Proud Officer's Wife!

My husband's training has finally ended and he has been commissioned into the U.S. Air Force! It was amazing seeing him after two long months. The week went by too quickly and I'll be back home tomorrow only to endure many more months of separation before he'll be finished with his second round of training.

Here are some pictures from the week:

OTS Maxwell, AFB

Being commissioned by Col Prupas

My husband is now a 2nd Lt!

A  plane from Charleston AFB visited

The parade

Graduation!

Charles was in the Goldhawks squadron. They are doing their chant in this picture.

Operation "Find a Dress"...

...has not been going well. I am on a mission to find a really cute dress for Charles' graduation from OTS. Since he'll be wearing blues, I want to find something that matches or coordinates.

This was my first attempt:

www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/the-cherry-on-dot-dress

I had such high hopes for this dress. It was just a tad too short and made my boobs look flat. Not a good thing for an already smaller-chested woman.Even looking at the picture now, I wish with all my heart this dress had worked out. I love the red and white polka dots. I just love the way the dress looks. It would have been so bold and fun!










My second attempt searching was yesterday at the mall. I had the afternoon off and spent it shopping! I went into just about every store that I thought would have at least one cute dress. I avoided stores such as Wet Seal and the like. I am not going to look slutty for my husband's graduation. After what felt like hours at the mall, I left with nothing. I saw lots of dresses, but none that I thought were cute or the right color. Remember, it has to match or coordinate with navy blue.

www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/the-story-of-citrus-dress

Today my Modcloth return of the above mentioned dress went through. I was able to order another dress from them. (One of the many things I love about Modcloth is hassle-free returns.) This is my third attempt:

I really hope this one works out. Even though I still have a couple weeks before the event, I would really love to cross this off my to-do list. 

If I don't like this one enough, I might just wear a dress I already own. I do have some pretty cute ones, but it's always nice to have an excuse to buy a new dress.

Our MN Trip

For Memorial Day weekend, we traveled to Minneapolis and Northfield, MN. My sister, Courtney, graduated from St. Olaf College this weekend which is the main reason we visited.

Our flight was delayed about an hour getting out of OH due to bad weather over MN. But we made in to MN with very few bumps on the flight. We stayed at a nice French hotel chain, Sofitel. I highly recommend this hotel chain. The room was comfortable and the hotel was very chic. Lucky for us, we had a great deal from Priceline.

Friday was spent sightseeing. We ate breakfast at a neat little local place, the Zumbro. I had french toast and Charles had pancakes. We headed to the Mall of America and walked around that for a while. They had an H&M, so I was very happy.

After the mall, we visited a sculpture garden with the iconic spoon with a cherry sculpture. They had a bunch of neat pieces of art and a garden.

To end the evening, we went to a Twins baseball game. They played Detroit and since my Dad is a Michigan native, I was secretly cheering for them. They have a very nice park.

On Saturday, we spent the day in Nortfield. We visited my sister's school and the downtown area. We were going to listen to a lecture, but the chapel was packed. We ate lunch in the Caf; St. Olaf supposedly has the best cafeteria food in America. It was pretty good, but I think the selection was not as fancy as some of the things I've heard they have. They had a very nice "Illumination Ceremony" that we attended before going back to the hotel.

On Sunday, we had a full day. We woke up early for church. Then we went to an art reception at St. Olaf. We saw some of Courtney's artwork and some various other pieces. Afterward, there was a Jazz Brunch with some very tasty food. And after that was the big event--graduation!

St. Olaf holds their graduation outside. Unfortunately, this year's weather was sunny and quite warm (90+ degrees). For most of the ceremony, we were in the shade, but the sun moved. It was a nice ceremony. For dinner we ate Indian food and then got popsicles and ice cream at a local eatery.

We flew back to OH on Monday afternoon after a stop to walk around Lake Harriet.

We thoroughly enjoyed our weekend in MN. I would recommend a visit for anyone. They have quite a bit to offer in Minneapolis from art to sports and many things in-between.