Mexico Beach

Friday, as many of you know, was my birthday! Rob had a roll call that night, so we weren't really sure what we were going to do to celebrate. I went to the Officer Club with the girls while the guys were at the squadron. It's really fun to have drinks at the Officer Club - the one at Sheppard was hardly used. After Rob's roll call, he met me and we had a lovely night, just the two of us. I don't really need presents, just Rob. :-) He always makes me feel special.

Saturday, we visited another flea market (I'm beginning to think Florida really likes their glorified garage sales) and I picked up some beach cookie cutters and a couple neat-looking glass bottles - one with German words on it. Later that day, we went to Mexico Beach to check out their art and wine festival. The setting was beautiful - cozy inn on the beach, good live band, wine, local artists... and chock full of middle-aged singles! Rob and I must have missed the memo that this is where you go to meet people post-divorce. :-) It really just kicked off our weekend of being the only ones in attendance from our demographic, ie. see latest church scouting mission.

That night, the B-coursers (the B course is the F-15 class Rob is doing right now) from all 3 classes (senior class, baby class, and baby-baby class - I'm not sure if that's the right terminology) all met up and grilled on the beach and made a bonfire. It was a great relaxing night getting to know the other Eagle-associated people better.

OH! Big news! We got our TMO check from our do-it-yourself move!!! YAAAAYYYY!!!! And, although our check is substantial, I'm definitely NOT doing another full DITY move! Ever. So... I'll be ordering my new couch soon (the whole reason behind the DITY move)!! You'll all be getting before and after pics of the living room.

I'd also like to take this moment to share some of my new favorite things. I love the TV series "Pushing Daisies." Rob and I just finished season 1 on netflix and it is SO good! It's funny, colorful, lighthearted, and feel-good, like a bedtime story. It's just good! So, you should all check it out and thank me. While we're on the subject, I also love "Speed Racer" - yeah. It absolutely blows my mind. Not only is the plot, characters, acting good, but the visual stimulation is incredible! It's just so beautiful to watch! It makes me happy.