Riding the Roller Coaster is hosting a Military Spouse Bloghop. What a fun way to find other military spouse blogs!
My name is JulieAnn. Julie'uli'uli is a play on my name (from my hula sister back in Hawai'i) but also an 'uli'uli is a hula implement. I started dancing hula when we were stationed in Hawai'i and have somehow managed to find a halau (hula school) each place we've been stationed since then.
My dear husband (Captain Obvious or CO) is active duty in the Coast Guard. He has been a ship captain, but these days is found at a desk staring at spreadsheets - you can guess which one he likes better. We've been married for almost 4 years, and he's been in the CG much longer than that.
Baby girl (baby 'uli'uli? I need to find a name for her!) was born Christmas Eve, and is an absolute delight! You'll find her and I strolling around our town or playing on our carpet most days. She's into rolling over and playing with her rattle recently.
I've been trying to write more lately - I think it helps me do something for myself and serves as a good way to document life as it happens (moving so often has a way of making me forget things!).
Some of my favorite things are (in no particular order):
- ice cream
- traveling
- quilting and learning to sew
- learning to cook and sharing recipes
- life with a newborn
- photography
- hula and Hawai'i
- the Coast Guard and the military spouse life
- parentheses and ellipses (obviously...)
