One of my favorite things about moving around with the Navy is getting to explore different places. Whenever we move somewhere new, we love to make a bucket list of places to explore in our city and nearby. We especially love to venture out and explore the national parks for our vacations. Have you explored [...]
As a military family it can be daunting to learn a new city (or region of the United States) every 2-3 years. One aspect to a PCS we haven't addressed is grocery stores. While most military bases offer a commissary, they all can't be treated equal. And even if you split your shopping between stores, [...]
Are you stationed in San Diego? The SoCal metropolis is notoriously sought-after as a submarine duty station, and boasts the nation’s largest concentration of military personnel. In fact, over 100,000 active duty members are stationed here. If you find yourself stationed here, there's so much to see and do. In fact, we're going to break [...]
One of the best things I did when my husband went on deployment was bond with the other spouses on his boat. A girls day was a perfect way for us to all come together to vent, laugh, cry—whatever we needed to do—and to just be there for one another. Sometimes a girls day [...]
The holiday season is upon us! And as you finish your Thanksgiving leftovers and dig out your Christmas decorations, there's no better way to get in the spirit than visiting a holiday light show! From lobster trap trees to illuminated Navy ships, every duty station has something unique to offer. Below is a list of [...]
During my time as a Navy spouse so far I’ve had the opportunity to meet new friends in each duty station we’ve been in. These friends quickly became like family as important milestones in life presented themselves. Whether it be a baby shower, new dolphins, an FRG holiday party or a hail and farewell, there was always [...]
Guest Contributor: Meredith Now that summer is well underway, it is brewery and winery season again. While it’s actually that season in Southern California year around and the list of breweries and wineries is a long one, here are our top five to help you narrow down your list if you’re stationed in San Diego! [...]
One of the huge benefits of the military is the hotels and campgrounds located on bases around the world. These can make for great places to stay during a PCS, vacation, or staycation. We recently took a staycation weekend to a beach cottage located on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, about an hour north of [...]
San Diego is home to numerous military bases, but chances are if you are a submariner in San Diego you will be working out of Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL). There are occasional shore duty billets on North Island and elsewhere, but this post will be mostly focused on Point Loma! There are countless of [...]
