The Marine Corps Birthday Ball

This years Birthday Ball was at the Marietta Conference Center in Marietta Georgia. With the help of our good friends the White's and my sister Kellyn and her fiance Nathan, we were child free for almost 10 hours! It was a late night, but very nice to have with each other. It is fun to get formal and be Cinderella for a night (and to see Guy all decked out in his uniform with all his shiny metals!)

This Ball we were informed by the "big guy" that there are possible deployments ahead for the unit, depending on the political outcome of the coming year. Can't say that was a happy moment......but I also got to hear from most of Guy's fellow Marines, that his new job as training chief is quite the task for the undertaking. He basically schedules, coordinates and runs drill weekends. He loves his Corps and it is so obvious to me a times, that even though he is just a reservist, this is his real job. When he has his uniform on, he is a different man, one that I can't help but adore and be proud of. No matter what, I support him in this job, though at times it is a challenge. Well, here are some pictures from our evening out at the Ball, enjoy!

A picture in front of the HUGE flag!

Suprise!

Staff NCO's and Officers
of Headquarters and Support Battalion

Ceremony shot. Guy was in the sword detail this year and had to stand at attention for close to an hour before getting to march out. He was hurting by the end of the night! He is the third white hat over from the left.