The war on terrorism has been long and tedious. It is not over by a long shot. But for quite a few families, the chance to spend the holidays together is now a reality. Homecoming is a special event. I’ve lived through the waiting. Still waiting for another. I found this story especially uplifting in [...]
Military families spend a lot of money on promotional items like banners, signs and T-shirts. During homecomings it is not uncommon to see kids, wives, girlfriends and other family members displaying banners and wearing T-shirts proclaiming their welcome home to units and individuals. Sometimes groups get together and assemble welcome home packages for the troops. [...]
We had a homecoming party for Cpl Honda. It was small, just a few close friends. I must apologize for the pics, I should have turned my flash on. My kids are really into RockBand, I must admit, it is fun. I think the highlight of the evening was Lady Godiva’s daughter pounding on the [...]
Ok, here is the final installment of homecoming. Lady Red and I woke up pretty early. I suppose because of the excitement level. We lounged around for a few hours and then got dressed and headed to the beach. We walked out on the pier and as I looked out in the distance, I could [...]
Ok, so after we left the Sweat Lodge Cafe, Lady Red is driving and it is a bit windy outside. All of a sudden the car starts vibrating. Now this is not the usual feeling of the wind pushing the car, no the car feels like it is shaking back and forth. We pull over [...]
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Tags: Border Patrol, homecoming, juliannah, Lady Red, marines, road trip 
2 Comments »First of all, I just want to say, this story is not for the faint of heart. Lady Red and I started this trip with nothing but the best of intentions. I think this is the case for every road trip, only this time, everything seemed to work against us. Also, since the story is [...]
As most of you know, my son, Cpl Honda is returning from deployment very soon! Am I excited? Hell yes! Even though it was not a combat deployment, it was still very stressful for me. It is very hard when you do not know where your child is. It does not matter how old they [...]
Cpl Honda called me this morning. I had just got out of my car and was walking into work when I heard my cellphone vibrate. Now when I get an email it will vibrate twice. So when I heard it vibrate a third time I know I was getting a phone call. Then I saw [...]
So, you know that my son, Cpl Honda will be home from deployment soon. I was faced with having to drive to homecoming by myself. Of course, I would not miss that for anything, but it is about a seven hour drive through some very desolate areas and, yes I am a big girl, but [...]
Posted in family, military, recipe Tags: Corvette, homecoming, Sihsh-Ka-Bob, sunday brunch Comments OffI posted some news about Cpl Honda’s homecoming over at juliannahbydesign just to mix things up a bit. Not really, but if want to read about it shoot on over.
