The PCS Process :Part 1 After AIT

I've received close to 15 emails over the last two weeks asking me about PCS moves and what exactly happens after AIT. Many spouses are confused on how to schedule a move, when orders are received and much more. I am working on a revised part two about PCS'ing , but since these questions are at the top of my list I thought it would be a good time to post this tutorial.

If any experienced spouses have more information to add, please feel free to do so in the comments portion below.

Finally Video of My Weekend At Hale Koa

Aloha everyone!

Below is some footage from my weekend at the Hale Koa . In case you are wondering the Hale Koa is owned by the DOD (Dept of Defense) and also known as an Armed Forces recreation center. Don't let that deter you it is extremely beautiful and probably one of the most beautiful hotel/resorts I have ever been to.

Enjoy the video!

Journey Through Deployment:After R&R Continued

Win a Honey Butter Biscuit Prize Pack from Pillsbury

Being that I tend to run late because I move slow I am always looking for something quick to make the kids in the morning for school other then the norm. I recently had the chance to try the Pillsbury Honey Butter Biscuits courtesy of Pillsbury though My Blog Spark. Let me just say I am a absolute honey and butter feen. I make my own honey butter mixture when I have the chance and time, so imagine my joy when I realized I can have a biscuit already flavored with it. They came out moist and were done in less then ten minutes.

My kids absolutely loved them and usually my son isn't to much a of a biscuit eater (he's in the picky eater phase of childhood). Whenever I find something he enjoys I always ask why he liked it , so that I can find similar items for him to eat. In this case he said it was sweet and buttery which means that I will be buying these again.

Now you can have the chance to try them too thanks to My Blog Spark courtesy of Pillsbury.
One winner will receive a Honey Butter Biscuit Prize Pack which includes:
2 FREE coupons for 2 cans of Pillsbury Honey Butter Biscuits along with a butter and dish and knife.


Mandatory In Order to Enter: Just leave a comment below telling me you or you children's favorite breakfast food.

Optional Entries:
1. Follow me on Twitter and tweet Win a Pillsbury Prize Pack http://www.armywife101.com/2010/02/win-prize-pack-from-pillsbury.html @askarmywives101
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Contest ends Wednesday February 10, 2010. Please leave a valid email so that I may contact you if your the lucky winner. Winner will be chosen via random.org. Winner will have 24 hours to respond or I will have to choose another winner.

Good Luck!

Disclaimer: I was provided these items from My Blog Spark through Pillsbury to do a review and give my honest opinion...No other form of compensation was received.

Hooah & Smooches

Welcome Blizzard BlogHop Visitors!!!!

Welcome Everyone...

In the blog world their are many conferences that us bloggers like and want to attend. Blogher, Type A, Blogalicious are a few. One of the conferences coming up is "Blissdom" which I have heard is going to be awesome. As most of you know in the military world it is hard to travel on a whim, when spouses are deployed or you live a million miles across the deep blue sea.

Ann Marie from Household 6 created a great and fun way for all of us to have an online gathering of sorts by creating a blog hop.
In this post visitors from the Blizzard Blog Hop along with my daily readers will have a chance to get to know more about Army Wife 101.

My name is Krystel and I am 27 years old from Long Island, NY.


I am the mom of two children ages 5 and 10 year old and the wife to one handsome and beautiful spirited man.



My husband is from Fayetteville, NC where he joined the Marines and completed an eight year tour. In 2006 my hubby decided to enlist in the US Army and we have had the pleasure of living in some great places, which include Savannah Georgia and currently sunny Hawaii.




I started Army Wife 101 to Blogument yet another one of my husband's deployments and help other wives to know they are not alone in the deployment process. I now use Army Wife 101 to share happenings in the military life, share discounts and freebies, as well as answer emails from readers about everything from PCS moves to understanding military pay charts. I sometimes answer the emails right here on Armywife101.com

My blog is open to everyone and spouses of all branches. I hope you will enjoy being here as well as getting a better feel of who I am by watching some of my Army Wife 101 videos.

Hooah & Smooches

Holding Down the Fort Again...The Saga Continues

Well the hubby left and my vacation has quickly come to a halt. Vacation you say...what vacation are you talking about Army Wife 101?

Truth be told when Mr Army Wife 101 comes home on R&R this lady over here goes into "Not Available" mode. This means unless bones are broken I am off motherly duties for 2 weeks. I know some people will disagree and say *gasp* how can you do that to him , he just came home from Iraq and you have him doing everything.
Fret not I give him 3 to 4 days of peace , good home cooked meals, quiet time and all that good stuff, but eleven months two weeks and 11,000 miles from each other qualifies me for a break.

I must now resume my domestic and parental duties and while it's not necessarily hard, it does suck having that second parental authoritive figure taken away again. It was nice to not have to break up fights, or wonder what that bump in the middle of the night was. I felt safe and secure...I didn't have to worry.

The hardest part was wondering how my kids would cope when he left again. I let them stay home from school. We had been preparing my son for for the past few days, explaining to him how daddy has to go back to work for a few more months, but honestly how do you really explain this crap to a five year old? I watched my son wave as the taxi pulled off carrying his dad. He looked so little and innocent standing their waving , probably not truly sure what was happening. My ten year old stood their I could tell she wanted to cry but she didn't and I quickly went to my room to avoid them seeing my tears.

It's now 9:13PM and I sit here in my room , his cup of water still on the dresser from earlier, a teeshirt of his hangs on a chair and his slippers are still in the middle of the floor. I'd be lying if I told you when I was going to move those things.I have no clue when I will.

Tomorrow I will wake up and pretend my husband is on a short deployment and start my journey again holding down the fort.

Hooah&Smooches

And the Visa GiftCard Winner Is.......

Lisette Tanaka from the Army Wife 101 Facebook Fan Page.

Congratulations!!!!!

Hooah & Smooches