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Minot AFB, North Dakota, USA

So, I figured, I'd start my first review of Minot AFB, the base we've been at for almost 2 years. I think that is plenty of time to gather a decent opinion of a place. Now, I will give my personal opinion, plus plenty of unbiased facts and things to do, because just because one person doesn't mean the next person will feel the same. Okay, so on to the topic.

Minot AFB. Aug 2006 - Present
When we first got here, coming form Detroit, Michigan, I was scared. This seemed like a very small town, but once we hit the city limits, (where Super Wal-Mart just opened) it seemed pretty nice. People here are so nice, and while the town may not be large, there are a lot of things like a large mall, nice restaurants, and a great downtown shopping district that make this town have a lot of charm. Driving North through town to get to base, you go to "North Hill," which is a large hill at the north end of town (creative, huh?) which has the airport and a pretty cool bowling alley, The Lucky Strike.

Base is a good size. They have recently started construction on a new BX and Mini Mall/gas station, since the existing ones are pretty old. The commissary is nice, with a bakery, deli, and newly installed self-checkout lanes. As for food, definitely check out JR Rockers. Great bar and grill-type place with fun theme nights and parties. Also, Rough Riders Pizza is good, and another wife, Allie, says the honey BBQ wings are awesome! :) Of course, you have your base Burger King and the food court at the current BX with Robin Hood Subs, Taco Bell, Anthony's Pizza, and a chicken strip place that never seems to be open.

The community center is a great meeting place. They have a pay area for kids called "Darby Land" with a big play scape to climb on. The Youth Center is fairly new, located in the housing area. It has a big gym, video game areas, pets to take care of, and many other activities such as dance lessons, sports, and play groups.

The bowling alley, golf course, and library are pretty standard, with little touches to make it fit with the base. The Fitness Center is great. They have an indoor swimming pool open in the winter, and a huge gym with an elevated running track. They also have many rooms with different exercise machines. the treadmills and bikes have televisions with cable attached to them where you can bring your headphones and watch your favorite shows while burning calories.

Now the important part - Housing. With the brand new and newer housing, this base is definitely up to par with housing. We live in a 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home with a two car garage and we love it! I haven't heard a complaint about housing since we've been there. The wait list seems to move pretty fast, which is a good thing. The picture above is of our street. We love it. More pics to come!!!


So, that's it for now. My next post will be more of Minot AFB happenings, so stay tuned!! :)

A Little Bit of Update...

So...it's been a bit since an update. No one probably reads this, however, it's nice for me to just be able to put my thoughts down. Anyways, I am really stoked that Dan will be home soon!! We still won't get to see him for another few weeks, but at least I know he's safe, and I'll be able to call and talk to him whenever. =)

As for my gals back home.... I miss them!! Soon we'll get to hang out again, so it's cool! Anyways, I am getting a little bored of Michigan, so I can't believe I'm actually going to say this, but I am a little bit excited to get back to my house! I can't wait for Olivia to run around the house and have a good time. It's going to be fun.

So as a military wife, I know that I must select wisely when trying to get my career going. That's why the internet is such a great thing. My goal for this year: Get my business up and running!! We'll see what happens. When I get back to Minot AFB, it'll be crunch time and I will start producing my product. So stay tuned for that!! =)

Well, I hope your holidays were wonderful, as mine were bittersweet. Olivia's first Christmas was beautiful, however, if Dan was here it would have been perfect.

More about my amazing friends.

(The Original Four! -------->

So, as I said, I would explain our little group more. Although we don't have an official name, (which I feel we totally deserve!) we are always together, and growing by the day! At first, it just started with me, my best friend Jess, and my other close friend Angelique. I met Jess when we first moved to Minot, as her and her husband were our neighbors upstairs at our first apartment. :-) Angelique and I met when we both signed our papers for base housing! Once the three of us started getting together regularly, I was contacted on Yahoo! by Allie, who was a young wife and mom like me, and who happened to live down the street! We met, and then I introduced her to the group, and then Kira met Angelique through her husband's co-worker, who married her. So our little group was getting popular! Now, I have Christine and Betsy are waiting to meet me, since I am currently in Michigan with family until my husband returns from Kuwait. They both found me online, and I cannot wait to meet them! I am so happy about how our little group has grown and is continuing to grow! I hope we will be able to have monthly get togethers where we'll be able to have themed nights just for us ladies. Of course, I have to let the other ladies know of my ideas first!

And I am going to send them a link to this blog, so ladies, let me address you. How about an awesome name!?!? I hope no one is objecting t the sort of leadership I took over here...if anyone objects, please let me know! I just want all of us to be able to stick together and have that little support we all need and like to have! When I get back to Minot, it'll be a lot easier. I also plan on having a get together to introduce the new ladies, and of course Olivia's bday party in Minot! :-)

Okay, this is a rant, so I'll stop here. Please keep coming back though, as I will be posting regularly!

If you read this...

So here I am, starting a blog. I hope you find this funny, if not interesting and maybe dare I say informative. I plan to keep this up, as we go from base to base, giving my little tidbits as to how each base we end up at is. As I try to research bases, I find that a lot of information that I am seeking just simply isn't there. So I am going to try to do my best to do that service to all you Air Force Wives old and new wanting that information in an unsure life. Although I am a new wife, I will use my best resources, such as other more experienced wives, like one of my best friends, who not only is a new wife like myself, but she is an Air Force brat, so has a good view on a lot of bases around the world. Call her apart of my "Minot Wives Crew." I'm serious...more about my amazing friends in the next blog!! SO READ!! Thank you :-)