Act of Valor Giveaway!

I was offered 2 copies of Act of Valor on dvd to give to my readers! I’m so excited about this. Not only is this a fantastic movie, but it stars real Navy Seals! I am all about supporting our military, no matter what they are doing! This giveaway will be open for one week. Make sure you enter! Enter at the bottom of this post.

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND
RELATIVITY MEDIA SALUTE U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES WITH AN ‘ACT OF VALOR’

 

 

 

Portion of the Proceeds from the ACT OF VALOR Blu-ray and DVD to Benefit Operation Homefront

 

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment in cooperation with Relativity Media and The Bandito Brothers pledged today to give a portion of the proceeds from the ACT OF VALOR Blu-ray and DVD to Operation Homefront. Operation Homefront is a national non-profit organization that provides emergency financial and other assistance to the families of our service members and wounded warriors. ACT OF VALOR will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD everywhere June 5th.

 

ACT OF VALOR is a great film depicting the tremendous skill, dedication, and professionalism of our men and women in uniform,” said Jim Knotts, President and CEO of Operation Homefront.  “The filmmakers should be commended for giving Americans a realistic look at the Navy SEALs.  We’re grateful that they are saluting these heroes with their support of our efforts to assist military families and wounded warriors.”

 

“Our main objective in making ACT OF VALOR was to honor the community, brotherhood and family sacrifice of our men and women in uniform. We can’t think of a better way to continue doing that than by partnering with Operation Homefront, which is a truly admirable organization that directly supports the service members and families of those that put their life on the line for us every day,” said co-directors Mike “Mouse” McCoy and Scott Waugh.

 

An unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, ACT OF VALOR stars a group of active-duty U.S. Navy SEALs, alongside actors Roselyn Sanchez, Alex Veadov, Jason Cottle and Nester Serrano, in a film like no other in Hollywood’s history. A fictionalized account of real life Navy SEAL operation, ACT OF VALOR features a riveting story that takes audiences on an adrenaline-fueled, edge-of-their-seat journey.

 

ACT OF VALOR combines stunning combat sequences, up-to-the-minute battlefield technology, and heart-pumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure film–showcasing the skills, training and tenacity of the greatest action heroes of them all: real Navy SEALs.

 

Produced and directed by former Baja 1000 champion Mike “Mouse” McCoy and former stuntman Scott Waugh, and written by Kurt Johnstad (300), the film opened #1 in America when it was theatrically-released by Relativity Media on February 24, 2012. The ACT OF VALOR Blu-ray and DVD arrive June 5th just in time for Father’s Day.

 

About Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (TCFHE) is a recognized global industry leader and a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company. Representing 75 years of innovative and award-winning filmmaking from Twentieth Century Fox, TCFHE is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming, acquisitions and original productions on DVD, Blu-ray Disc Digital Copy, Video On Demand and Digital Download. The company also releases all products globally for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce throughout the world.

 

About Operation Homefront
Operation Homefront provides emergency financial and other assistance to the families of our service members and wounded warriors. A national nonprofit, Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers with a national presence and has met more than 590,000 needs since 2002. A four-star rated charity by watchdog Charity Navigator, nationally, 94 percent of total revenue donated to Operation Homefront goes directly to support service members and their families. For more information about Operation Homefront, please visit www.OperationHomefront.net.

 

About Relativity Media
Relativity Media is a next-generation studio engaged in multiple aspects of entertainment, including full-scale film and television production and distribution, the co-financing of major studio film slates, music publishing, sports management and digital media. Additionally, the company makes strategic partnerships with, and investments in, media and entertainment-related companies and assets.

 

To date, Relativity has produced, distributed, and/or structured financing for more than 200 motion pictures. Released films have accumulated more than $17 billion in worldwide box office receipts. Relativity’s recent films include: The Raven, Mirror Mirror, Act of Valor, Haywire, Immortals, Tower Heist, Bridesmaids, Limitless, Hop, Cowboys & Aliens, Battle: Los Angeles, Little Fockers, The Fighter, The Social Network, Salt, Despicable Me, Grown Ups, Dear John, It’s Complicated, Couples Retreat and Zombieland. Upcoming films for Relativity include: The Bourne Legacy, House at the End of the Street and 21 and Over. Thirty-nine of the company’s films have opened to No. 1 at the box office. Relativity films have earned 60 Oscar® nominations, including nods for The Fighter, The Social Network, The Wolfman, A Serious Man, Frost/Nixon, Atonement, American Gangster and 3:10 to Yuma. Sixty-two of Relativity’s films have each generated more than $100 million in worldwide box-office receipts.

 

RelativityREAL, Relativity’s television arm, has nearly 70 projects in production, including 21 original series that are currently airing or will air in the upcoming television season including Police Women for TLC, Coming Home for Lifetime and The Great Food Truck Race for Food Network. Relativity also owns and operates RogueLife, Relativity’s digital content studio is developing original content for the web and creating sustainable online platforms and communities. Relativity Music Group, a music division of Relativity, provides music supervision, music publishing catalogues and soundtrack services for films produced and/or distributed by Relativity Media and other major Hollywood studios. Relativity Sports is a fast-growing sports management company dedicated to providing high-profile athletes with a full-range of professional development services. For additional information, please visit www.relativitymedia.com.

Intro To Army Life

 

When you marry a soldier you are not just marrying a man. You are marrying the Army as well. No one gives you an instruction manual or handbook. You basically have to figure it out all on your own. Well now there is something to help!

Author Allison Mewes has written the awesome book “Intro To Army Life”. There is some great information in this book! From Understanding Your Soldier and Military Training and Structure to Benefits and Deployment information. And much more in between! There are pictures of uniforms that show all the accoutrements and what they mean. (All the ribbons and pins and other things you find on a uniform!) There is a section about reading the LES (aka paystub) and much, much more.

I enjoyed this book. Allison added some personal stories along with the how-to information. I just wish I had gotten this book 3 years ago! It would have helped me know how to get things done when I first got married and definitely would have helped during deployment. Not to mention all the discounts she talks about!

This is a great book to give new Army wives and even Army girlfriends and fiancees. It will save them a lot of time and hopefully keep the stress level down! The Army life isn’t easy but it is definitely worth it!

If you’d like more information, check out the author’s website, Facebook page, the Blog Tour page, and find the book on Amazon. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

 

I was given a copy of this book for review. All thoughts are 100% my own.

Celebrating Our Love

This past Monday, my sweetheart and I celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary. It was a wonderful day! We planned a day full of letterboxing!

We started out by planting 3 letterboxes. We have done a series called Tour of Clarksville and we added one box to that series and then a bonus box! I’m quite proud of both of these. (I carve all the stamps we use) Then we headed to Hopkinsville to plant the first letterbox in the town! (that we know of) We planted this one at a really cool park called Round Stone Literary Park. We just had to take pictures!

The Sarge had to try to pull the sword out of the stone. Hehe.

The Round Table. It was HUGE! This picture doesn’t really do it justice.

We had fun.

 

After that we headed to Paducah where we tried to find several letterboxes, but it was getting dark and we were unsuccessful. But we still had fun!

When I had been planning out trip out I saw how close Illinois was to Paducah. So I insisted that we go, just so I could add another state to my list of states I’ve been to! After doing our circles (which we do on EVERY trip!) we ended up in Metropolis Illinois. It is the “home” of Superman! They even have a celebration every year! We are planning on going back for that!

After we left Metropolis, we headed back to Paducah and had dinner at Texas Roadhouse. It was yummy. Then we headed home and spent the night watching a movie and relaxing. It was a fantastic day!

Stay tuned for pictures from our trip to Gatlinburg, which we are on right now! We are attending the Strong Bonds Marriage Retreat that the Army does. We’re having a blast! Well, I gotta go so we can go find some more letterboxes!

An Army Wife’s Dream Come True

 

I have always loved anything formal. It comes down to the whole Cinderella – Gone With The Wind – Princess thing. What girl doesn’t want to dress up and feel like a princess?! Since I never had a prom I just assumed my wedding would be the only time I could dress up that formal. Well, I’m getting another chance!

We found out yesterday that sometime this spring/early summer there is going to be an Army Ball that my husband’s unit is going to! I’m so excited! Even The Sarge hasn’t been to an Army Ball. So now I’m looking up dresses and etiquette on military formals. Granted the formal etiquette isn’t nearly as strict as it used to be, I’m a southern girl. I want to be my best!

The Sarge just asked me if I was done looking at dresses, since we’re getting ready for our date night. I laughed and said “I’ll be looking at dresses for months!” I apologize in advance for the multitude of mentions about dresses, military formals, etiquette, etc that are sure to be on my blog for the next few months! To say I’m excited is a bit of an understatement.

If you or anyone you know has had any experience with military formals, I’d love to know more!

It’s An Army Wife Life

 

My time as an active duty army wife is quickly coming to an end. This is my last year! The Sarge is set to retire in November 2012. Now I’ve only been an army wife for 2 years. And half of that The Sarge was deployed while I lived an hour away from post. So now I want to get as much experience as I can this year while we still live close to post. Maybe when The Sarge retires we can use his VA loan benefits and buy a house.

My FRG (Family Readiness Group for you civilians!) hardly did anything during deployment, even though we had more wives! We wanted to have get togethers and events. Even though I lived an hour away I wanted to be involved. However, we did nothing. I only went to one of the TWO Battalion FRG meetings during the whole year. Our unit’s FRG never had a meeting. It was very disappointing.

A couple of weeks ago we had a unit Christmas party. It was the first one the unit has had since my husband has been here. They announced that the FRG is going to start doing more things soon. I’m so excited!! Maybe now I can be more involved. (At least until we move!)

I also joined the Enlisted Spouses’ Club. We have one event per month. Last month was a holiday party, the month before was a pottery painting party. This month is a wine tasting at our local winery! I’m excited about that! We also make a home cooked meal once a month for the Fisher House on post, which is where families of wounded soldiers can stay while their soldiers are in the hospital. We also help out the Officers Spouses’ Club every once in a while. Last month I got to volunteer for their Tour of Homes. It was amazing!!

So that is one of my goals for this year. Call me Super Army Wife! HOOAH!

I Didn’t Want to Get Free Stuff

I know it’s way late, but I wanted to post some pics of my hubby’s homecoming. Now, before we went to get him, I decorated my van. I was super excited!

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Once he was home, we kept the writing on the van for a month. We had tons of people honk at us and wave. One day we had some of our neighbors knock on our door. They had made us cookies! Then a few days later, some other neighbors left a card in our mailbox that had a $25 gift card for Olive Garden! Then we went to O’Charley’s with a friend, whose husband is currently in Afghanistan. Apparently someone had seen us get out of the van and paid for our meals! It was so sweet.

I had no idea people would respond the way they did. It made me feel so blessed and thankful to be an American. But I really didn’t do it to get free stuff!

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Having my husband home is so amazing. It has been great spending time with him, getting used to living together again, going through the “honeymoon” phase. I am so glad we get to go through the adventure of life together. He is my best friend, my lover, my other half.

Ok, enough of the sappy. Here are some more pictures of the homecoming!

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MilSpouse Friday Fill-In #41

I’ve been kinda MIA this week because we’ve been in Gatlinburg. Don’t worry, pictures will be up soon! I promise! Anyways, here’s this weeks questions! Enjoy!

 

1. What is one of the things you always do special when your husband returns from a deployment?  submitted by Keep Calm and Soldier On

We’ve only had one homecoming, and probably won’t have any more. The only special thing I really did was wear a dress for his ceremony! LOL! I rarely ever wear dresses. Other than that, we have just been spending quality time together.

 

2. What do you do to help your spouse and/or yourself re-adjust after a deployment or long separation?  submitted by Diapers, Dogs and Deployments

I’ve pretty much just been my normal self. Living every day like we did before deployment.

 

3. Are you a crazy coupon clipper (I’m becoming one, so share your secrets with me)?  submitted by Married My Airman

I am getting there! LOL! I’m still not getting 95% (or better) off, but our recent grocery bills we have saved MORE than we spent. I have a huge PINK binder, with 24 categories and lots of baseball card pages to hold my coupons. It makes it so much easier to find your coupons! And I usually buy 4 newspapers every week, but I’m looking into ordering the coupon inserts instead of buying the papers.

 

4. What’s your most treasured memory of you and your spouse (not counting your wedding – that’s a given)? submitted by Scrubs, ACUs and One Crazy Ride

Oh, there are so many. One that sticks out to me is one of our road trips together. It was just good quality time spent together. It doesn’t take much for us to enjoy life together!

 

5. If you could live anywhere overseas, what would you pick and why? submitted by Little Moments Like This

I’d love to live in Germany. Then we could travel all over Europe! How fun!

MilSpouse Friday Fill-In #40

 

Another week has come to an end. Time to get to know me a little better! Check out some other amazing MilSpouses at Wife of a Sailor.

 

1. Which was the best day of your life- Wedding day or Homecoming day? submitted by Pink Champagne, Gatorade & MREs

I have to say my wedding day. Because that was the beginning of the rest of my life. But Homecoming day was almost equal! My beloved coming home for good. Best feeling ever.

 

2. Were you a part of the joining the military question or did you sign up for the relationship when your man was already in the military? submitted by Cammo Style Love

He had already been in for 17 years when I MET him! LOL! I didn’t have much of a choice. Literally. You can’t choose who you love.

 

3. What is your favorite Disney movie and why? submitted by Raising Roscoe

The Little Mermaid! I just love everything about it, but the music is my favorite. So awesome.

 

4. What is your favorite family activity to do on the weekends? submitted by Destination: RN!

Really just hanging out at home with my husband. Watching movies, tv, whatever. I know he would say his favorite is letterboxing, but I like to relax.

 

5. Where do you secretly wish you could be stationed with you/your SO’s line of work (realistically speaking, not everyone can be stationed on NAS Fiji)? submitted by Wookie & Co.

I’d love to be in Germany. Just for the experience. But I’m happy about where we’re going next because it’s close to family and some of our very best friends are there.

11 Things I Want To Do

This is part of Wives of Faith’s Military Spouse Appreciation Blog Carnival 2011.

 

Today’s theme is 11 things you want to do in your current duty station, or upcoming duty station. Since I’ve lived in this area my entire life, I’m gonna list things I want to do in our upcoming duty station, Ft Knox KY. I’m so excited about being there. It’s about 45 minutes from Louisville KY, which is where my mom’s family is from. So it’s home away from home!

 

1. I’m very excited about touring Elizabethtown (E-town), which is right outside Ft Knox.

2. I definitely want to go see the birth place of Abraham Lincoln. As many times as I’ve driven past the signs for it, I’ve never been.

3. While I’ll probably never actually GO to the Kentucky Derby, I DO want to host a Derby Day Party while I’m actually in Kentucky!

4. I want to go to Thunder Over Louisville.

5. Go see a Louisville Bats baseball game.

6. Go to the Louisville Zoo. I’ve been before but I was LITTLE when I went. I’ve been wanting to go back for years.

7. Go letterboxing all around the area! Maybe even plant a few boxes!!

8. I want to go to the Patton Museum at Ft Knox.

9. We’ve been to the Louisville Slugger Museum which is a BLAST! Especially if you love baseball as much as my hubby does!

10. I want to go to the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green KY! (Another attraction I’ve driven past for years on end and have never been to!)

11. We have been to the Schmidt Coca Cola Museum in Elizabethtown KY. SO much fun! It’s the family’s personal collection, as they used to be a bottling plant for Coca Cola! (Unfortunately the museum is now closed and they are auctioning off the collection! But the gift shop is still open. Sad day.)

 

This post has been entertaining for me to write. I hope you’ve been entertained by reading it! I’m looking forward to visiting all these places in the next year or so!!!

Happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day!

Today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day! Wives of Faith is hosting a weekend-long blog hop in honor of today. Make sure you stop by to see all the other great posts!

 

11 Reasons I Love About Being an Army Wife

 

1. I love how patriotic and proud I feel to be an American, every time I see our flag or anyone in uniform.

2. I love seeing my husband in uniform.

3. I love that we survived deployment!

4. I love the support I have gotten from other military spouses/girlfriends.

5. I love all the amazing friends I have made because of the military!

6. I love the discounts we get.

7. I love the job security.

8. I love the health and retirement benefits!

9. I love the support we have gotten recently from friends, family and neighbors.

10. I love that my husband is home!!

11. I love that I get to be a military spouse for the rest of my life.

 

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