Our Cousin Came by to Visit Us...

Hi there, our cousin Cpl Andrew  returned from Afghanistan little while ago and he came by to visit us last Saturday. With so much going on with current events, we were stoked to see him. While my Dad was making margaritas, pouring Tecates and I was grill'n away, his visit reminded us of just how kick'n our young Americans are; friends and moral war fighters. Let me put it this way... While he was oversees, Andrew and I emailed each other back and forth. It was good to see how he was doing. There were times I would happily stay up past 1 am, so that I could pass some jokes and ask him about his tour. I got to know Andrew a little better... he's a tough, thoughtful, and a humble individual. You know... a MAN. Before his deployment, it was really something for Candice and I to see our "SoCal/Hurley" cousin(s) look at us with sincere faces that told, "Alright..See you later...I am going to fight for us." So was his return visit cool? Hell ya! The drinks and the food tasted a little better last Saturday. Saludos amigos...Cheers!

Jesse Orozco, Andrew & me.

Andrew with his cousin Candice

Here are couple of gifts he brought back for us:

Afghan flag

Afghan blanket; "Afghanistan has a new beginning."

Homecoming! Our Cousin Lcpl Audrey Sanford

Here are photos from our marine cousin's homecoming. (A video will be added later.) Audrey was out fighting for or liberty on a M.E.U. It is a mission on a ship which loads and supplies our troop with armory, AKA guns, ammo and bombs. We had a wonderful time at her homecoming.

God Bless our American warriors!

Family Round Up for LCpl Audrey's Deployment

Photo: Jesse Orozco, LCpl Audrey , her brother LCpl Andrew  (Iraq Vet.), Me and Addison

Last Sunday there was a deployment party for LCpl Audrey Sanford at Aunt Heidi and Uncle Toby's place. Aunt Heidi threw down some great food in honor of our cousin Audrey. As most of you know, she leaves on her cruise (the Marines actually call it a Float) in early September and will be gone for 7 months DEFENDING US & free people.

Photo: Marines with their parents, Gail & Tom.

Special thanks goes out to Rod at Cigar Pass for donating great cigars for the event.