Viva Las Vegas

Jeff has got to be one of the most romantic guys out there! He planned a surprise trip for us to Las Vegas during the last week of June. He told me a few days before we left that he wanted to do something nice for us because we have been so busy. He coordinated the secret trip time off with my boss and did an awesome job!! He put so much thought into the details, it was amazing!!!

We spent the week at the MGM Grand which was absolutely beautiful! He picked out some incredible shows for us to see from Cirque du Soleil. It was over 100 each day, so we spent a lot of time relaxing by the pools at the hotel during the day. We read and talked and swam. We had some awesome dinners. And best of all, we were together all week away from home!

This was the first time either of us had gone to Las Vegas and we definitely want to go back!!!

Award Ceremony

Joint Service Achievement Medal

Friday, July 13th Jeff was awarded the Joint Service Achievement Medal for his role in Language Day. Jeff's award citation reads as follows:

For meritous achievement as Entertainment Representative, Language Day 2007, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center from 1 March 2007 to 18 May 2007. First Lieutenant Doherty managed logistics and led personnel in the planning and execution of 30 performances. He delivered a quality and enjoyable entertainment production to over 5,000 civilian visitors, students and faculty. First Lieutenant Doherty's accomplishment reflects great credit on himself, the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.

Army Ball

We went to the Army Birthday Ball Friday, June 15th. Here is Jeff in his Dress Blue uniform. We had formal pictures taken at the ball and we'll post them a when we get them from the photographer.

Our House

We've received many requests from everyone for pictures of our new house. Here they are!!!

Our Neighborhood

Our House

Dining room

Dining room

Living room

Living room

Backyard

Backyard

Army chef

Kitchen and dining room

Some of "da boys"

More Orks and supplies

Jeff Hard at Work

Jeff plays a table top "war game" called Warhammer 40,000. Each player decides on a type of army and then buys the pieces and paints them. They bring their armies to touraments. They spread their armies out on tables with "obstacles" and roll dice to advance and attack opponant. Jeff loves painting "his boys."

His army is made of orks. He paints each one with tiny detail brushes, some of which only have a few hairs. The orks are about 1-2" tall, so there is a lot of detail.

Korean Singers

The Berlin Wall

The Navy Choir

Local Restaurants

Local restaurants set up boothes with food and ethnic items for sale.

Language Day - Seatiing

Here we are at the beginning of Language Day. By the end of the day, all the seats were filled and people were sitting everywhere on the grass. The Building in the background is one of the Middle Eastern buildings. The 3 stones in the background are pieces of the Berlin Wall.