Had a "out of military bubble" experience recently. You know that moment when you are reminded that not everyone lives the kind of life you do as a military spouse. Sometimes, I forget that because most of my friends are living in the bubble with me. I've had a few of these moments over the 16 1/2 years we've been in the military. (Yes, I know it's Chris who is "in" the army but I can assure you it's really a "we" thing). Just thought I'd blog about these moments to see if it's just me.
The most recent moment was in our first meeting with our small group for our church here in Columbia, SC. We were doing the "getting to know you" thing and everyone pulled a question out of a basket to answer. Chris pulls out his question and starts laughing. My first thought was "Is this something we will be able to share out loud?" We have so many inside jokes that sometimes, it's really not a share out loud kind of moment. Chris offers to answer his question first. "Have you ever been to a foreign country? What was your favorite part and your least favorite part?" Chris and I are laughing together now but no one else seems to get it. So he answers that he has been to a foreign country or two and his favorite part was living in Germany and traveling. His least favorite part about going to a foreign country? Being shot at in Afghanistan. We both laughed again and it was at this point that I realized we were the only ones laughing. Not that we take him being shot at lightly of course but it is part of our life.
Have you ever had one of those "we live in a different world" moments?
