Virginia is for Lovers

Virginia may be for lovers but I met this beautiful couple while stationed in California. It sounds like a fabulous locations doesn’t it?  Twenty-nine Palms, palm trees, sand, no surf…Wait No Surf!? Yep that’s right no surf, but there is plenty of sand. See Twenty-nine Palms is located in Southern California in the middle of the Mojave Desert. It’s where the Marine Corps loves to do a lot of their training. This is where we first met this amazing couple. He was was actually trading positions with my husband, when they arrived. Then as fate would have it, a year later he came over and joined the same unit as my husband.

The Mojave may be lacking in water but it is flush with good friendships.

Well, when he began working with my husband a bond was formed. See our husbands spent most of their time in the desert, training units who were preparing to deploy. We girls laugh that our husbands probably shared more sunrises and sunsets together than we did with them, and those desert sunsets were beautiful!

So then what were the spouses suppose to do while the Marines played in the sand all day? Well, she is an elementary school teacher, and an amazing one at that! I never saw her in the classroom but you can feel the passion, commitment and love she has for her students when she speaks about her classroom. She is not simply invested in education for her own career or a simple paycheck. She is invested in raising the next generation of kids to be better than they think they could be! Parents and children alike should count themselves lucky to have her as their teacher.

These two are proof that Virginia is for Lovers.

These two of the most generous people we know. Their home is always open, inviting and full of laughter and love. An evening at their home will never disappoint. These two are proof that Virginia is for Lovers. We Love you guys!