Last night, Brad's squadron had a military ball. It was my first ever and it was actually a lot of fun. I loved getting to be with Brad all night and get to know the guys he works with a little better. He has some great guys in his Squadron and we have been really blessed with his boss, his platoon and his co-workers.
The military ball was in Amberg, so about 30 minutes from us. Brad had to wear his dress blues ... (I love them) ... and we got all dressed up!
This is my wonderful friend Charee. She is pretty amazing and gorgeous! Our husbands are in the same squadron and they are in our ward. They have become wonderful friends in such a short amount of time of us being here.
After the "social hour" they start the program. They present the colors and then they do this Grog Ceremony. Quite frankly, it's disgusting. But, maybe that's only because I don't drink. They pour in like 10 different types of alcohol into the bowl. Each alcohol represents an accomplishment for the squadron over the past 200 some years (WWI, WWII, Desert Storm ... etc) So, they pour in tequila, wine, beer & who knows what else ... all the soldiers chant and cheer as they do it and take a chug for themselves before pouring the rest into the bowl. Then they mix it up and everyone gets a chance to sample the Grog. *gross, gross, gross* I smelled some of it and holy cow, I think I got a little drunk just from smelling it. The soldiers sure loved it though.
See the sock? Apparently it wasn't gross enough just having an assortment of alcohol, so the Sergeant had to add his sock. Yep. Disgusting.
Then, they do the toasts and we eat food (which was delicious!) after dinner the Commanding officers speak for a couple minutes and then they bring out the DJ and you can dance the night away. We didn't stay too long after the dancing starting but, it was a really fun night.
Here is Brad with all the officers in his Troop. I have really come to love these guys and appreciate the work relationship Brad has with them. His CO, Cap't Voch is a great boss and thankfully Brad will be moving with him next month to a different troop.
(Back Row: Lt. Lewis, Lt. Triller, Lt. Anderson, Lt. Speigel, Lt. Jensen Front Row: Cap't Voch, Lt. Duarte, 1st Sgt Quan)
This is Brad and his good friend Josue. They have been good friends since Brad first got here at the beginning of the year.
The first of many military balls ... I am sure! Such a fun night with my Mister.
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