Fabulous Army Life

Cindy with a 15th BSB candy crest! Giovanni's Italian Restaurant in Copperas Cove handled the delicious dinner. Guests left with a cute take-home favor including a packet of bluebonnet seeds! Nametags, guest book, and take-home favors. Custom name-tags for all guests. Guests wrote notes to Cindy in this super-cute guest book. Beautiful custom cake by My Sweet Diva! Beatiful Dessert Table Farewell comments and gifts presented to Cindy. Black Jack ladies attend Cindy's Farewell.

Attendees were encouraged to wear tea hats ... what a lovely photo of the ladies! Personal touches were ever-present and Lisa's personality was highlighted throughout.  A truly lovely farewell for a truly lovely lady. Photos highlighting Lisa's time with 1-5 CAV serve as decorations. Each guest left with a party favor, including a cute silver flower charm.  Guests were encouraged to write notes to Lisa to be added to her farewell gift. A displayed schedule was decorative and kept everyone informed of the evening's events. Food was covered by the venue, Ambrosia's Tea Room in Salado, Texas. Shelley presents her comments, farewelling Lisa from the 1-5 CAV Family. Sharon shows Lisa's farewell gift, a hand-made quilt from the ladies of the battalion. Black Jack ladies attend Lisa's Farewell.

Our brigade hostes a Spouse Spur Ride today and I learned lots of new things.  Here are my biggest lessons learned ... The tradition of having to “earn your spurs” reaches back to the beginning of the Cavalry when green troopers arrived to their new cavalry units and were required to prove their proficiency and skills before they could earn the right to wear spurs with their uniform. The purpose of a Spouse Spur Ride is to build unit cohesion and learn more about what our Soldier heroes do each day while deployed ... and 'earn our spurs' as Cavalry spouses! ACU pants are not flattering on any female form. The Field Artillery gun ... the Paladin!  Hooah! Our battalion's CSM's wife and me in a Bradley.  The Soldiers stationed at this vehicle failed to convince me that this was cooler than a Paladin, but they did their best.  My observation was that the biggest difference I saw (other than the obvious size of the gun) was all the cushions on the seats in back. ...

The Cook Family Thanksgiving We enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving on Fort Hood.  The Dining Facilities compete for honors in food service, decorations, and more so it's always a great meal and a fun atmosphere.  One of the amazing cakes on display Trey enjoyed the many options available at this Thanksgiving dinner!  Joshua was slightly more selective than Trey but just as happy!  We loved having Gram and Granddad with us this year!  After dinner, Nate helped serve Soldiers and Families.