My first letter is to you so that I can briefly introduce myself and explain my idea behind this blog. I am blogging anonymously (hopefully), not because I plan on writing horrible things about people I am close to, but rather because the feelings I will express here are not always feelings I feel can express to others, even if they are good feelings. I sometimes have trouble expressing myself and this is a way for me to start forcing myself to do that as well as to be introspective about what I really am feeling.
So, for most information about me, I'd refer to the "About Me" thing over on the right. A few basics: I am in my mid (well slightly past mid...but shhh) 20's. I live with my amazing dog (a corgi), who I'll just refer to as M. Dog. I have a career in the IT field and am a pretty independent person. I grew up an only child and was a spoiled brat for a long long time but eventually grew out of that. I think being an only child actually helped me to establish independence as an adult and gives me the ability to be alone without freaking out....most of the time, anyways. My boyfriend of 4 years (kind of off and on but mostly on) just recently joined the United States Navy. He is currently at bootcamp...so, yes, I know he is not actually a Sailor yet. He won't have that title/rank for another few weeks. I hope this doesn't offend anyone who is a Sailor or who is the girlfriend/spouse/mother/father/etc. of a Sailor. I simply am kind of lazy and didn't want to have to go back and change the title in a matter of weeks. However, until he actually achieves the title of Sailor, I will refer to him as my Seaman Recruit or SR.
I think his joining the Navy is what led me to decide to blog. He was the one I talked to about everything and now I can only talk to him in letters. That's also why I decided to write my blog in the format of letters. I have a good friend base around me, but I can only talk to them about this kind of stuff so much before they get really, seriously bored of it....it's already started to happen.
Don't worry, this blog will not be gloom and doom and angry words. In fact, I hope most of it will be happy, uplifting, and introspective. It will detail through "letters" to my SR, to my family, my friends, and myself the journey I'll be taking throughout the next year.....with the Navy, with my SR, and with my life.
I have no clue where I'm headed this year or what is in store, but I'm looking forward to finding out and sharing it...even if I'm only sharing it with myself a few years down the road. :-)
With Love,
A. Sailor's Girl
P.S. Yes, the A is my first initial...if you were wondering.
P.P.S. If you happen to be a Navy girlfriend/wife/mother/daughter/etc. I would simply love any advice, input, reprimands, whatever! I am such a Noob to this whole Navy thing and I am trying to learn all I can.
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