In mid January, we met up with the Haggard's, Robert, Josh's friend from Purdue, and we were able to meet his new wife Shannon. We had a great time showing them a little bit of San Antonio that they haven't seen before, as well as a wonderful meal on the Riverwalk. It was so great to catch up with them and see how life has been as newlyweds living in Dallas.
That same weekend we also got to meet up over lunch with our Abilene friends, the Calame's. We tried a new place that I can't remember the name of and it was very delicious!!
We started February with our formal OG Ball on base and we had a great time! The girls went out and got our hair and makeup done and had a fun time. Here's some of our closest buds, the Johnson's, and the Spencer's. (I was too cheap and too late to buy the actual print).
Then, as a surprise from Josh, he took off the afternoon and we ventured on up to San Antonio for Valentine's Day. We stayed at the BEAUTIFUL JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa. It was so nice to get away and relax! (This is not my picture, but it was the fireplace we sat next to outside, and a little waterfall on the other side).
After spending Friday day shopping around in San Antonio, we then headed up to Abilene to visit more friends and the best church ever! We stayed at Keri and Chad's (affectionately called Hotel Hoes) for the weekend and had a blast playing with their kids, going out to eat at Perini's, singing happy birthday to my brother over voicemail and in the midst of it singing we're all going to die, AND meeting up with the Jenning's and Ingrams. It's like we never left, and that is why those friends are SO awesome!! The church service at Beltway was phenomenal, and honestly I don't know why I chose to wear mascara that day, I was a mess before the first worship song was over!
That covers the rest of Jan and Feb. As for March, so far, it's been a great month. We started the first weekend with the Laughlin OSC Auction, or as everyone calls it, the most surprisingly fun thing to not miss out on in Del Rio. It was a blast! I know Dyess does one too, so next year, GO to it all you Abilene peeps! We got to see live and silent auctions raise money for our OSC Charitable funds which help fund local high school student and spouse scholarships, and other great charities both local and national. Rumor has it we raised over $18,000! There were Taylor Swift tickets (went for $700 with rental car and hotel stay included), signed golf memorabilia (also went for $700), trips to Fredericksburg, with wine tours, and much much more! They also raffled off a free trip to the Bahamas, we did not win anything though.
Then last weekend started off with the 1st annual Devil Dash 5K, put on by our squadron. Their goal was to have somewhere around 100 runners, and they ended up with around 250, they wanted to raise $10,000 (without sponsors) and we raised over $11,000! They also had a special guest appearance from a native Del Rio wounded warrior, and it was such an honor to hear him speak. Although I didn't run, Josh did, I helped work race day, and it so great to be involved in such an awesome event. The highlight of the run for most, was being able to run on the flight line with all the planes lined up. Josh finished with a time of 25:47 and said it felt like a great and easy run, not too shabby!
And that evening was the squadron 80s party. I have been looking forward to this for months!! I LOVE THE 80s! We had a blast, and here are some pics from that.
As for what's next, we hope to go camping at Garner State Park in a couple weeks with some friends. We also planned a week trip to Vegas in April to visit the Luppold's and Pachelhofers. We are flying out of Austin so that when we fly back in, we can spend the night of Josh's birthday in Austin for a concert he's been wanting to go to. It should be a great time!
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