We have been together a long time - and in July, we were engaged for one year. But, both of us were unsure about getting married before he left for the Sand - but it now feels right to us. We are so excited and thrilled. I will be 'official' before the week is out - yay! I love Al so much - and I'm so thankful to have him in my life and that we will get to move onto the next chapter of our lives together. For OPSEC reasons, I cannot release the date/time of his arrival - but suffice it to say, it will be "SOON". LOL.
In preparation for his imminent departure from bachelorhood, the guys at his location threw him a bachelor party on Saturday night. Once again, our wonderful Homefront Hugs family came through for us - they sponsored the party!! Cindy, their gang-leader, emailed me several months ago when I told her that we had set our wedding date for during Al's R&R leave - and she said that they would love to supply everything for the party. She picked out a beach theme, because as she said, 'they already have the sand' - tee hee.
Then, I arranged for everything to be sent to Stacy's son, Michael. He is at the same location as Al, so it worked out perfectly! He did a great job keeping things under wraps and also in recruiting some of Al's friends to help in the festivities. Then he was a huge sweetie and provided me with pictures too! Whoo HOO!
The guys had a really good time. I joked with Al after the fact that it must have been the most tame Bachelor Party of all time - no strippers and no alcohol. But, he loved it - and he said the snacks were great and that the guys had a blast putting it together. I guess they also threw water balloons on him at the end - lol. Poor Al.
Here are some pictures!
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Yes, congratulations! I found your blog through TTLB at just the right moment. All good wishes to you and Al.
Wonderful news. Its so nice to hear good things in the midst of chaos and uncertainty. You guys are in my prayers.
Wonderful news. Its so nice to hear good things in the midst of chaos and uncertainty. You guys are in my prayers.
Congrats!!! I am very happy and excited for both of you! Enjoy your R&R Honeymoon!!! lol
This is terrific news, Melinda! Congratulations to you & Al. I will be thinking of you with a big smile on my face and when you post some wedding photos, well, I'll smile some more! LOL
The bachelor party looks like alot of fun. :)
Congratulations--and my little wish for you: May your lives be blessed; may your love endure forever; may you always live in peace. :)
Yay! Great news!
OMG.. Awesome news. I hope you have a great time with Al. Congrats on your wedding & marriage. I know that you will have a long and happy life together. Praying every minute of everyday that our troops are home for good soon.
Wow! Congratulations! How awesome!
Will we get pictures after the fact?
Well, I heard you were getting married. Someone told me on the phone today! Congratulations!
And I see LTC Rogers in that picture! Good to see him again!
Also, did Al have a pet store in Jackson that use dot be called Big Al's?
Just wondering!
Have a good day!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS. THAT IS AWESOME NEWS. YEAH!!!!!
Wow, that's great news. Congratulations to you both. How exciting!
Congratulations! That is so exciting, I'm so happy for you both!
Congratulations!! Best wishes for a wonderful wedding and an even better marriage!
*throwing rice*
Hmmm...I hope the updates of Michael's homecoming means what I think they do...I'll be visiting again soon for any updates!
Congratulations!! :)
Ok everyone. I will update you all on Melinda and Al. Yes they got married on August 5th. I figured that you all were getting a little worried, so I thought that I would let you all know that they are in Mississippi visiting. I have not seen them, as my soldier is also home on R&R. Al flew in I think on the 4th. I think that they will be back in Alabama sometime over the weekend.
FYI.........
Congrats!!! I'm so happy for you!
Congrats and enjoy your time together!!
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