I am exhausted. Burt and Julie had a "little" (read: "big") get-together at their place last night. And this evening, the party continued at the Admiral's house. His daughter is a friend of ours, and not only is it her birthday tomorrow, but this Thursday she leaves for Kuwait for six months. So it was a combination birthday and going-away party. Turns out when you're the Admiral in charge of the US Navy in Europe, you get a pretty sweet house.

Me, Matt and Jason, the "special" submarine LTs, with the big guy.

Alex's turn for a birthday party. All three of those beers are hers. Really.

Apparently silly hats are now all the rage in Italy....