William is off to Ft. Campbell...

So, Will just left for Kentucky... Needless to say, not the way that either of us wanted to start the day, but I got him on the road with a tasty mocha that I made him with my new cappucino machine, a couple of sandwiches and some yogurt. Fortunately, I have New Year's Eve and New Year's Day off, so we will get to ring in the New Year together in Nashville. Well, enough of the sadness today... Instead, I will recap the last couple of weeks.

Will and I attended the MEDDAC Holiday Ball on the 8th of December and had a lovely time with Leah, Josh, Kim and David. I found the most amazing red dress, which is a HUGE stretch for me since I don't wear much red, but it looked awesome! Will looked very handsome in his Dress Blues and received several compliments from my friends... We were quite the good- looking couple, if I do say so myself! Even though we used the photo as our Christmas card, I must post it again because it is such a great picture!

The week of the Holiday Ball, I got word that Kim and David got married! Very exciting for the both of them. He is moving back down to Georgia in January to work at MACH again and finish his RN. They both looked awesome the night of the Ball, and looked very much in love. Kim bought a gorgeous black and gold dress and picked out David's tux to match, so of course he looked good! They took advantage of the professional photographer and took some great photos (an excellent substitute for wedding pictures!)

Leah and Josh decided to go to the Holiday Ball at the last minute, so Will, Kim, David and I were very excited! Leah wore a super-cute black dress, and Will was happy to see that Josh wore his Dress Blues as well... He was happy to have another "blue cord" (Infantryman) at the table amid all of the AMEDD folks. Both of them were joking that they look like Mexican Generals with all of the "flair" on their uniforms... Ha-ha. Overall, we had a great time, a decent buffet, entertainment and some dancing.

Last weekend, Will and I flew out to California to see my family. My parents, Will and I hosted a small open house on Friday night to give my extended family an opportunity to meet Will. More people showed up than we expected and it went better than I ever could have hoped for. Everyone loved Will and commented how happy we both looked. He fit right in with my family and will be an awesome addition when the time comes! On Saturday, we got to eat lunch with my ROTC friend Jennifer, went to Elisa's nursing school graduation dinner, and attended Jamie's Christmas party. On Sunday, we drove to Santa Cruz to have breakfast with Danielle, David and Aidan, and ate dinner with my parents, Carolyn, and my Auntie B. We also had our mini-Christmas Eve that night, and everyone loved their presents. Will and I did a pretty good job for last-minute christmas shopping! Monday morning, we were on the road to SFO at 4:00 am to catch our 6:00 am flight. Overall, it was a really busy weekend, but worth every minute! I wouldn't have wanted it any other way...

Well, you are now caught up in the life of the LT and the CPT...

66H out...