More Gaming Fun!

Now I know you all want the PS3 or the new Wii but this game I'm giving you isn't available at your local Wal-Mart. It's only available here- on my blog!!! (well and the website I got it from:). So enjoy and let me know what you think!

Click here to play Carrie the Caregiver
You don't have to download. When at the website Click on "Carrie's Career." Don't download but then click on "Continue." Then have fun!!!

Marine Corps Ball!!!

We got to go to 2 different ones this year! That was great since Jim has been gone the last 2 years and we hadn't been to a ball since 2003! The first one was in Las Vegas at the Tropicana hotel. After the ball we went to see these dueling pianos. People put in requests and the piano guys sing and play back and forth- its really fun and everyone sings along:)

The second ball we went to was at Pechanga in Temecula. The general was at this ball so there was a live marching band and the ceremony was even grander then normal. We had a great time doing dinner and dancing.

Let me tell you a bit about the ball. It is a party celebrating the Marine Corps birthday- the day and year that they came into exisitence. They start by bringing in the flag with a full colorguard. THe play the National Anthem and the Marine Corps Hymm. The flag is then retired (taken to the back of the room and set in a stand and the cake is escorted in. The senior guy there cuts the cake and a piece is given to the guest speaker, then the oldest Marine present and then the youngest. It's all pretty cool. There is a lot of tradition and symbolism in things. Like they set this table for POW's and MIA's and everything on the table means something from the size of the table to the sliced lemons on a dish- very cool stuff:)

Here is my super cool dress that I got on Sale!!!

We had such a great time!

Happy Veteran's Day!!!

Well many of you know it was Veteran's Day this weekend becasue you got a holiday from school. Did you also know that it was the Marine Corps' Birthday? Yup, the Corps turned 231 years old on Nov. 10- which is older then our country!!! Every year they have a grand ball to celebrate their birthday. My husband and I got to go to 2 of them this year!!! I will have pictures up soon. Everyone gets dressed to the nines and there is this cool ceremony. I'll explain all that in a later blog- this one I wanted to share some cool Marine stuff with you- so enjoy!!!

Hippies-ness

Wow, ya'll- I can't believe we won!!! What an exciting time! It was so close at the end that I wasn't sure whether we pulled it off or not but somehow we did! And now we get a free trip to magic mountain!!! So awesome! I hope everyone had a fun time- despite the outcome, we knew from the beginning that only one team could win. I just can't believe it was us!
Yay!!!
I liked sporting the sweet tie-dye. How many of you made your own shirts? They looked awesome!!!