The Officer's Club

Wednesday night we got our first taste of the Officer's Club. This was a recruiting event trying to get all of the new lieutenants to join the club. The Club itself reminded me a lot of the Riverside Country Club, very nice, very elegant. I even asked John if I needed to wear a dress. (We always had to wear dresses when we went to the Country Club!) But, tonight was casual. So we go and I'm a little nervous to be taking Gabe to the club, but as I ask around it seems like there will be a few other kids there too. We get there, get in line for the taco bar and find a place to sit amongst the throng of new lieutenants hooting, hollering, and cheering at the "jausters" who are in the middle of the room hitting each other with sticks on a giant blow-up boxing ring looking thing. (It reminded me of the TV show American Gladiators, only there were crystal chandaliers in the room.) Remember how I was going to wear a dress to this thing? Right. We eat our tacos and watch the jausting. Gabe loves every minute of it! (All the other kids are crying because of all the yelling and the Jock Rock that is blasting over the speakers.) But, not our Gabe! He's jumping and clapping and would probably be in on the betting if I gave him a little cash. So anyway, that was our O'Club recruitment. It was actually fun, but I thought it was probably a slight misrepresentation of what the O'Club is really like. But, I guess the Air Force thought this is the best way to get a bunch of slightly intoxicated new lieutenants to join the club!
It has been so hot here the last few days. The other night it was 80 degrees outside and in our room for that matter. They have shut the A/C off for the winter so there is no relief from the heat. We try to sleep, but you just lay there sweating. It feels like it's summer and not the middle of November! Tonight it is supposed to freeze though. All of the housekeepers are walking around in winter parkas today and it is a wonderful 60 degrees outside. They think it's freezing. I think it is fabulous!!!
I finally got the balls to leave base by myself yesterday. I'm getting stir crazy. I figured I would risk getting shot. Gabe and I drove over to the mall and picked up his pictures. (We had his picture taken last week for his 1st birthday.) They turned out so stinking cute! Can't wait to show everyone!