Strong Bonds
What a weekend! ( I am not sure about other branches, so when I am writing this... I am referring to my experience with the Army National Guard.) The Guard has what is called a Yellow Ribbon Service. Basically, it helps with the service member (and the spouse) with coming home and reintegrating into civilian life. We actually got to go to a Yellow Ribbon Service BEFORE Marc deployed (to give the spouses information as to what resources were available to us during the deployment.) Once Marc was home, they had another one, just to remind everyone that they were there for us. This past weekend... There was a Yellow Ribbon Service as well as a Strong Bonds retreat. What is Strong Bonds? Basically... It was a marriage retreat. We went and I think we both had a great time. All the guys were there... and not in uniform, so I am sure they liked that better than the normal drill each month. They put us up in really nice hotels... We actually stayed at the Westin in Savannah . Our hotel w...