Our First Thanksgiving

Our most recent adventures were over Thanksgiving. It was our first Thanksgiving spent together in person and I'd say it was a major success :) We both had off Thursday and Friday to make it a long weekend. Thursday during the day we hung out and just relaxed. In  the evening we went over to Robbie's coworkers house for dinner and a bonfire. We hung out there until late in the evening. It was a relaxing and fun night. Friday we drove up to Anaheim. We got a late start and didn't leave until after lunch. We got a hotel, did some Black Friday shopping once we made it to Anaheim and called it an early night.

Saturday we went to Disneyland for the day. This is something that is on my bucket list to do before moving. I have only been once back in 2009 when I first moved to CA. And I was really wanting to go during Christmastime to see all the decorations. We spent the day there walking around, riding rides, eating and watching shows. We also did a little shopping..I had to get Minnie ears!! It was so much fun! We didn't even get to everything but we brought 3 day passes that we can use on any days for a year so we are planning to go again two more times before we're gone. Here are some photos of our Disney adventures :)

On Sunday we drove home and were lucky enough to leave early enough that we beat all the horrible traffic. Once we got back we ran errands. Monday I ended up taking off from work as well. I was already off in the morning because Robbie had a promotion ceremony at work. He got promoted to Sergeant. I'm so proud of him! Me and our friend Matt were able to pin him for his ceremony. They ended up giving him the rest of the day off from work so I ended up taking off as well. We relaxed and hung out with some friends. Here are some photos from Robbie's promotion ceremony :)

Happy Birthday Marines!!

On November 5th I was able to attend the US Marine Corps Birthday Ball with my handsome Marine! Last year at this time he was deployed. This year he was here and we were able to go. I was so excited! I went shopping with my friend Jessica one weekend for a dress. We found some we liked and we took photos with the dresses and tags so we could look online. The dress that I loved I was able to finally find online for a cheaper price so I ordered it. It shipped from China and I worried I wouldn't get it in time but I did. The dress however, was too big once I got it so I had to get it altered. Something I was not anticipating having to do. Luckily they were able to get it back to me in time for the ball as well.

The day of the ball Robbie worked and half day and I took off the whole day. Jessica and I hung out all day and ran errands. Once her husband and Robbie got off work we all met up at Jessica's house. We got ready together doing our hair and make up then headed up to the hotel the ball was being held at. It was in Valley Center, CA in the middle of nowhere lol. The hotel was part of a resort with a casino and pretty big. We waited in a long line to check in, got our rooms, ran up to them got dressed, did some make up/hair touch ups, took some quick photos, met up with some of their other coworkers and friends and then hurried down to the ball room for the event.

We quickly found our seats and the ceremony started. They had someone speaking and welcoming us. Then they brought the flags in, a band marched/played, the cake was brought in and cut. They had guests of honor that spoke. After all that was said and done we had a little break then they served dinner. Afterwards we were able to just walk around, take photos, go outside, go to the casino and just hang out. They had dancing and music. I spent the majority of my time with Jessica. Robbie seemed to know everyone and everyone knew him. He got pulled in a bunch of different directions all night. I was so thankful that I knew some people and had a female friend I could hang out with! All in all the night was fun! It wasn't what I was expecting but it was a good time. Here's come photos of us :)

Halloweentime

Our Halloween was good. It was our first Halloween spent together in person. We both worked during the day and then went over to our friends Tyler & Jessica's house for a party. We dressed up as Zack Morris and Kelly Kapowski from Saved by the Bell. One of my favorite shows and TV couples! :) I originally sent Robbie a photo of Zack & Kelly back either right before he got home from deployment or right before after saying we should be them for Halloween. Robbie agreed and we ended up sticking to that plan. He even kept his hair longer on top and brought a sweater at a thrift shop to be more like Zack. Here's some photos of our fun night :)

So Many More Adventures

Wow here I go again taking so long to write a new post. Sorry guys! It's been a crazy couple of months! Because it's been so long I'm going to have to write a few posts to make up for everything we've been up to! Since my last post about our LA trip we have been busy busy! At the beginning of October we went to the military airshow at Robbie's base. It was my first airshow in years and Robbie's first since being in the Marine Corps! It was hot but we had a lot of fun. We got to see the Blue Angels fly and some other planes, even some from Robbie's base.

We've were super busy in November! We've been working hard on crossing off items on our bucket lists of things to do out here before we move. More on some of the bigger items on our list later. But we did get to go see one of my favorite country singers, Jerrod Niemann in concert at the House of Blues and we went to the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA that was a blast! Its smaller than the one in Colorado Springs but still fun! We walked around the grounds and took photos. Here's some photos from our trip :)