So YOU Think YOU Can Dance!!

This was the day we had waited for! We met Chelsie at the hotel in Portsmouth and we took her and Courtney for a brunch at a good place Micah and Stephanie found. We were happy to be with them. They told us some fun stories of their adventure with the SYTYCD tour.















This was my favorite number, and judging from the applause it was liked by others as well. We were just amazed at the energy in the 2 1/2 hour show. They don't get many full night sleeps and they don't eat all that well either.



This is one tired girl. I can't remember what she was saying but she was teasing someone. After visiting with family, friends and a dance group from UVA they went out to the buses where there were many people waiting.
We were just so impressed that she was so kind and grateful to see family. She sounded like she will be glad when the tour is over and yet they have had good experiences and made good friends. The tour people have treated them well. She is just herself and little has changed in her attitude.

Cinderella's trip to the Marine Corp BAll

Cinderella and her mother-in-law went to a Ball. In the morning she didn't feel very beautiful. ( But they shouldn't have worked so hard on the "before" picture.)










Since Norfolk's fairy Godmother's were mostly busy this time of year they decided to go to the "Visions Spa" in downtown Norfolk.
(This is just another try at a before picture.)










Here is Cinderella with her hair magician.













Ta da, well one doesn't look that much different but then there wasn't much hair to start with. (Stephanie did both our make-up and that added a lot to the total look)










We shopped at a thrift store, where we found a $1000.00 sweater just to the left of Prince Charming's elbow, at this store it cost a just $500.00 What a bargain, good thing we all had clothes for the ball.










The pumpkin is there to make a coach and they are ready to go!











The ball began with a Tatoo, bagpipes marching in, then a program that showed 200 years of Marine uniforms and the wars that went with them. Much of the tribute to the Marines sacrifice was moving and emotional . They all wore their dress blues with all the ribbons and medals. The women were fancier than I ever remember them being, sequins, a lot of skin, and long. Many were just fabulous, beautiful fabrics, fit them well, gorgeous colors, some not so much, guessed they don't own a full length mirror or their fairy godmothers were not very creative.






Then dinner was served to over 1000 Marines and their guests. Prince Charming took the picture of his parents after their first delicious bite.

Then the dancing started. Old, young and middle aged, black, white and very color. High ranking officers, low ranking officers, enlisted, civilian all in one small dance floor enjoying themselves and each other. Drunk, sober and all variations of uninhibited. Others just sat at the tables and were entertained.



We took a couple of free pictures and got our free gift of Marine Corps coasters done in a white bag with yellow tissue paper. And left the ball before our feet turned into pumpkins. We had a good time and thank Max for putting up with being in the garage for a few hours ...... off to more excitement tomorrow Sunday November 9th!

And we will live happily ever after.

Boasting About Boats

Every two years a boat needs to be taken out of the water and cleaned off. This is called putting it "in drydock". This is a lift that gets the boat out of the water. The Overmans live full time on their boat and spent the nights on their boat even in drydock. That is a 10 foot ladder that is up the side.















This is Charlie Overman and Kristy is on the boat.














They unzip this beautiful new cover and climb in. It's not alot of room.It has solar power, and that small dingy in the back. The light bulb on the top of the mast (58 1/2 feet above the water) is out and they are looking for someone they can lift in a chair to go up there to change it.... any takers?






















People try and be clever when they name their boats. Here is a sample of a few. The " East
Infection" boat is down water somewhere and I couldn't find it again.....