Sunday, October 26, 2008
Halloween 2008
This weekend Chris and I had two Halloween parties to attend on Saturday night. We decided on our costumes about a month ago when driving back from Ohio but had been trying to keep in a secret….Chris did better job at it than I did! Our costumes had nothing to do with an affiliation with any political party. Chris's line for the night was "A vote for McCain is a vote for America". So here we are as John McCain and Sarah Palin! Our friend Caitlin bought Max’s costume and we think he was adorable! Our friend Grant was a great Indiana Jones. All in all, a great halloween!
Friday, October 24, 2008
Fall Festival
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Official Marathon Training Day 1
Also, CONGRATS to my Mom and her friend Sandy for walking the Columbus ½ Marathon on Saturday! I’m so proud of you!
Max!
Weddings, Weddings, Weddings!
My reason for visiting Ohio this week was….weddings and because of this Chris stayed home with Max and I flew to Ohio by myself! On Saturday I went to the wedding of a college friend, Amy and her new husband Scott. The reception was held in Confluence Park in Columbus with a gorgeous view of the Ohio River and the city skyline. Even though I didn’t know anyone but the bride and groom I made some friends (surprise, surprise) and had a really nice time. I’m so glad that I was able to be a part of their wedding day. Sunday was Danielle’s Bridal Tea hosted by her family. It was so fun to be there and a part of everything. We introduced several people to tea for the first time and I think everyone enjoyed it!
FRG (Family Readiness Group) Coffee
Last Tuesday Ellie (Chris’ Commanding Officer’s wife) and I hosted our first Coffee event. A Coffee is an FRG Officer’s wives function that is held once a month to touch base with each other and spend time together. It is purely a social thing and though there is a little “official” business it is mainly just a chance to hang out and eat dinner together. Since our event was held in October our theme was “Fall Harvest”. Ellie made a great broccoli cheese soup, ramen noodle salad and pecan pie. I made chili, pumpkin bread, homemade whipped cream and apple pie. We had a great turn out and everyone had fun! One negative thing did happen during the event….at some point I lost my military ID so now I have to get Chris to take me on base to get another one.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
The GMAT
Back to Ohio
Last weekend Chris, Max and I drove back to Ohio to visit Zak (Chris’ best friend) while he was home from Iraq on his 18 day leave. We left Fayetteville on Friday after work and pulled into Tim and Danielle’s at 2am. It was Max’s first long car trip and he did great! We put him in his kennel in the back seat of the Jetta and he rode home comfortably without so much as a whine. On Saturday morning we got together with some family for breakfast at First Watch (mmmm….pumpkin pancakes) and then went our separate ways. Chris and Zak went to the Shoe to watch Ohio State beat Minnesota and my mom and I went to Easton to track down the perfect lamps for her living room. Of course, there were a few other purchases as well. On Saturday night we got the chance to catch up with both of our families and hang out with some of Chris’ friends from college at Bubbys and Sonny Jacks. It’s always fun to spend time at the local watering hole with friends. On Sunday we spent more time with family, had dinner with family and checked out Kevin’s new building. Monday was GMAT studying for me while Chris went to the golf course and driving back to Columbus so we would have a shorter drive back to Fayetteville on Tuesday. Driving back to Fayetteville included a couple of stops on Tuesday, one in Athens, OH and then twice to track down the elusive Mt. Dew Slurpee that Chris was craving from Seven Eleven.