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.

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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!

Military Spouse TAG!

I found this on Army Wife 101 and I thought I’d join in!

 

1. How did you and your spouse meet? We actually met online, in a chat room!

2. How old were you when you two met? I was 23, he was 34.

3. How long have you been together? 3 years since we met, married almost 2 years.

4. Where are you and your spouse originally from? He was born in Maryland, but grew up all over. He claims Georgia as home. I was born and raised in Nashville TN!

5. How did you feel about him joining the military? He had been in the military for 16 years when I met him.

6. Where did your spouse go to Basic Training? He went to Boot Camp at Parris Island. I was 7 years old. :)

7. Has your spouse ever been deployed? He deployed last year for 10 months.

8. Ever been to his promotion ceremony? Unfortunately, no. I haven’t known him long enough.

9. How long have you been a military wife? Since we got married on Jan 16th, 2010.

10. Did you marry him before or after he joined? After.

11. How did your husband propose? He woke me up early the day we were taking his daughter home to her mom’s house. I was kinda irritated because he woke me up before my alarm went off. He looked at me, held out the ring and said “I was gonna ask you a question.” I sat up really quick, my eyes wide open. He said “Will you marry me?” and I of course said yes!

12. Where did you get married? We got married in my home church in Nashville. Same place my parents got married.

13. How old were you two when you got married? I was 24 and he was 35.

14. Did he wear his uniform on his wedding day? No. He wore a tux and looked really hot.

15. Where are you and your spouse currently stationed? Ft Campbell, KY

16. Do you live on base? No.

17. How long were you married when you had to go through your first separation? 6 months and 2 days. Hardest day of my life. (Until my grandparents died.)

18. What is your favorite base so far? This is the only one I’ve been at. And since he retires in a year, it will be the only base I go to.

19. Do you think your spouse looks good in his uniform? Most definitely. I love seeing him in uniform!

20. Do you think military life is more advanced than civilian life? More advanced? Not sure. But I definitely think it makes me more proud of my country and my husband.

21. Do you like the benefits you receive as a military dependent? Yes.

22. Do you have a lot of military wife friends? I’m working on making some. I have several who are in other places, but very few here.

23. What is the hardest part of the military life? Hurry up and wait! I have learned to not make plans past a few days. Things always change!

24. Do you own military wife stuff? You better believe I do! I’m extremely proud to be a military wife!

25. Do you support your spouse as a member of the military? 110% He is good at what he does and I am very proud of him.

IF YOU’RE A MILITARY SPOUSE, TAG YOU’RE IT.

Make New Friends But Keep The Old

I’ve always liked that song. “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold!”

I used to make friends much easier when I was younger. I would pretty much say that anyone was my “best friend” when I was really little. Then I learned better. I met my absolute best friend when I was little, but we actually became best friends the summer after 6th grade. I am so blessed to have her in my life!

Unfortunately she lives two states away. While we text pretty much every day, it’s still hard to not have her close to hang out with. So I have been trying to make new friends. Living in Nashville, I do pretty much everything with my sister, who is also one of my absolute best friends! Now I live an hour away from her. The few friends I had here from before deployment have all moved away.

I’m determined though! I just recently joined the Fort Campbell Enlisted Spouses’ Club. They do a lot of get togethers and charity events. I was excited to find out about it! Tonight was the first event I’ve gone to. We met at Horsefeathers, which is a pottery painting place. They also have wooden items that you can paint. I didn’t end up painting anything. I just wanted to meet people. And I did! I sat with a couple of ladies and had a blast! I can’t wait to get to know them better.

So hopefully soon I will be posting more about my new friends and the Spouses’ Club!

MilSpouse Friday Fill-In #53

Hey all my fellow MilSpouses! Join in on the fun at Wife of a Sailor!

1. The best thing my parents taught me to do when I was a child was _________________.

Love God. My mom would openly thank God for everything. The rain, the sunshine, the flowers, the trees, parking spots! Everything. My dad would read the Bible to us at the dinner table. Their love and faith have taught me so much over the years.

 

2. However, one thing I wish they did differently was _________________.

I wish we could have gone to a homeschool co-op. We did the first year we homeschooled (my 7th grade year) but not after that. I think it would have been better.

 

3. One thing I’ve always wanted to try but haven’t is _________________.

I want to fly a plane!

 

4. One thing I never thought I’d try but I have is _________________.

Sushi! And I LOVE IT! I first had it on my 24th birthday. I was pressured to try it, but I’m so glad I did! (by FOUR people!! They know who they are!!)

 

5. If I could give my 16-year-old self one piece of advice I’d tell myself _________________.

Never settle. You’re better than that.

 

Don’t forget to check out my giveaway! Ends tomorrow!!

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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