Aunt Pat's Navy Retirement Party

A week before we headed out to Oregon, Pat had her Navy retirement party. Dustin and I took the day off to drive to Norfolk/Portsmouth for the event. So glad we could be a part of it!

Walking the waterfront in Portsmouth, looking at the ships

Pat's flowers from my mom and us

Pat doing her thing: re-enlisting a guy, even at her own party :)

One of her many honors

The perfect gift for Pat: a metal cat lawn ornament/pot holder (with some magazines for reading when she's chilling)

It was a great party! Lots of people got up to talk about how much they will miss her, what a great job she's done, etc. And some great funny stories of Pat. Gotta love those! And of course, lots of tears (but Pat, you did a great job holding it together (most of the time) during your speech). Love ya! (And once you get your medal engraved with your name I want to see it!) Thank you for letting us be a part of this special moment in your life..... Hugs & luv :)