The true answer to that oh so rhetorical question is October 28 when we put Max in Winston and I about died on the way home from the hospital with the seat adjusted all the way forward and my knees smooshed up to the dashboard just to get the baby seat in the car.)
Hello Honda!
Meet our new car - not yet named - a Honda Civic Hybrid. We're both really excited about the car because of the fuel efficiency and hopefully lessening our negative impact on the environment. The buying process was kind of headache and lasted 4 and 1/2 hours but we all made it! I think Max wondered if he would at some points during the day. That's a long time for a little dude to go without a variety of activities.
Friday we attended our last ball for the 21st Signal Bridage at Ft. Detrick, MD. We actually had a really fun time! We were so lucky to sit with a great table including our friends Morid and Fari and Sgt. Rivera and his wife, Nancy. Here's a photo of all of us. We shared a bottle of champagne and collected our souvenier mousepad coaster. I should post a picture of these because it will make you laugh. Oustide of the fellowship with our friends in the Brigade, meeting General Via, Commanding General Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command (CECOM LCMC and his wife Linda and listening to his speech was the highlight of the ball.
This is saying a lot because you usually watch the clock tick through the speeches. He is so soldier-centered and his committment to soldiers is undeniable. Rather than drone on about the plans for technology upgrade or reorganization he spoke about soldiers, how they are the backbone of the Army and how honored he is to serve with them. He offered the standard thank you to families for their support of soliders and unlike many of the times this phrase is uttered, it felt like he was talking directly to you and genuinely meant what he said and what it means to sacrifice as a family member. (For those of you who are dependents, I think you know what I mean.) The bulk of his speech centered around Memorial Day and the final respects paid to one soldier who paid the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and the tribute fellow soldiers paid to him as his body was transported home on Memorial Day. It was really amazing and beautiful. What an outstanding example of leadership and humanity.
Our Table
The only major Max news is that he clapped on Sunday. He hasn't done it since but he's really interested in grabbing my hands and making them clap. Here's the sole Max photo from this weekend.
And a photo of our little Chubber (who isn't really chubby anymore but the name stuck). He seems to get shorted in the blog.
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Great work.
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