Military Wedding

Only in the military....Heath and I went to a wedding a few weekends ago. I love seeing the raised swords as the couple passes through.

The Strummin' Westcotts

As a collective group we decided to take guitar lessons this past February. We have a 30 minute lesson every 2 weeks. We make our best effort to practice regularly(Heath and I are more consistent)and I must admit we don't sound half bad. Heath is far more accomplished as he has played guitar prior to our formal lessons. We have learned to play Happy Birthday and Amazing Grace and have progressed to simple versions of Let It Be, Brown Eyed Girl and Margaritaville. Heath makes his music on his father's old classic guitar. The guitar is about 30 years old and it's as if we have a piece of Grandpa Garth in the room when it's played. We bought Gracie the blue gem you see in the photo for Christmas. Garth chose the acoustic guitar second from the left. For myself..........I spent many weeks of my allowance on the "Most Beautiful Guitar in the World" on the right. It has a built in tuner, inlaid abalone on the body and light wood contrasts on the neck. Sweet guitar.......I am sure my playing will never do it justice. Just the same......I'll pretend I am Eric Clapton.......Rest assured....you can hear the Westcott Tribe play during their US tour while they travel between duty stations.

Sea Glass Hunting

In our final months here on Okinawa we are trying spend time doing things we have enjoyed doing over the past few years. One of those things has been hunting for sea glass. Our favorite beaches are on Ikei Island on the eastern side of Okinawa. During this time of year there are minimal people and the weather is nice. Also, I had to include a picture of one of my favorite things on Okinawa....the ever present soda machine. They are all over the place. As you can see this one is one all by it's lonesome on the side of the rode. They come in handy when you need something to drink.