We'll Miss You Guys!

Our "Marine Corps" friends Chris and Michi Stephenson are being transfered to Cherry Point in North Carolina. The good news is they have purchased a very cute 3-bedroom house and their payment will be just slightly higher than what they pay here for a one-bedroom apartment. The bad news is they are moving away from us. While we didn't get to see each other much more than every couple of months, we always managed to just pick up where we left off.

We all met in summer 2004 when Rodney and Chris were assigned to the same MEU (aircraft carrier trip to the Middle East) and had to train for it. Michi and I became fast friernds when we drove to Yuma, Az., to visit the boys while they were there training. Michi is Austrian, so I found her stories about growing up, becoming an au pair, and meeting Chris facsinating. She tolerated my stories about whatever happened to come to my mind at the time while we drove for four hours at a time.

We had our good-bye dinner last night at the Irvine Spectrum. As always, we had a good time. So good, in fact, that it didn't occur to me that I wouldn't see them for a long time until it was time to say good-bye for the night. It was such a bummer to realize that it wasn't just for the night, after all. Best wishes to you both and we are definitely planning to visit! Be sure to hold us to it!