Military friends

When Nick joined the Canadian Forces 3 years ago (wow, has it seriously been that long?) I joined a message board called Married To The Canadian Forces AKA MCF. This message board helped with so many things. They are and have been the greatest and most supportive group of people. The board is mostly women. I've made some amazing friends on the board.

Until today, I hadn't met any of them. We all live all over the country. Some of us live in areas that don't have many other members. I'm one of those people. There aren't made girls that live near me.

My friend and fellow MCF'er was passing through town today and wanted to meet up for coffee. I jumped at the chance. I've been dying to meet her but since we live so far apart it has always been a bit hard. Especially since I couldn't drive on my own before.

We met up at Second Cup here in Mississauga. I was so worried we wouldn't 'click' in person. It turned out to be the quite the opposite. We got along so well. Conversation was so easy and fun. what I thought was going to be a 1 hour coffee date turned into 3 hours.

The military has really brought the most amazing people into my life. They are the kind of girls you can tell things to and most of them won't judge you. They are always so willing to help and support you. I'm so lucky to have them. I may not have met them, but it feels like we've been friends forever.

CF may have brought a lot of stress into our lives but I wouldn't change it. Ever.