On Tuesday night the Battalion Commander change of command took place and Michael was a part of it! He got to stand in front of his Marines with a cool breeze while I sweated under the tent (no air flow and it was miserable). They arranged to have "Retreat" played by the III MEF band at sunset and it was a really neat ceremony. LtGen Zilmer and MajGen Krussa-Dossin were both there to particate in the ceremony as well.
Here is Michael before the ceremony:
In front of his Marines during the ceremony:
Col Jones and MajGen Krussa-Dossin during the ceremony:
Tonight we went to a social to meet the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Conway and SgtMajor of the Marine Corps, SgtMaj Kent. Each gave a little speech and then hung around to talk with the attendees:In the Pic - far left, Gen Conway, middle - SgtMaj Kent, far right - LtGen Zilmer:
I finally got to take an afternoon nap with my bebes (of which I can never get enough of - sleep or animals):
There was a big farewell for two of the girls in my new branch:
We found a pancake house with some of the most delicious pancakes ever:
Michael finally made some DiBella pizza dough and we made pizza on the grill:
I got my toes done:
and...Michael and some of the guys did some informal karaoke'ing at the neighborhood pub:
We're going to a "formal" karaoke house tomorrow night so we should get some good pictures :)