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Happy Birthday Marine Corps

November 10, 2011 by info@3QuartersToday.com

Words From a Marine Mom

In honor of my two US Marine sons, I want to wish a great big 236th birthday wish to the United States Marine Corps. This is the one time of year my USMC sons don’t mind me bragging about them a little. More than any other military branch the Marine Corps celebrates their birthday with parties, cakes and of course the Marine Corps Ball.

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I am very proud of them both of my Marines. This picture was taken at my youngest son’s Marine boot camp graduation at MCRD San Diego California this past October. His brother received weekend leave from his permanent duty station in Yuma to attend. It was great to have them together.

Two U.S.Marines and a Sister

I have only gotten to see my youngest son in his dress blues and like any good Mom, I was beaming with pride. Who can resist a Marine in his dress blues? He had the opportunity to wear them to his high school during a recruiting visit to his alma mater Elmwood-Murdock High school.

USMC Dress Blues, the fitting

It’s not easy to fit the dress blues uniform of the Marine Corps. There are strict guidelines of exactly how much spacing (the width of a dime) the ribbons should be from the top of the medal. Military personnel who have a chest full of ribbons, especially officers use ribbon racks to make this easier.

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Marine Corps dress blues
First time wearing his Marine Corps dress blues

Of course, I was that Marine Mom who stalked him to the recruiting center to take photos of him wearing his dress blues. After five years of active duty, it’s the only time I’ve seen him wear the uniform in person. Yes, he rolled his eyes. But he’s actually pretty proud of this photo. It’s made its way around the internet and he’s been called the “Pinterest” Marine.

I think every Marine is handsome in his uniform, but the dress blues are especially striking. However, I have yet to hear a Marine say they “enjoy” wearing them. If you saw the shirt stays worn around the legs you would understand. If you have “seen” a Marine putting on shirt stays, then you would REALLY understand.

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How many times have you seen your Marine in uniform? Or if you are a Marine how much did you like, or dislike wearing your Dress Blues?

Filed Under: Family, Marine Corps, Military Pride Tagged With: 365project, birthday, boot camp, California, celebration, devil dogs, dress blues, family, Marine Corps, Marine Mom, project365, recruiting station, San Diego, semper fi, USMC

Day 278-280: Happy Birthday to Me!

November 8, 2011 by info@3QuartersToday.com

Yup, my birthday came and went with out a peep from me on the blog, so I’m making it up now. Not only did I get a cake made for me but we later went out to dinner at Round the Bend Steakhouse. Yup, same place as the Testicle Festival. Their steaks are fantastic and my daughter, who is also a hostess there, shared “The Ritz” for two. Delicious!

Medium rare steak at Round the Bend
Medium rare steak at Round the Bend

My birthday cake, don’t count the candles, they aren’t accurate, and I’m not telling my age. Let’s just say surviving three teenage kids is enough to revel my age. My birthday present this year was getting married and moving into a new house. Combined it’s the best birthday ever! If only my boys were here to enjoy it with me.

Happy Birthday to me!
Happy Birthday to me!

One of the perks working at Hamilton Color Lab is every employee gets a gourmet birthday cake from the Cake Gallery in Omaha. I never get store bought cakes, so I picked the Black Forest layer cake. Talk about rich? Wow, but it was so good.

Black Forest Cake
Black Forest Cake

Filed Under: Food, Project 365 Tagged With: 365project, black forest, cake, candles, celebration, Food, happy birthday, Holidays, project365, round the bend, steak

Day 175/365: Memorial Day, Small Town Style

May 30, 2011 by info@3QuartersToday.com

Small Town America Celebrates Memorial Day

In small towns all over America people come together to celebrate Memorial Day. Its a day that typically starts with a ceremony at the cemetery honoring our military veterans who served in the various branches of the Armed Services and then continues throughout the day.

American Flag Ready to fly on Memorial Day
American Flag Ready to fly

Elmwood, Nebraska is no exception. The American Legion and color guard hold a ceremony, speeches are made, and veterans are honored. The boy scouts and local high school students are called upon to participate, raise flags and in this way they become part of history, part of the ceremony and part of a tradition of respect and patriotism to pass along to their children.

Elmwood Memorial Day Birthday Celebration
Elmwood, Nebraska 125th Birthday  Celebration

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The Saturday of Memorial Day weekend kicked off with the celebration of the 125th Birthday of Elmwood Nebraska and a town BBQ. Over 300 people attended, ate lunch, played games and socialized with family and friends. The theme of the day was “125 Years of Progress” and included a fun run/walk in the morning, museum tours, quilt show, Legion baseball game, and ended with a dance in the evening.

4-H Petting Zoo
4-H Petting Zoo

The local 4-H club brought various animals, piglets, rabbits, goats,  a cat, and a guinea pig, and two ponies for the kids to pet.  It was a popular area.

See the Bunny, Pet the Bunny...
See the Bunny, Pet the Bunny…

The theme of the game section was Minute-to-Win-It after the popular game show. It was so much fun to watch I didn’t get pictures of the contestants, but this girl was having fun with the random hula hoops on the side. Had to capture her tenacity. Something I couldn’t do.

Hulu Hoops
Hula Hoops

The American legion baseballs teams played during the afternoon and it’s a good excuse to hang out with friends, soak in the sun and visit the concession stand.

Baseball Concession Stand
Baseball Concession Stand

So however you spend Memorial weekend don’t forget the real meaning of the day. Take time to honor our veterans and military. Then have the picnic, barbeque and spend time with family.

Memorial Day History

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The Meaning of Memorial Day

The Constitution Center has programs to celebrate Memorial Day history from May 24-26. The museum will be offering arts and crafts activities for children, flag etiquette workshops and a main exhibition on the nation’s memorials as well as Memorial Day …

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Filed Under: Project 365, Small Town Living Tagged With: 365project, Americana, celebration, country, Elmwood-Murdock, fun, memorial day, midwest, Nebraska, park, postaday, project365, rural america, small town

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