27th Annual Rocky Mountain Ball

          About a month ago Matt was nomiated for a military award.  Well this last weekend we attended the military ball for the NDIA (national defense indusrial association).They focus on air and space.  They have a big award called the James V. Hartinger Award.  This years winner was G. Welsey Clark (Air Force).  Past winner you would know is Colin Powell.  Matt was a winner among four others for the Patriot Award.  The Patriot Award is designed to recognize exceptional Americans in service to their country who have demonstrated a profound and abiding love of country and whose inspirational leadership, actions, and slefless dedication symbolizes our nation's ideals, values and founding principles.  The award is inteded for U.S. military personnel in the enlisted grades, company grade officers, warrant officers, government civilians and Air Force Academy cadets. 
        The recognition is focused on military personnel stationed in the Colorado Springs area representing the major military organizations and bases.  This year the chapter will recognize personnel from the Air Force Academy. Space and Missile Defense Command, Air Force Space Command. NORAD/NORTHCOM, and members of the various units stationed at Fort Carson. Additional organizations may be added in the future.
     Matt works for NORAD/NORTHCOM and works with a lot of Canadiens and Generals (American).  He has some really cool events that happen at work and he enjoys it most of the time.  He still misses fly though.

       Very Proud of my sweetheart.  As you may notice I am wearing the dress from Senior Prom.  The Mess dress that Matt is wearing use to be Dad's.  Sometimes being in the military does pay off.  So, countdown to Major's broad is about a month and a half away.  We will find out in a few months if he achieved Major and got a school spot.  The joys of being a military officers wife.