The Life and Times of a Navy Husband

Succubus
Last night I woke up at about 12:30, and I wasn’t wearing any pants. This is curious because I was wearing pants when I went to bed. After that, I did not sleep well. I just kept waking up.
And so this morning when the alarm spun up at ten past six, I actually got up. [...]

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By way of concluding the story of the robbery, I did want to plug my wonderful insurance company, USAA.
They covered our losses, which were significant, within a week. I was beyond amazed by the level of customer service we received.
For those of you renting out there, if you don’t have renters’ insurance, get a policy. [...]

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Back at the end of September (!) I posted about my trip to Norfolk to find housing for our February move. I also hinted at another story at the end of the post. I think I’ve teased you long enough.
Sean and I stayed with friends from the old neighborhood while we conducted our search. I [...]

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In my last post I wrote that I was considering applying for and potentially leasing an apartment in a building I’d never visited. I was so lovestruck by the idea of living in the Ghent neighborhood in Norfolk and by the idea of a nice new shiny building, that I was very close to throwing [...]

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I am considering making a deposit on an apartment I’ve never seen the inside of. Is that completely loony?
Earlier this year, I had occasion to swing through Norfolk when Sean and I visited Danielle in Dahlgren. OK, since Norfolk is quite a bit south of Dahlgren, maybe “swing through” isn’t quite the right phrase. We [...]

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We had our first ever moving sale over Labor Day weekend, and we learned a few things.
First, no matter what time you say your sale will start in your advertisements, people will show up one hour early. These are the hardcore. So you better wake up on time and get that coffee brewing.
Second, people don’t [...]

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Yesterday, I had a beer-related epiphany: summer must be over.
First, I was bringing a six-pack upstairs for the weekend, and I looked at my remaining bottles of Bell’s Oberon and thought, ‘I need to finish those up. It’s starting to feel like fall outside.’ Then, I picked Danielle up after work. She had gone over [...]

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A few Saturdays ago, the whole Litchford family walked down to our local bike shop, Ten Speed Spokes, to get outfitted for summer.
Our primary purchase was the CoPilot Taxi, but we also needed a helmet for Sean, a mirror for Dad, a basket for Danielle, a kickstand for stability while loading, and a new pump.
There’s [...]

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We opened up a little more of the house to Seanzilla, this morning. He’s becoming more and more confident in his cruising skillz, so we’ve expanded his terrain to include the library. It also helps that he’s learned how to handle books without tearing their covers off.
While he was exploring in there, Danielle noticed that [...]

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