Where is Mr RG right now?

When we first started dating, Mr RG had a very exciting job. He found great amusement in my horrified face when he first told me he was not just a Regular Guy, but also a paratrooper. And that he had an unfortunate accident with his chute not opening, that lead to a shoulder reconstruction. I was suitably impressed and texted my BFF to tell her that I was seeing a Real Live Hero.

Thankfully (from my perspective at least!) paratrooping is not really a long term career option. Paticularly when we're... ahem.... moving into our late twenties and do not bounce back from injuries as we once did.

So... Mr RG is retraining. This is the new patch he wears on his pack. Enough said.

Mr RG has been sent to Canungra in Queensland, for four months. This suits him quite well as he grew up on the Gold Coast and will be able to visit with his Dad and some of his friends while he is there. He left this morning and we just had our first skype date to catch up. I miss him already but I am looking forward to having the ENTIRE bed to myself and being able to watch Quality Television like 90210 without being mocked.

I am heading up to visit him on Thursday, so I googled (naturally) to see what there was to do in Canungra. There is a winery! But alas not much else. Good thing we are staying in Broadbeach instead ;)

Regular Girl xx

The beginning...

Hello world!

I'm just a regular girl. I'm 26 and I live in beautiful Sydney, Australia. I work in financial services as a marketing manager. I love cooking, running, travel and wine. I'm a technology addict and my iPhone and Kindle come with me everywhere I go.

I'm engaged to a wonderful man who is a serving member of the Australian Defence Force. My fiance has been in the military for six years. If you ask him, he'll tell you he's just a Regular Guy. I think he's a bit of a hero, and he's the inspiration for this blog.

Actual patch Mr RG wears on his pack. He's a joker...

When I started dating my Regular Guy (hereafter known as "Mr RG", just for your reference) I didn't know any other women my age who had partners in the ADF. I did know a few people in the Navy, and all I really knew was that they went away. A lot.

So... I googled. Call me selfish, but I wanted to know what my life would be like if Mr RG stayed in it - because I was starting to think he was pretty awesome.

I didn't find much. I did find some blogs and forums for partners of military personnel, but there weren't any partners like me. There were lots of stay-at-home mums, plenty of girls living in military towns in service jobs, but no girls like me - strong, independent, educated, career focused, working in a professional role.

I was definitely counting my chickens before they hatched, but I wondered what would happen if Mr RG and I ended up together for good. Where would we live? What would I do? Would I have to give up my job and move away with him?

Some of these things I still don't know. But what I can tell you - is my life is still very much like it used to be before we got together. I'm just a Regular Girl, in love with my Regular Guy.

I'm not sure if there are other girls who google as obsessively as I do - but one day I think there might be someone in a similar situation, and if there is, I hope she can find my blog :)

This blog will hold the stories of our life together. Along with all my quirky every day stuff - photos, reviews, music, recipes, etc. I hope you'll find it entertaining, and as much fun as I'm having writing it.

Thanks for reading, take care :)

Regular Girl xx