Last night we had the pleasure of attending the Air Force Ball as they celebrated their 65th anniversary! It has been a while since we have been to a military ball ( Ethan & Rachel were babies!), so Josh & I were really looking forward to the event. It was held at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul.
I really wish I would have taken my Canon camera with me, but I didn't know if I would look out of place with it or not. Should have taken it...there were several ladies that had theirs. Most of the pictures below were taken with my iphone, but thankfully my sweet friend Jennifer, took her nice camera and shared some of her pictures with me.
One picture I wish I had taken was at the entrance of the hotel. If I knew it was going to be like it was I would have. As we arrived, we walked into the lobby of the hotel. There they had a red carpet lined with people who worked at the hotel and they were all clapping and bowing to us as we walked down the carpet welcoming us to the event, all while a Korean band was playing music for us. Honestly I felt like a celebrity...lol.
Before the Ball began, there was a cocktail hour. This was a time to mingle with other guest, enjoy some appetizers & drinks. While we were waiting some local university students played for us.
LOVED this ice sculpture!
Here we are entering the ballroom. We had a table right up front and to the side!
This part of the program was very touching....they are paying tribute to the POW/MIA.
This was a HUGE cake!
Our meal consisted of 5 courses...... First up was our appetizer: Alaskan King Crab Timbale with Avacado & Tomato. Yes, it was delicious!
Next came our salad: Lemon-Scented Lobster, Scallop, Shrimp on Smoked Salmon, Mousseline, Horseradish Cream, and Baby Leaves. This too was delicious, even though I didn't care for the cream sauce !
Our third course was the soup: Sweet Corn Chowder. This by far was the best part of the meal for me. It tasted just like it was home cooked! YUMMY!
Our main entree' consisted of Stuffed Chicken Breast with Brie Cheese, Perigourdine Sauce, Polenta Cake, and Garden Vegetables.
By this time, I was about stuffed!!! Our last course was dessert: Green Tea Tiramisu, Blueberry Ice Cream & Fresh Fruit ( I cut of the raspberry that was with it..lol). The ice cream was the size of a small mellon scoop, but the taste was strong and delicious!!
Josh and I always say that the Air Force ( military in general) is a small world. Here is a fine example. Josh and I were the only couple seated at our table. The rest of the people consisted of singles and unaccompanied Airmen. When we sat down Josh kept looking at the guy across the table and he said "I know that guy from somewhere". Several minutes later he figured it out. Josh had went to college with him and they both were in the ROTC program at the University of TN! They even know some of the same people from Tennessee. Now crazy is that!! They hit it off really well and talked the entire night!
We also had some entertainment during the evening. I didn't have a good view where I was sitting so I took pictures of the screen :). First we had some entertainment from the Air Force Band.
Then there was the Korean Hip Hop Dancers....
Finally, we had some K-Pop....Violet, an instrumental Girl Group. These girls were serious about their music. I tried to upload a small clip I had of them playing, but couldn't get it to upload. I'll try to post it on my Facebook wall, that seems to work better.
Our keynote speaker of the night was Gen. Thurman, Commander, UNC/CFC/USFK
We really had a great night and enjoyed spending some time with some wonderful people!! Can't wait until next year!
Until Next Time,
Michelle :)
