Warning: this will probably make you cry.Military spouse and musician Olivia Perez-Breland composed this heart wrenching deployment ... and then, just to show that she can do it all, directed, … [Read more...]
Guard Couple Wins “Amazing Race”
I'm not a reality TV junkie. But I do like a good excuse to watch "Amazing Race." Lucky for me a National Guard couple was on the most recent season of the show, giving me the perfect reason to burn … [Read more...]
Stalking Military Widows Outrages Community
Military widows are working hard enough to get their lives back on track without suffering reality TV producers chasing them down. This week the spouse blog community is in an uproar about the … [Read more...]
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Be a Wheel of Fortune Contestant!
I'm not the type of girl who applies for TV shows.First of all, I have the unfortunate malady of being both really competitive and really bad at game shows, even from the comfort of my … [Read more...]
Army Wives Highlights Gay MilSpouses
If you didn’t see last week’s episode of "Army Wives," you missed a first in the show’s history. The plot revealed that Charlie, a female civilian employee of Fort Marshall’s Youth Activity … [Read more...]
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USAA Members Get A Shot At A Paid Gig
We get lots of inquiries from casting agents at SpouseBuzz, but this one is near and dear.A casting agent working for USAA called about a project they are putting together with military families. … [Read more...]
Dear “Army Wives:” I’ve Never Worn a Cardigan
If you’ve been following the show "Army Wives" this season, you know that the character Roxy has been making the transition from enlisted personnel’s wife to an officer’s wife. In the episode … [Read more...]
Casting Calls: Hope or Baby Mama Drama?
There is currently a casting call out there for a “military couple looking to address their broken marriage.” The first time I read this it automatically hit a nerve, maybe it was the use of the … [Read more...]
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Musical Deployment Girl Power
Sometimes the trials and tribulations of military life leave me with only one solution ... and its name is "girl power music."There's something deeply empowering and freeing about turning a girl … [Read more...]
Be a Disney Insider: Shades of Green
One of the best jobs I have ever had (and probably will ever had) was when I was an intern at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL. I worked at Innoventions in EPCOT performing three different educational … [Read more...]
Sweepstakes for Chick Flick Fans
I have read maybe two books by Nicholas Sparks (The Guardian being my absolute favorite) so when I heard about this contest from my FRO, it didn't appeal to me much. But I know some of you out there … [Read more...]
Reality Dating Show Seeks Military Widows??
This week a casting agent contacted SpouseBuzz for a new reality dating show on CBS. They are looking for military widows. Adam Sheldon explains, “I understand that the topic of military widows is a … [Read more...]
“Army Wives:” I Don’t Get It
When I joined the Army wife fold several years ago it seemed only logical that I would also quickly become an addict of the Lifetime show “Army Wives.” After all, I was one – right? And you have … [Read more...]
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Casting Call for The REAL Modern Family
I love those families in which everyone seems to enter adulthood by joining the military. Strange but true: Both grandpas served in the Marines and still wear a high-and-tight to prove it. Great … [Read more...]
New NBC Show Looking for Mil Contestants
If you’re one of those people who have always wanted to be on TV but just didn’t fit the bill for Military Wives of Alaska, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Coming Home, or Army Wives (oh wait, … [Read more...]
“Act of Valor” is Hollywood Justice at Last
When it comes to capturing or portraying the military life, spouses know not to expect great things from Hollywood … but that could be about to change.It’s all too easy for the movie and TV … [Read more...]
Pinterest and the Army
Pinterest...social media for the visual...or the lazy (like me). While I realize that Pinterest has been around for a while, it seems to have had a resurgence of interest and chatter over the last few … [Read more...]
“Rolling in the Deep” Staff Sgt. is Back!
Remember SSGT Angie Johnson and her downrange Air Force band performance of "Rolling the Deep?" So do I. Thanks to her I had that song and her remarkable performance of it stuck in my head for days at … [Read more...]
