Farewell Baker.....

One of my nearest and dearest friends in the world, Baker, is getting deployed to Afghanistan sometime in the next couple of months. We've known this for a while, but weren't certain of the exact date. His wife, Leslie, (who is one of my besties, too!) threw him a farewell party this past weekend at their house in Avon. It was a great time, but it was a very bittersweet celebration. It's great to have such a great group of friends.



Baker, we love you and support you for what it is that you do. We are going to miss you, and pray for your safe return. We appreciate you and respect and honor your bravery and dedication to us and our country. Much love! ~Dan and Sarah~



Here are some pictures from the evening:

Myself, Leslie and Elizabeth

Elizabeth and I. Extreme close-up. She was really into taking close-ups of people that night, for some reason. We have several.

Some of the guys. (Minus a few.) Jim, Mark, Sheller, Wes, and Brent

Two of my favorites.....Jamie and Leslie

Elizabeth and Jamie. This was the point in the evening when there was a smudge on the lens of the camera......that was there for quite some time.

Dan and Jim. Our friend Jim just got BACK from a deployment overseas. This was the first time that I have seen him since he's been back, although Dan has seen him and his cutie girlfriend, Amanda, several times. Welcome Home, Jim. Thank YOU, and we love YOU, too!

Me and the man of the hour.....still with the aforementioned smudge. :)

AAAAnnnnnddd the next morning. Baker and Dan just couldn't handle getting up so early, so they retreated back to Baker and Leslie's bed for some more zzz's. That is Dan under the covers, there. :) Ha!