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!!!

Another Student Poll

Ok, so this last weekend I was cleaning my house and watching Miss Congeniality and I realized that I really liked Sandra Bullock's hair in that movie (after her makeover) so now I am torn on which haircut. Since I was an idiot and accidently erased most of my last poll's results about the Paula Abdul haircut, I thought I shoud try again since my mind is at an impasse. So now the question is: 1. go with the Paula Abdul (she has bangs) 2. Go with the Sandra Bullock (no bangs) 3. Leave my hair as is.
Help!!!
ps- for Paula look see Sept 27 Blog.

50 First States!

An intellectually stimulating game!!! I remember having to learn all the states and their capitals in 7th grade- so that was awhile ago for me but I did not bad on this little quiz:) Give it a go- see how geographically minded you are!

Click HERE to play!!!

You won't believe it!!!

I got this cool story from my aunt- check it out!!!

"In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set oftriplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately, due to complications in thepregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size,they died shortly after birth. The mother tiger after recovering from the delivery, suddenly startedto decline in health, although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into adepression. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother's cubs, perhaps she would improve. After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce tothe mourning mother. The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment. Sometimes a mother of one species will take on the care of a different species. The only "orphans"that could be found quickly, were a litter of weaner pigs. The zookeepers and vets wrapped the piglets in tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger. Would they become cubs or pork chops??Take a look........ you won't believe your eyes!!"

Student Poll

Ok ya'll- I need some help. I can't decide how or if I should cut my hair. I am thinking I like Paula Abdul's hair- not the short little pixie thing she had going on but the longer style with the layers? Know what I am talking about? Anyway- what do you think- should I go for that cut, leave my hair the way it is (I have layers now but its more towards the end of my hair), or let it grow really long and get rid of the layers? Leave a comment and let me know!!! Thanks!

Here is a picture of my hair currently: