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Another goodbye was forced to be said last night.  I really hate goodbyes.  The Minters moved to Augusta just a few months ago, Austin has been attending an Army school at Fort Gordon.  They are newlyweds and started coming to our community group.  Talk about a fabulous addition!  They are sweet, insightful, and pretty darn hilarious!  The Army is now moving him and Lisa to Korea and they are embracing the adventure.  I speak for us as a group when I say, we are very sad to see them go, but very excited to see this next chapter of their life unfold. 

To celebrate their last night in Augusta we had dinner at Mellow Mushroom- fabulous pizza joint chain in the southeast.  I was finally able convince MM to let us try their Funky Q. Chicken (bbq chicken, mozzarella, cheddar, caramelized onions, applewood smoked bacon, and bbq sauce swirl).  I was also able to taste a friend's Red Skin Potato Pie (olive oil and garlic base, loaded with red potato, applewood smoked bacon, caramelized onions, mozzarella and cheddar cheeses, chives, sour cream, and spicy ranch dressing), it's like eating a loaded potato skin on yummy wheat pizza dough- I'll be ordering this one again soon!
It was an adults only meal, with friends keeping Baby J.  We took our time lingering over food, drinks, and conversation- something parents of toddlers aren't used to doing.  Upon leaving the restaurant, Austin and Lisa began "auctioning" off the household items that couldn't be packed up for Korea, out of the trunk of their car.  They were cracking me with their vibrant discribtions of each product and the quickest hand in the air went home with the prize.  MM and I made our way out with a tub full of batteries, shampoo, candles, and lightbulbs.  Got to love scoring others' PCS loot.