BOSTON Part 1

Jeremy is on leave so we headed to Boston for 5 days! It took us forever to get their with the holiday traffic so we stopped half way in Stamford, Connecticut. We arrived in Boston Saturday afternoon and headed to the Red Sox game! Boston beat the Baltimore Orioles 9 to 3 so it was a great game!

Sunday we headed to the Navy Yard to see the USS Constitution come back into the harbor from doing a 21 gun salute and sailing for the holiday.

We took the ferry over to Quincy Market to eat and peeked in Faneuil Hall

We then stopped by Cheers on our way to the our fireworks stop

We found a small plot of land to claim for the fireworks show on the esplanade. We couldn't see the Boston Pops Orchestra and Toby Keith, but we could hear it! We had a great spot for the fireworks. It was packed down there, but we got lucky going to our hotel after the show because a bus was going directly to our stop and we got back within 30 minutes!

Beautiful sky while waiting for the fireworks!

Monday, we headed to Salem, MA to go to the Salem Witch Museum where we learned about the witch trials, then we went to the Minuteman National Historical Park and learned about the Lexington/Concord battle along the road to Boston

We headed back to Boston that night and saw a few sites in the Back Bay. Here is the Boston Public Library

coming soon...Freedom Trail, USS Constitution, Plymouth

TBS Graduation

These past six months were long and hard, but it's finally over!!

Here I am at Warrior Day. They let the family come check out what the Marines had been up to the past 6 months. I had fun playing with the big guns!

and flying helicopters!

And here we are after graduation! Doesn't he look great in his Blues!

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Jeremy will now attend Communications school here at Quantico for another 6 months. We should find out in a few months where we will move after that!

Our apartment

Welcome to our apartment! I know we've lived here for 6 months now, but I just hadn't gotten around to taking pictures. So for those of you who were wondering, here it is!

 Our bedroom

Other side of our bedroom

Our master bathroom

Our awesome bathtub!

Our guest room just waiting for you to come visit!

Guest bathroom

Living Room

Other side of living room

Dining Area

Looking into the kitchen

Kitchen

Laundry Room
 

Spare room, it is now an office but I didn't take a new picture. It is organized now too!

That's it! Next post, Jeremy's graduation from TBS which is Thursday!!!

2 Years!

2 years ago yesterday Jeremy and I were married on the beach in Hawaii.

So much has happened since then. We've been separated due to deployments and training, we've moved to the other side of the US, we've lived in 2 homes, and much more in these last 2 years! These last 2 years have been a whirlwind of excitement and I'm so glad I've gotten to spend it with Jeremy!

Happy Anniversary Babe! I love you!

The General's House

Warning this post has details for  my mom and those who are interested!

Last night I had the honor of attending a dinner at a 3 star General's House. They invited all the spouses from Jeremy's company over to welcome us to the Marine Corps, thank us, and teach us how to be Officer Wives. I wish I could have taken pictures! Some girls did take some before we left on their phones so here those are.

It was a fun night. We were sent the book Parade Rest to review before attending. It is a book of Marine Officer Customs and Protocol. We were also sent instructions on what to wear and bring. The dress code was casual, no jeans. We were to keep handbags to a minimum. We were to bring a hostess gift in a form of a donation to a charity. We met off site and were bused to the beautiful house on Quantico.

They started off with a "cocktail hour" on the deck. We mingled with the fellow wives, the new CO of TBS, the General and his wife, and other higher-up spouses. After this we enjoyed dinner on the deck prepared by the Enlisted Aides. There were 6 aides there to serve the meal. The General has an aide everyday from 7:30-3:00 to cook and clean the house. Jeremy said he also has aides that drive him around and other things.

The menu was:
Raspberry Spinach Salad
Caribbean Jerk Pork Tenderloin with Pinneapple Salsa
Saffron Rice
Vegetable Medley
Summer Garden Tortellini with Chicken
Key Lime Pie with Passion Fruit and Huckleberry Compote

They then went over the protocol. Most of the things we talked about were basic etiquette rules. The one thing I do not agree with is the "dress code". We are not supposed to wear certain clothes to the commissary (grocery store) on base. We can't wear flip flops, gym clothes, or short shorts. I always wear flip flops and will continue to do so...at least until I get kicked out. Gym clothes...really? It's a grocery store! What if I want to stop by the store on my way home from the gym or if I just want to be comfy. They said we need to be examples for the younger wives....wait I am a younger wife. Hawaii was much more laid back about the dress code. I wore my work out shorts and flip flops to the commissary every time and never had a second thought. 

Overall it was a nice evening and the food was delicious. And I enjoyed catching up with all the spouses!

Catch Up

Well it has been a long time since I last posted and so much has happened since then! I will try to start writing more consistently. I'll be working on the design, but for now, let me update you on our lives!

Jeremy went to Officer Candidate School to switch from the Enlisted side of the Marine Corps to the Officer side! He went to training in Quantico, VA from Oct-Dec and graduated on Dec. 11, 2009 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the USMC! I'm so proud of him for doing well at this school! It was like boot camp so he knew what to do for the most part.

I missed Jeremy while he was gone, but I did get to go back to the mainland from Thanksgiving until his graduation to see everyone. 

After Jeremy graduated, we went back to Hawaii to spend a quiet Christmas together. The movers came to pack us up and we moved to Stafford, VA just about 30 miles south of DC! 

Jeremy is in The Basic School which all Marine Officers have to go through. He will (hopefully) graduate on July 1! After that he will go to communications school here at Quantico so we will be staying here for another 6 months or so! Here is Jeremy and some of his roommates in their dress blues!

We are enjoying living here so far. We've gotten to do a lot of sightseeing, but are looking forward to doing more! My parents came to visit last week and my cousin Laura and her husband were here the past few days! It's so fun to have visitors!

A lot of other stuff has happened as well. My best friend Katie got married! It was so great to stand next to her on her big day!

My nephew Jaxon was born! We got to see him Memorial Weekend which was wonderful.

Jeremy's mom got really sick and we went to visit her Memorial Weekend as well. She is now home and recovering. We hadn't seen Jeremy's family in a year and a half. Jeremy hadn't been to Texas in a year and a half! It was a long overdue visit and so good to see everyone! Here is Jeremy and his siblings.

I know I'm missing a lot of stuff! But this will have to do for now! We miss Hawaii and all our friends their, but we are enjoying our new adventure here in Virginia!

1 year!

Back on June 20th, Jeremy and I celebrated our one year anniversary. We spent the weekend in Waikiki at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

Here we are on our balcony about to go to dinner!



My hot hubby


Dinner at Ruth's Chris...YUM!


They had rose petals on the table when we got there, gave us free wine, and chocolate covered strawberries! We recommend going here on your anniversary to get spoiled!


View of the beach from our room.


View of the city from our room


Jeremy chilling in the pool!


Our wedding cake topper. Thanks mom for wrapping it up so carefully and bringing it to us!