares?

Since my husband passed, people have asked me on separate occasions when I will stop wearing my rings. They have also asked why I still wear them now and why some days I dont.Well, the answer is pret...

14 jan 12

I Love You Always. Always. Always. Always. Happy 6th Anniversary my Angel.

Yesterday was an interesting day. Not only was it college orientation, but my 6th wedding anniversary. I have to say, it makes me happy when my widowy anniversaries (we have many - death, life, marri...

12 jan 12

Charleston, South Carolina Weekend

 Just a few pictures from the weekend.Widdas on the beach...Our houseThe girlsOut for Danielles birthday

09 jan 12

Theres no connection like a widow connection

Last night was my friends husbands two year "angelversary" (the cute word a widow, probably Taryn, made up to soften the blow of what it really is - the day our husband died). For this, Kelly...

04 jan 12

2011 Was A Good Year - Finally.

As 2011 comes to an end, I can honestly say, this has been a really good year. There is nothing I could truly complain about. This is the first time I have ever been able to say that since I was livi...

30 dec 11

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