Veterans day fell on a wednesday this year and the Marine Corp Ball on that friday, so naturally I took off thursday and friday and made an extra long weekend of it! During the week we got Charlie's apartment all packed up and then there was the ball on Friday. The ball was an amazing event, not as good as some in the past according to Charlie, but still so much fun. Here are a couple pictures:
Every girl should go to a ball! I'm looking forward to next year's!
This weekend kept getting better b/c while we were getting ready to head to the ball, Charlie's brother Victor and his wife Dani came into town to spend the weekend with us! It was sooo nice of them to fly out for the weekend and we had a lot of fun. I think the most entertaining moment was the boys wrestling in the ocean after breakfast, which of course I did not get any pictures of! grrr!
Thanks for coming out guys, it was a fun weekend!!
The following weekend was just as good! We all thought it was going to be the weekend that Charlie deployed. He was scheduled to leave Sunday the 22nd and we were all busy preparing ourselves for that event! Charlie's parents and sister and family friend Mike came out to spend that last weekend with Charlie and it meant a lot to him to have his family close.
We went to the beach, had some AMAZING sushi, made one last trip to the rooster, and got Charlie all packed up and ready to go!
And packed he stayed for another week b/c deployment got pushed back to Saturday after Turkey Day which was good and not so good all at the same time! Being pushed back meant Charlie was able to spend Thanksgiving here rather than in an airport hanger, but the guys were so ready to just get on the plane and go you could tell they were disappointed to have it pushed back. Thanksgiving was extra special this year for me b/c I got to spend it with Charlie and some of my closest friends. My best friend Lisa invited us to spend Thanksgiving with them up here in Paso Robles and it was quite the event! There was so much food Charlie and I ate ourselves sick.... like really sick! But the food and the company were amazing and made our first Thanksgiving together truly something to give thanks about.
Charlie deployed yesterday. It was hard to watch, hard to go through the goodbyes, but what made it sooo much easier was how excited he is to be going. And its not just him, its the whole detachment that is going. They are a great group of guys and they are all very excited to get over there and use the training and skills that they have been working on and developing over the last couple years. Here are a couple pictures from they day they left:
Final words from the Major before the boys left, he says that there are 45 guys on the backside ready to support the families, wives, girlfriends, and loved ones so that the Marines can focus on doing their job on the front side.
Gunny checking all Marines and their issued gear prior to loading up.
Saying out last good-byes and I love yous before loading up and shipping out! I think we said "I love you" and "see you when you get back" about 4 times before they actually pulled out of the parking lot!
Two vans, to trucks, and two trailers to get 15 marines, 15 dogs and all of their gear to March AFB.
Charlie left Camp Pendleton at 9:45 Saturday morning, got to March at 11:00am and flew out of March at 5:00pm. I just got an e-mail from him this morning at 7:30. He landed in Germany, and they were getting ready to take off again. They are off to Afghanistan, and I'm looking forward to the next update from him!
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