Upon our return from Costa Rica, my parents threw a bbq to celebrate Joey's service and time home. (It was also an awesome day because instead of just recognizing Joey's service we got to recognize Edwin's service as well due to his recent tour in Iraq ending and permitting him to attend!) Many of you know that Edwin is the reason Joey and met up that January night a year and a half ago, and that he is one of our best friends. It also was a special occasion not only that almost all our friends and family got to be there for the bbq, but also that this was the first time Joey, Edwin, and I had been all together since "the night" in January 2009. It seems that when you are in the military, you have to miss out (sometimes) on momentous occasions in your friends and families lives because of being stationed on opposite sides of the world or deployments during war time. So to have Edwin, Michael B, my girlfriends (Annelise, Elise, and Shelby), and our families present was such a gift.
**side note: i am sad to report i have no pictures of this event due to the fact we were all busy slip'n'sliding in the backyard or chillin' in a baby pool haha**
However, the following day was Michael B's 27th birthday so of course a celebratory dinner was in order. There was a group of about 11 people and we all went to DoDiYo's @ SoHo in Homewood for dinner. It was such an awesome dinner with drinks to follow at Jackson's. the night was filled with laughter and memories. It was so incredible to have such a great group of old friends together to celebrate a birthday, a friend returning on R&R, and a farewell to a friend before his move to Sicily.
Here are a few pics....
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