July Happenings!

Happy Belated July 4th ~ I'm just a little late wishing everyone Happy July 4th; however, I've been just a little busy this summer. Having returned from our vacation, I've had a hard time adjusting back to the work routine.

We had a GREAT 4th of July, celebrating with our nephew, John Prince. John is stationed at Sheppard AFB at Tech School and am really glad he's stationed so close to home. I started the day by picking him up at Conner Hall and was so excited to see him in his uniform. I told him he how tall he looked in that uniform and very handsome indeed. We did a little shopping with him at the Base Exchange and since I had never been at the BX, I found it pretty fascinating. Basically, it was just like a Wal*Mart (not near as huge), but pretty much the same. Just lower prices for the GI's and their families. We then went to the mini mall and had lunch and headed for the Base Water park. We had a blast at the Water Park, enjoying each other's company and catching up on some needed R & R. Rhonda stayed at home, since she was going to meet us later that day for the 4th of July celebration at the base. She was preparing us a picnic lunch for the afternoon and needed the extra time to prepare for our picnic lunch.

I am so proud of John and all the accomplishments he has made for himself. With God at his side, he has matured into such a nice and polite young man. He'll be stationed at SAFB through the end of November, where he'll be stationed at Luke AFB, AZ, just outside of Phoenix. Another hot and dry community.

Afterwards, John and I went to see The Chronicles of Narnia. Wow! If you haven't seen this movie, I urge you to see it. At first, I didn't think I was gonna like it; nevertheless, it turned out awesome. So much correlation to the Bible. After the movie, we met Rhonda and enjoyed our time together munching on Fried Chicken, Potato Salad, Rolls and yummy cookies. As always, she out did herself preparing for her men in her life. For entertainment, SAFB sponsored Tops in Blue to perform for everyone and they were fantastic. If you ever get a chance to see Tops in Blue perform, please do so. You won't regret it. After the performance, the fireworks display began, along with a backdrop of patriotic music. Such a nice ending to our July 4th holiday, I put the top down in my Mustang and took John back to his dorm. Looking at the beautiful stars and God's handiwork makes you so proud to be an American and thankful for the freedom that God has bestowed upon our lives. Thank you Lord for our family, friends and above all: God in our lives. Our July 4th holiday was nearly over and I felt it was one of the best we had enjoyed in a long time. The only sad thing about the 4th of July, it kinda reminds me of Christmas. So much preparation for one day, and afterwards, it's back to the old routine of work and stuff.