After we got married, we had to go through all the typical paperwork of legally making me AJ's wife: to the church, the federal government, and to the army. But, that didn't really make me feel like I was 'a married woman'.
Well, AJ came home last week and asked me if I wanted to go to the Military Ball... I hesitated a bit, 'cause I wasn't terribly crazy about the idea... and AJ was like 'yeah, me neither.' So that was that. Or so I thought.
He came home Tuesday for lunch and informed me that the Colonel said we were going. So, now we are going. Heather went with me Tuesday night and we found a dress that will hopefully not look incredibly awful. Ok, it's a really cute dress... I'm just nervous I guess. Not only did I have to find a dress... there's shoes, hair, make-up and all that jazz. And it's not because I want to... And then there's AJ. We've both admittedly gained some weight since tying the knot and his Class A's are a bit tight. I offered to try and let his pants out a little... guess I shoulda fessed up that I've never actually done it before. But sitting on the couch, unstitching those army greens, I felt like a wife. However, they are now just sitting on the kitchen table with straight pins being the only thing holding them together at the moment. I couldn't handle any more stress from this deal. Hopefully, let's all cross our fingers, that they turn out in regulation... or at least not noticably out of regulation. It's gone ok so far, but I guess we'll see if the top-notch Brass agree.
It's been a stressful week. I guess I'm not totally acclimated to this whole wife thing. And to top it off, this will be the first time I've ever been in a formal social situation as a soldier's wife. It's one thing to be an army wife in the civilian world, and quite another to be an army wife in the army world. Especially when I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing or what to expect. I just don't know if I'm ready to officially be an army wife to the army.
Wish me luck... I know I could use it.
