happy gowans!

I just wanted to update since I have some time on my hands right now. Caleb and I have been enjoying our time together since he's been back. The rest of his unit just returned this past Wednesday from their training in CA. We are so thankful that he was sent home early for us to reconnect and spend so many extra days together. 10 extra days might not seem like a lot to some people, but in the military, it's a really long time! God is SO good to us and we are so thankful for his blessings! 

For his birthday, we went to an awesome restaurant called Bistro by the Sea. A lot of our friends at our small group recommended the place and we are very glad they did! It's probably tied at first place on my top 5 restaurants here in North Carolina. 

Caleb and I enjoying his birthday dinner! 

I called beforehand and asked if they could surprise him at the end of dinner with a cake! They did, and even put a sparkler on the cake. =) 

Since the rest of his unit got back this weekend, the CO decided to give everyone an extra 2 days off this week! Again, another little joyful present that we appreciate! So, last night, we decided to be spontaneous and order from a Chinese restaurant that everyone likes here in Havelock. We definitely ordered WAYYYY too much food, but we're glad that we did because we liked almost all of it.  It wasn't bad at all (minus the egg rolls), but it doesn't hold a candle to my dad's cooking! We ordered lemon chicken, house special lo mein, house special rice chop suey, schezuan beef, 2 orders of egg rolls, and 2 orders of spring rolls. Yeah, we definitely had leftovers. Lots of leftovers. 

Tonight we'll be heading out to hang out with some of Caleb's friends. One of them, Brent, recently got back from his deployment to Afghanistan, so we're lookin' forward to some good company and lots of fun!

Happy Friday to everyone. Have a great and awesome weekend!