60th Anniversary Berlin Airlift

This year was the 60th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. To celebrate Wiesbaden and the surrounding communities put together a series of events for the weekend. Even the nearby Army base had an event and opened it up to the general public. I went with Jonathan and Danielle and it was really a great time. The first thing we got to do was go inside a C-17. We waited in line for 2 hours to sit in the cockpit, but I'd say it was worth it.

After finally getting to the front of the cockpit we had to dash over to the field for our helicopter ride. I've always wanted a helicopter ride and it was definitely worth the wait. We ended up on a refueling flight so we got to take off and land twice. Our ride was about 35 minutes long.




We also were around in time to see the famous "candy drop". Gail Halvorsen was an American pilot that used to drop candy after delivering his supplies. He is still famous today for what he did for the children of Berlin. Read more about him from the link above. Here's the best picture I got of the candy drop.





Here are some of the views we saw from our helicopter ride.

20080629 - helicopter ride

James Bond lives ... in Wiesbaden

Kim and John thought a James Bond theme was perfect for our Anniversary Party. So we got all dressed up, donned funny Bond-like names and headed to the Kurhaus Casino. Everyone looked great and left a winner. Of course no good night can end there. We headed to the Marshall's for Bond-tinis and Anniversary-tinis and a whole lot of debauchery.

20080623 - James Bond Party

Mainz Printer's Fest

Our friends the White's said goodbye with a champagne toast and a memorable night at the Mainz Printer's fest. They are headed back to the states and we wish them all the best. Here are a few pictures from our night out!

20080620 - Mainz Printer's Fest

Sarah's wild night out!

Here are just a few pictures from Sarah's bachelorette party. It was an unforgettable night with lots of laughter and girly fun.

20080614 - Sarah's Bach Party

Sarah's Bridal shower

My best friend Sarah is getting married in August and her bridal shower was this weekend. Here are some pictures from the event.

20080614 - Sarah's Bridal Shower

Turning 30!

I turned 30 this year. It's not really as scary as everyone makes it out to be. So far its been a great year! 29 was good to me, so I'm 30 will be as well.

Saturday night we went out to see Kim, Carina, and Corrina perform as part of the Wilhelmstrasse Fest. The weather was terrible but it was great to see them perform their dance numbers and wine is really tasty in any weather. Dinner followed and then lots more drinking at the wine fest.

Monday, Danielle and the girls took me out to dinner at Comeback, one of our favorite Italian restaurants. Afterward Danielle and I headed to Coyote for a drink. Doesn't it look fun. I've heard its Kim's favorite drink on the menu.



The birthday celebrations continued while I was back in the states. The baby picture on a cake never seems to get old and I suppose it was fitting for my 30th. Check it out. Probably the only baby picture I'll post on-line.



So as you can see it was a great birthday. Thanks to everyone that made it a memorable event!