Team Anders

waiting for our flight in Cincinnati p.s. cincy has the best USO ever We did it! Well, that's what Easton would say anyway...but yes, we did.  Jace and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary on June 21st and treated ourselves to an amazing five-night vacation at Sandals Emerald Bay in the Bahamas.  A huge thank you to our travel agent and friend Ketti Menne for the perfect recommendation! It was perfect. My parents were super troopers and watched Easton while we frolicked in paradise.  Our morning began at 0315 to catch our 0715 flight from Cincinnati.  We flew through Miami and landed in Exuma, Bahamas at 1130.  We were sipping our welcome champagne in the resort lobby by 1215. It was a beautiful thing. one fire truck. one blue tractor. one golf cart. welcome to exuma international airport! We checked in but our room wasn't quite ready. No worries because one, I had just pounded a champagne on an empty stomach and two, our butler appea...

Jace and I took a trip down to Newport, RI to visit my Dad during his break from  Direct Commission Officer Indoctrination Course at Newport Naval Station.  For those of you who don't know, my Dad joined the US Navy Reserve Dental Corps this past September and currently drills (pardon the pun) at Navy Operational Support Center Tucson. Attention! This weekend marked the halfway point of his 12-day crash course in Navy customs and courtesies, proper uniform wear, Navy command structure and all that good stuff.  Such a trip down memory lane for both Jace and me as he told us how he's currently sleeping on top of his bed (but not in the sheets) because it's made to spec and he doesn't want to mess it up and how their room was torn apart after they spent hours preparing for inspection (SAMI anyone?)! We couldn't quit chuckling and shaking our heads all weekend.  I've gotta say I never imagined I'd be buying my Dad edge dressing and teaching him tricks...