Red Eye Flight

2 months ago, our friends Colby and Rashell Nelson, invited us to go to Florida for a week with them. We have anxiously waited and the day has finally arrived!

Chad an I went up to the Nelson's house at 9 pm. Colby's mom was so sweet to drive us up to the airport. She saved us a lot of money instead of parking a car in the lot for a week. Rashell flew separately because she had to speak at a conference for UVU for the first 3 days. Colby's younger brother, Logan, came with us.

Rashell convinced me not to check a bag and to just take a carry on. I didn't think I'd be able to do it since we are going to be gone for a week, but I took her up on the challenge and was able to do it. Everyone in the group just had a carry on.

Our flight departed from Salt Lake City at 12 am. I'm not a fan of red eye flights, but I can't really complain since the tickets were super cheap. I took a sleeping pill so I fell asleep quickly once we got seated. There was so much turbulence on the plane. It woke me up and I was actually really nervous. It was stormy outside and the plane was really rocky. Luckily I was able to fall back asleep.

We landed in Charlotte, NC at 5:30 am for a 2 hour lay over. Chad and I found a spot on the floor in the airport and slept for two more hours. The sleeping pill really knocked us out!

At 7:30 am, we boarded our next flight and flew to Orlando, FL. The storage above the seats were completely full and so Logan wasn't able to put his bag up there so the flight attendant checked it for him. I slept the entire flight (2 hours). I was so glad I was able to sleep, it made the crazy night go by fast!

Once we landed, Logan went to the baggage claim to get his carry on while the rest of us went to get our rental car. After an hour of waiting, it was decided that Logan's baggage was lost. It got sent to Fort Lauderdale instead of Orlando... which wouldn't be a problem, except for he didn't have any tags on his bag since it was just a carry on. He left his info with the airport and they said they would call him if they received any info about it. I felt really bad for Logan, that's not the best way to start a vacation. Wish us luck!!

Bowling Date

Over the weekend we went with my parents and Ryan & Christine on a date. We met at Miracle Bowl and played a game of bowling. Chad came in first place and I came in second, we make a great team!

Afterwards we went to Cafe Rio and ordered our dinner to go. We went up to my parents house and watched Casino Royal...(of course, I slept through the whole movie :) it was a great night with the family!

I had 4 strikes, thats a record!

Cute baby Joshua... I can't believe he is 5 months!

Chad and his silly faces :) Isn't he so cute?! 

Winter Wonderland

We woke up with about 5 inches of snow yesterday! I love when it snows for the first time, it gets me in the holiday mood.

Having the sweet husband that I have, once he found out it had snowed, he drove to the store and bought a shovel and ice melt. Once he got home, he shoveled the walkways, stairs and driveways.

Only Chad would be out in the snow in shorts and sandals, he sure is a Cali guy :)

Presidential Results

Well it's official....the polls have ended and the ballots have been counted and President Obama will stay in the White House 4 more years. I was hoping this is how it wouldn't turn out, but I guess there's not much I can do. It will be interesting to see how much gas costs in 4 years (it's currently $3.69/gallon in Provo). I just hope he can turn this country around and get us and the economy back on the right track!

On the bright side, one week from today we are going to Disneyworld! I couldn't be more excited!!

Presidential Election 2012

Today is the day we have all been waiting for....the Presidential Election between Pres. Barrack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. I am quite nervous to hear the results from the election. This country needs a good leader to get it back on track. This is the first election I am eligible to vote, I was quite excited to place my ballot for Governor Romney:)

Thankful

Bachelorette Sighting

The Nelson's came to our house and we decided to go to dinner at a restaurant any of us had been too. Rashelle suggested Cubby's, which is a sandwich joint down the street. 

After we placed our orders at the counter, we sat down at our table. Rashelle noticed the man sitting behind us was Bentley, one of the contestants from the 2011 Bachelorette season. We both started freaking out and insisted that we needed his picture. We debated for a half hour about how we were going to ask him. We were both so nervous!! Once he was done eating, and going to fill up his drink, Rashelle smoothly asked if we could get a picture. He was so nice about it and kindly agreed! After the picture, we talked for 5 minutes about his experience on the Bachelorette. It was interesting to hear his side of the story. It's crazy how much the media changes the filming and edits it to make you believe something different.

I wanted a picture of him, but didn't want it to be obvious...aren't we sneeky?!

That experience seriously made our night, we were so excited to meet him (I even added him on Facebook and he accepted... I'm a nerd like that ;) After dinner, we headed to the University Mall to shop. It was a fun night together! 12 days until Disneyworld, I am anxiously counting not only the days, but also the minutes and seconds... like I said earlier, I'm a nerd ;)