Army Wife Network Spouse Field Exercise

Part 2 of my busy week I went to an Army Wife Network Spouse Field Exercise. If you have never been to one of these events you are seriously missing out. It is similar to SpouseBUZZ that is sponsered by Military.com, but it is unique as well. Tara Crooks and Star Henderson are the best 2 women ever.
I signed up to register people and to help set up for the event. That morning we stared at 8:30am setting up. We put together soldier's bags and gift bags. We set up the room and got all the decorations up. We had a lot of time to mingle and I actually got to make a few friends. They provided us with lunch at Club Hood. (where the event was being held.) After lunch we did a few touch ups then left to get dressed. We returned at 4pm to have things set up for check in at 4:45pm. We registered everyone and the rest of the night was a blast. Tara and Star talked about how to deal with deployments, resources, and ideas for themed care packages. They showed us Flat Daddy and Hug a Hero. There were TONS of prizes given away. The Absolute best night ever. Of course they also promoted their new book, 1001 Things to Love About Military Life.

Now you know I found something bad at this event. This bad had nothing to do with the event itself but with the wives. The confirmation letter specifically said dress code was "Business Casual" not "People of Walmart." Most everybody was dressed nice but one specifically stood out to me. She was wearing flip flops (It was 40 degrees that night), torn jeans, a t-shirt and a messy ponytail. I remember her because she kept putting in her 2 cents and answering rhetorical questions loudly throughout the whole event. The lesson to this storry is don't dress like trash and be quiet. GEEZ. If you don't have nice clothes then you work with what you got and make your best effort. I don't have problems with that. I have problems with people who DON'T care. Don't age yourself. This is another young wife who lives up to the stereotype that is ever so hard to shake.