Homeless!!! Just for a little while.

Time to get moving! The movers showed up, well, over and over again until everything we own is either in a crate going to Japan or in a bag in the trunk of the car. Although the Air Force paid for us to move, they still manage to make the process something between brain surgery and rocket science. But its free, right? Oh, and as an added adventure, Emily caught one of the movers "investigating" her purse. We're having our people take care of it. (That was a joke, if anything were to happen to the guy.) So we have no "stuff," and we moved in with Emily's parents until we fly out for Hawaii. They're good sports though, Barry is a great roommate - he cooks a lot. Sleeping in the car isn't very fun though. But its free, right?

Jokes aside, it's already turned into an adventure and we haven't gone anywhere yet! But we get to spend the holidays at home before we leave, so its all worth it. Merry Christmas everyone, and we'll see you in Hawaii.

Graduation! (Or, better late than never)

After the longest course in F-15 training history, Ben graduated on November 24th. The squadron showed up for the graduation dinner, Emily got flowers for putting up with him during the course, and all of the students got some public praise - and a little humiliation. Emily's parents got to make the trip over and attend the dinner, and it was great having them there, too, as we needed witnesses to confirm that Ben was the Distinguished Graduate for the course! Emily also got to go out to the flightline and take some pictures during Ben's last flight at Tyndall. We got some great pictures and are relieved to be done with this class!

The wedding

November 8th was the big day and it went great! Those of you that were able to make it know first-hand, but we'll post a few pictures anyway. The ceremony that morning turned out exactly like we imagined and was perfect - even with the bride showing up on two wheels with the hazards flashing (I'm not kidding), being a little behind schedule. The reception was great, thanks to the tons of people who helped. Believe me, it certainly wouldn't have been what it was without you all! Thanks again to all who were able to come, our friends and family from literally all over the country made it as special as we'd imagined. The honeymoon will be on the way to Japan during our little detour - so we'll have some cool pictures from Hawaii soon!

Here we go!

Hi everyone! Well, we figured that with the upcoming move to Japan our friends and family might like to be able to keep up with us. Since you can't exactly pop in for a visit at will, we are keeping updates and photos from the wedding through the move and whatever we encounter on our adventures in Japan! Check back often!