Happy 235th Birthday....

To the United States Marine Corps.

Past and present, active duty and reserve, stateside and deployed around the world.

On this day in Marine Corps history: In 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the creation of the Marine Corps, and it's been 235 years of showing the world why the Marines are the best ever since.

"The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!"

~Eleanor Roosevelt, ...1945

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference.

The Marines don't have that problem."

~President Ronald Reagan.

Marine Corps Birthday Ball

Recruiting Station Dallas celebrated the 235th Marine Corps Birthday Ball this yearon October 23, 2010, this year in Frisco, TX.

The Guest of Honor was SgtMaj Carlton W. Kent.

The 16th and current Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps.

SgtMaj Kent told the story of how when looking to enlist all the other branches promised all sorts of things to him. The Marine Corps stood alone in promising nothing.

SgtMaj Kent stated...

"The Marine Corps promises you nothing but a title, if you can earn it."

We had some not so great weather join us before the ball, luckily we had already ventured out earlier that day and we were already there at the venue. We were under a tornado warning complete with screaming sirens, for quite some time. But it passed, thankfully.

My hubby & I...it's not a great picture but I'm happy to have it nonetheless.

And one of the greatest things about the RS Dallas birthday ball is getting to see our dear friends, whom we've been stationed with at every duty station since Preston joined, including RS Dallas even though they are IN the Dallas area and we're WAY OUT in Arkansas. The birthday ball gives us a chance to meetup.

HALLOWEEEEEN!

Here's a few of our little trick-o-treaters!!

ARRRRRRRGH!!!!
Cadence was a Monarch Butterfly!!

And because Oct 30th was our 11 year wedding anniversary....here's a pic of the husband and I.