Marine Wife, a day in the life

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My husband is a U.S. Marine. While he is at work, I have to rely on other people to take me places if I need to go some where. (We only have the one car) Well today a friend across the street was suppose to take me a few places. You know, get some money, pay some bills, see about WIC. We went one place and she drove back home. I hate that I have to rely on others, because I never said "hey what about the other places you said you'd take me," because in my head she didn't have to take me anywhere. I should just be thankful I got one thing done. And don't get me wrong I totally am, but I am one of those people that likes to get things done right away, and it is really hard to do that from here. We are working on getting a Mini-Van right now, because the car we have isn't made for carseats, and with the baby on the way, it seems like a good idea. But I really can't wait until we do, so that way when he is at work I have a way to get around when I want to, and get everything done at once. And I also won't feel bad about bumming rides, because I won't need to. And for those of you who read this and go "why don't you just go get a mini-van now then," it is harder than that. Believe it or not, Marines don't make much money at all. I mean when I was working at Wendy's, I was probably making more than my husband. So it is more complicated than that.