and neither can Mooch! can you believe that this year is almost 1/2 over already?

and in a few days I will be headed up to Northern California to celebrate the retirement of my niece, my Navy niece after 20 years…

This was from…was it 4 years ago Miranda? when she came back from a 7 month deployment on the USS Nimitz. I was there to meet her and an experience I will soon not forget!

Her sister was lucky enough to participate on a Tiger Cruise. Where a friend or a family member meets the ship 2-3 days before it docks into it’s final port and continues with them until they get to their destination. It was very popular!

Getting off the ship…where we were waiting for what seemed like hours!

Her mother (my sister) surprised her as she didn’t know that her Mom was going to be there too!

So she hangs up her blues and ventures into civilian life. We will be there to celebrate with her.

So the cats and I will say… see you later! and it should be at least a week before we’re back. I still have more new stuff from market, new threads and books and more that I have gotten after market. So lots to talk about when I get back!

and until next time…keep on stitching