Our fourth annual Halloween extravaganza was great fun, as always! Congrats to Dylan (Swedish Chef), Lisa (Jessie the cowgirl), and John (Jesus) for winning the costume contest!
On Saturday morning we met up with our new friends Chris and Adrianne and trekked up the mountains to Golden Gate Canyon State Park. We had a great time hiking, cooking over the campfire, and listening to Paul and Chris jam on their guitars. I tried to do some mountain biking, but holy crap it was hilly (and the altitude didn't help either!). We all had fun, though, and will definitely be camping again soon!
Sadie had an especially grand adventure...I think she vaguely remembers this white stuff...
Paul and I went to the Air Force Ball on Friday, and had a lovely time! This picture got posted on the base website:The ball was packed with over 400 people, and the dance floor was full of boogeying Airmen the entire time. We'll definitely be going back next year! Happy 62nd birthday, Air Force!
Paul and I spent the weekend in New England for our friend Adam's wedding. The weather was absolutely beautiful, and we had a great time visiting with friends and family. On Friday night, we went out for lobster with Uncle Mike and Aunt Janet. It's always wonderful to see them, and we had so much fun, we forgot to take pictures!
Saturday morning we visited Gloucester harbor (where I actually remembered to take pictures) before going back to the hotel for the wedding. It was a gorgeous setting, and the ceremony was very sweet. Then it was a long night of partying! We had so much fun, and are so glad we were able to share this special day with Adam and Jill!
Sunday morning we drove to Boston and met up with my cousin Jen and her husband, Joe, for brunch. I was in serious need of sustenance after the night before, and this really hit the spot. We took a nice walk through Harvard Square and Harvard Yard afterwards, and again, forgot to take any pictures :-(. But it was a lovely morning, and we enjoyed it thoroughly! All too soon we had to head back to the airport to return home to Colorado. It was a short trip, but packed full of fun!
So far, we are really loving Colorado! I even feel like I'm back at work in Melbourne, because there are prairie dogs everywhere :-) Here is one just outside the base.
We've still got a few weeks before we can move into our house, so we're living in an executive apartment. The computer is taking up the entire dinner table, so we've been eating on the coffee table. This provides prime opportunity for Sadie to beg.
On Thursday, Paul officially took command of his new detachment. My mom and Paul's dad came to lend their support. Here are Paul and his dad (they are manly men, as you can see by the fact that they aren't standing close to each other):
I tried to bridge the gap :-)
Col. Onaga (left) presided over the ceremony to transfer command from Maj. Chellgren (middle) to Paul:
Maj. Chellgren relenquishes the guidon:
And Paul takes it over!
Paul gave a speech that was short and sweet!
Our friend from Florida, Parveen was there, too. So was Kirk, who is our friend from Wright-Patt, and is now teaching at the Academy!
It was great to have so much support there for Paul! Now he gets to get into his new job full-swing!