I’VE BEEN HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE ON INSTAGRAM THE PAST FEW WEEKS. NOTHING I CAN’T HANDLE LOL. THERE WERE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE ABOUT MY SITE AND ABOUT THE STUFF I DO FOR THE SOLDIERS NOT MEANING ANYTHING TO THEM. I USUALLY DON’T TAKE THINGS PERSONAL ESPECIALLY COMING FROM PEOPLE WHO KNOW MY NAME BUT DON’T KNOW MY STORY. I ALSO DON’T DO THINGS FOR PUBLIC RECOGNITION OR EVEN APPRECIATION FROM THE SOLDIERS. IF THAT’S THE REASON I DID THINGS THEN I’D SIT HERE AND LIST EVERY SINGLE THING I DO.

I STARTED MILITARY MONDAY ON MY SITE 2 YEARS AGO. TO HONOR AND SHOW APPRECIATION FOR SOLDIERS THAT HAVE SACRIFICED THEIR LIFE FOR THIS COUNTRY. MY COUSIN AND GOOD FRIEND BOTH DIED IN IRAQ PROUDLY SERVING THIS COUNTRY. IT’S SO EASY TO FORGET PEOPLE AS THE YEARS GO ON. MILITARY MONDAY IS MY WAY OF KEEPING THE MEMORY OF THOSE SOLDIERS ALIVE. TO SHOW THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES THAT THERE IS SOMEBODY WHO CARES. I CAN RELATE TO THEM, I CAN UNDERSTAND AND FEEL THEIR PAIN BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN THERE, I AM STILL THERE. I STILL CRY ALL THE TIME LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY THAT I GOT THE NEWS. UNTIL YOU’VE BEEN THERE YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND. SO BEFORE YOU JUDGE ME AND MY REASONS FOR HELPING OTHERS, FOR DOING WHAT OTHERS SHOULD BE DOING TOO. TAKE SOME TIME AND PUT TOGETHER A PACKAGE FOR A SOLDIER, MAKE THEM A BIRTHDAY CARD, WRITE THEM A LETTER OR SEND THEM SOME COFFEE AND IN TURN SEE HOW GRATEFUL THEY ARE TO YOU THAT YOU THOUHT OF THEM.

SO NO BRIDGE GIRL I AM NOT SPECIAL BECAUSE I LOST SOMEBODY IN IRAQ. I’M SPECIAL BECAUSE I CAN APPRECIATE OTHERS AND THEIR SACRIFICES. I CAN APPRECIATE ALL MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO.

THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO ANTONIO BUTCHER. PLEASE COME HOME SAFE.

THANKS FOR VISITING
HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

SUPPORT THE TROOPS. GET THEM SOME COFFEE!

GREEN BEANS COFFEE

I’VE RECEIVED SEVERAL THANK YOU EMAILS FROM TROOPS. MAKING THEM HAPPY NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE IS SO REWARDING.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

I LOVE AND APPRECIATE OUR TROOPS NOT JUST ON MONDAY’S BUT ALL THE TIME.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE ADOPT A SOLDIER. VISIT SOLDIERS ANGELS FOR DETAILS.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

I’VE BEEN ADOPTING SOLDIERS THE PAST 5 YEARS. EITHER FROM SOLDIERS ANGELS OR JUST PEOPLE I KNOW THAT HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND THAT NEEDS ADOPTION.

I’VE HAD SOME THAT ONLY WANT TO EMAIL, SOME THAT LIKE ME SENDING JUST CARDS OR LETTERS.
OTHERS HAVE WANTED THE SIMPLE THINGS THAT THEY CAN’T GET THERE.
A PILLOW CASE
NEW SHEETS
DORITOS
JOLLY RANCHERS
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

STUFF THAT I SEE EVERYDAY WHEN I GO TO THE STORE. STUFF THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED, BUT THEY APPRECIATE SO MUCH.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ADOPT A SOLDIER.

IF YOU CAN’T THERE ARE OTHERS WAYS YOU CAN HELP. DONATIONS ARE APPRECIATED, THEY ALSO HAVE LETTER WRITING TEAMS. YOU CAN ALSO SEND GET WELL AND BIRTHDAY CARDS.

LET’S SHOW THESE TROOPS HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO FOR US.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK

I DON’T KNOW IF YOU WILL EVER SEE THIS ANTONIO BUTCHER, BUT THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO. PLEASE COME HOME SAFE.

THANKS FOR THE IMAGE CUPCAKEREHAB.COM

WE SHOULD THANK OUR TROOPS DAILY AND EVEN MORE SO AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

I CAN’T BRAG ENOUGH ABOUT MARILLA. HER CONSTANT SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT WITH EVERYTHING I DO MEANS MORE TO ME THAN I COULD PUT INTO WORDS. HER HELP WITH MY DONATION DAY AND HER JOINING ME IN MY MILITARY MONDAY HAS TOUCHED MY HEART. I LOVER HER AND HER FAMILY, JAY AND INDY LIKE I LOVE MY FAMILY. MY NEW YORK FAMILY!!! WHAT A SAP I AM LOL

MAKE SURE YOU VISIT CUPCAK REHAB OFTEN.

SHE IS SO SPIFFY

MY POST’S WEREN’T DELETED AND ERICA WAS ABLE TO FIX MY SITE. I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT HER AND MARILLA.

AND ON THAT NOTE

HAVE A GREAT WEEK

HAVE A GRET WEEK!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK