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Groom's Corner.....a baseball station (Ryan has played his entire life and through college). Complete with popcorn, mini corn dogs, Rusty's homemade cracker jacks, baseball cookies and brownie ice cream bowl. 
A taste of Cynthia's talent. The entire place glowed at night....candle lights, Christmas lights, snow, garland, Christmas trees, crystal snow flakes.....beautiful!
Chris's Charlie Company Staff.
This weekend Chris and I traveled North on 35 for two very special occasions. The first was a wedding on Saturday evening in Salado Texas (by the way ADORABLE town). It was a wedding for my parent's Godson, Ryan and my mom was the officiant/ordained minister of the ceremony. It was special to see that she was there for Ryan's birth and baptism and now she was marrying him to his wife. My dad was best friends with his Dad, Rusty since they were 7 years old and I have many memories of my childhood with our families....holidays, celebrations, slumber parties, and camping trips. Cynthia, his mom, is a very talented florist/designer/cook who made this wedding look like a beautiful winter wonderland. She did the same for our wedding almost 7 years ago. Although I do not know Ryan as an adult, it was still a sentimental celebration to me. It made me reflect on my own life and how I can't believe how fast time has past in some ways. How am I an almost 30 year old married women with a toddler? When did that happen? It was a beautiful ceremony and I could feel my dad's spirit there as Ryan's Godfather. I know that he is so proud of him.
On Sunday we headed to Chris' unit in Round Rock where he had his change of command ceremony as Commander for C Company in the 321st MI Battalion. The ceremony was a bittersweet end to his Military career. He has served in the military for over 9 years and been on numerous trainings, schools, and 2 overseas Deployments. Now I could go on and on about how hard life was and is for families in the Reserves and the Military in general. As commander he worked 2 full time jobs everyday. But I'll leave it at that. Because for all the hardship we have gone through with the military, it also has allowed us the opportunities to buy our first home and let me be a stay at home mom with Jude. It has allowed Chris to grow as a strong leader and person of character and pride. And most importantly it has allowed us to give and sacrifice for our country and contributed to the freedom we all have. I couldn't be more proud of my husband. I know that although he is ready to leave this chapter in his life, he can't help but miss something that was a part of his life for so long. He will miss the people the most. The people who he lived with and worked with for years. So to his staff and soldiers I say Thank You for all you've done to take care of him and bring him home safely too! The Change of Command Ceremony was like a huge weight lifted from both our shoulders. It was like we could breath again. Emotional to say the least....tears of joy, relief, and sadness all in one. It's hard to say goodbye. But it's time to move on.
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