Well okay, it’s not an Academy Award nomination. I may have exaggerated. But it might as well be. It does involve a movie (or maybe a video on YouTube).
I’ve been nominated for Military Spouse of the Year.
It’s a national award, a really influential and important platform, and I’m honored to be in the company of some pretty awesome spouses. That’s just the kind of thing I mean to say here: it’s an honor just to be nominated. My husband thinks it’s really hilarious because I write stories about how hard deployment and reintegration is on a marriage and I advocate for military spouse careers since the military messes with those, too. He doesn’t think I’m the model military spouse that way. But I think it’s fitting. I think I’m prevailing in those areas because of the networks and the support that the military has allowed me to be a part of, not in spite of it.
Voting is open for one day: TUESDAY JANUARY 22, 2013. Today, friends. You can vote for me from each email you own here: Military Spouse of the Year 2013: Lori Volkman
Results will be announced Friday and if I win the base competition I’ll be eligible for Navy Spouse of the Year. And by the way, a Navy spouse has never won! Go Navy!
Jan 22, 2013 @ 11:09:03
You can have both of mine – 3 if I can figure out my Gmail account! Congratulations!
Jan 22, 2013 @ 11:12:19
Um – I’m getting “Runtime” errors. Is there another address or web address I can branch through?
Jan 22, 2013 @ 14:49:23
Never mind – it’s working, to the tune of 4 votes!
Jan 23, 2013 @ 15:26:42
Thank you John! You guys are awesome! But I don’t know about your many online aliases. I’m starting to worry about my readership …
Jan 23, 2013 @ 18:28:14
Now, see, I don’t believe you’re worried about your readership. If you WERE, you would never have let ME in…..
Jan 23, 2013 @ 22:50:20
Ha! Well … I’m an equal opportunity writer. I write for everyone. Even you, John!
Jan 22, 2013 @ 09:52:30
Well, I have 4 email addresses so I guess I know what I’ll be doing the rest of the day. Congratulations on the nomination!
Jan 23, 2013 @ 15:22:30
Oh come on, Al. If you really loved me you’d create ten new gmail accounts just to vote. Sheesh. P.S. You voted for me more times than me and my mother put together.
Jan 22, 2013 @ 04:41:34
Congratulations ! It is a great and proud honor ! Best wishes.
Jamie ~ HEROES At HOME ,Military Spouse Of The Year Finalist 2011/HamptonRoads VA.
Jan 23, 2013 @ 15:21:32
Aw thanks Jamie. Lots of nailbiting, as you know. I am not thinking about it right now. Really. Not at all …