There are SO many Birthday Balls held during the month of November that the officers' club (from which we live right down the street) is booked every single night. They close for dinner, Sunday brunch and any other events just so that they can accommodate all of the balls and still allow their staff to have a life outside of work.
Finally, it was time for our own MWSG-17 Marine Corps Birthday Ball. It was the biggest one we attended this year. Huge. And lots of fun!
Recognize this cake? Since they have a ball every single night of the month, they use this same cake each time. It's wooden, but with real frosting. The only real cake on it is on the bottom where the word CORPS is placed. That's the section they cut the pieces from for the traditional "oldest and youngest Marine" cake ceremony. They just refill it and refrost that part every night.
I love all the pomp and circumstance!
This was our guest speaker...the BEST one we've ever heard. He was awesome. Funny, original, inspirational, the whole enchilada. (And MAN can he Salsa! I got video...but sorry, I'm saving it just for my personal collection.)
Here's some more pics of some of my favorite peeps:
Hubba Hubba!
And of course, my favorite peep ever!
What would a post about a ball be without random dance shots?:
Friends from Church
Go Colonel!
Robotic Marine
My personal fave. I think he has a matching one of me, too.
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