BadMan Ball and Hail & Farewell Dinner

Colby and I have had a few Navy activities over the past few weeks. There really is never a dull moment living over here.

On April 21st, Colby and I went to our first BadMan Ball. BadMan Ball is a yearly formal given for CAG-5. It was a good time had by all. The evening started at the CAG's house (Colby's boss). We went over for cocktails and conversation. We then all walked over to the O'Club (Officer's Club) for an evening of food and fun! It's always fun to get dressed up, I don't care how old you are.

A few weeks later, May 7th, we went to our first Hail & Farewell Dinner. This is just simply a dinner to welcome in the new guys and say 'goodbye' to the old. Since we are new to the CAG staff, it was Colby's official "Hail." The dinner was held at Don tei, a shabu-shabu restaurant. Shabu-shabu was a new experience for both of us. You sit at a table with a big pot of boiling water in front of you. You add raw vegetables and noodles. Then you take a piece of raw meat and swish it around in the water (to cook it)and enjoy! Once the vegetables are cooked, you can use the water for soup. It's very similar to fondue. It was very good! We were so full by the end of the evening!