Not quite 3 months....RACHEL!

Rachel said that it would take me 2-3 months to post picuters from out party...she was wrong....!:) Well...since the guys were gone....and Josh for the last time.....we decided to have a wine glass painting party! Rachel and I have been wanting to do this for a long time like she mentioned on her blog....so we decided to take advantage of having a girls night...while of course watching American Idol. Rachel, me, Mary and Christie all got togther at my house and hung out, ate snacks, painted glasses/vases, and watched American Idol! We had so much fun! Here are a few pictures from that night.

One of my glasses....pink,green and white polka dots!
My other glass....water w/ fish and bubbles!
Mary's Vase!

Inside of Rachel's now broken glass!
Rachel's other glass...water scene....w/ a sub!
Rachel, me, Mary and Christie!
Christie painting her yellow/orange flower glass!

Leaving for the Last time....for two years at least!

The beginning of Last week Josh headed out to sea for his last time for a long time! It was kinda exciting in a crazy way....of course I was sad to see him go....but so excited that it was going to be the last time! Here are a few pictures of the boat heading out:

Farewell...from the Alexandria Crew!

Saturday May 3 was our Farewell from the boat. We had a Kentucky Derby themed get together at the Captain and Krysti's home. We ate Kentucky Derby themed food, watched the derby and bet on our favorite horses, and had a derby hat contest. It was lots of fun. We also of course had the normal gag gift exchanged to and from Josh. Josh gave out some pretty funny gifts and got some good ones in return. Of course he got some Dr. Pepper and plenty of candy to hopefully last him through our drive to California! I also got a few gifts...mine were MUCH better.....because mine were not gag gifts! Thanks to the bestest friend in the world I got some great things......the ladies of the Alex got me a beautiful Vera Bradley duffle bag, a gift certificate to Under Armour, a glass candy dish with the boats seal engraved on it, and a wine bag.....and a GREAT book on California and what there is to do there and were it all is. I will have to take some pictures of the things I got and post them on here! We had a lot of fun....and I am truly going to miss everyone so much! The good thing about being in the Navy is meeting some amazing people and knowing that there is always a possibility that you will be back in the same town and some point or another!

Where is Monterey you ask.....?

Since so many of you keep asking us where exactly Monterey is in California....what other cities it is near....how far from here or there....I decided to help answer some of those questions as best I could since I really don't know much about Monterey or California for that matter....hopefully I will soon!:) Here is a map of California and a map of Monterey. Monterey is ABOUT:

1 hr from San Jose
1.5-2 hrs from San Francisco
4-5 hrs from Los Angeles
6-7 hrs from San Diego
7-8 hrs from Las Vegas



We are looking to live somewhere in the Pacific Grove area.