My Trip to Maryland

The Archives Building in Washington, D.C.

My weekend away to visit Chris in Maryland was much better, as far as flights go, than my trip to Oklahoma. My outgoing flight was overbooked and they asked if they could bump me to a later flight. One that was non-stop and would only arrive 40 minutes later than my other one was scheduled. And they were going to put me in first class! Who could say no to that? So I quickly agreed. As she started putting my info into the computer she also says, "Oh, and we'll also give you a $400 voucher and a free breakfast." Heck ya! (BTW, this was Delta, NOT United!)

My hot husband inside the one place he really wanted to see...the Archives Building.

My brother-in-law Jesse and his cute wife Kaylee!

Maryland is BEAUTIFUL! It's so green and lush. I loved it there and didn't want to come home. We visited D.C., rode the metro, ate good food and hung out with Chris's brother Jesse and his new wife Kaylee. It was a lot of fun being with them. Thanks for having us guys!

The White House. I was amazed at how many people were there to see it. I also thought it was awesome that there was a sniper on the roof! It only makes sense, it was just never something I had thought of before.

Washington Monument ~ It's amazing just how tall it is. It's hard to believe until you actually see it in real life.

Jesse & Kaylee at the Metro Station. I wish we had one of those here!

Just Cute

Oklahoma Part 2

OK. So I never finished my post from my trip to Oklahoma in July. Well, basically, it took me 2 days to get home. It was a mess and it was a long and exhausting trip. I don't really remember the details now. The part I do rememebr is that I won't fly with United again. At one point we were waiting to land in Denver and were circling for about 45 minutes because of weather. Then we headed to some other city in Colorado to land for fuel. When we landed we found out that all ground personnel at that airport had gone inside due to lightning. So we sat in the plane for about an hour. I should mention that United does not like to feed their customers. Even after being in the plane for over 4 hours the flight attendant (who had been rude since the beginning of the flight) still refused to give out snacks. She finally started ahnded some out saying they were only for the kids. I guess she had 1 too many complaints because she gave them to a few adults.

Chris and his platoon

At this point it was way past time for anybodys connecting flights in Denver. We unloaded the plane, many people complained. There were no more flights going out of that airport that evening, from ANY other airlines. The airline wasn't going to pay for any flight changes or for hotel accomodations for the night. Needless to say there were very many UPSET people. After much complaining United BUSSED about 100 people up to the Denver Airport (1 1/2 hour drive). By the time we got there apparently United got their act together and agreed to pay for hotel accomodations, 1 free meal and a shuttle to the hotel. And they made arrangements for our outgoing flight. It was nice to be compensated, but in my opinion it didn't make up for their rudeness and the many inconveniences they caused so many people.

with Captain Perry

The whole story is actually worse than it sounds. I sugar-coated it. =) Like I said before, though, I will never fly United again. 90% of their staff was extremely rude. Before, during and after the incident.

I love this guy!!!

Who Am I?

I thought I liked to cook. But looking back, I can't remember a time I ever liked to cook. Where did I get this crazy notion? Yes, I am an excellent cook, but I really don't enjoy it.

I'm frustrated. There are so many things I think I enjoy doing. Or things that I think I want to do. But when it comes down to it either I'm really just not that interested in doing these things or I don't have the motivation to do them. But which is it? I don't know.

Like today. I picked all my tomatoes, and there were a lot, thinking that I'd like to can them or make spaghetti sauce and can that. But now that they're all picked and in my house I'm at a loss at to what to do with them all. Do I really want to can them? I think I do. But then I think of the mess and the time it takes and the I-have-no-idea-what-I'm-doing. The time it'll take? I'm being ridiculous. I have plenty of time. Plenty of time to sit at my computer all day. I think I'm just lazy.

I think that's usually my problem. I'm lazy. I don't know how to get out of this rut and I'm frustrated. I'm frustrated and irritated at myself for my laziness.

I planted a garden this year. It did so well (compared to past years). But a couple of the things didn't get harvested, ok a lot of it didn't get harvested. Broccoli, green beans, lettuce, cucumbers... And a few things got harvested but just sat there, untouched...carrots, more green beans, zucchini...All things that I love, but I just didn't want to prepare. People are probably reading this thinking how wasteful I am. That's ok. Those people are right.

I want to homeschool my kids again. I want to can tomatoes, sauces, salsa, fruits and jams. I want to bake all my own bread and make my own tortillas. I want to raise chickens for eggs and cows for milk. I want to sew baby blankets for Humanitarian Aide. I want to sew new clothes and little things for the next rendezvous. I want to be a good mom. The list goes on and on. But will I ever do these things? I don't know. Do I really want to do these things? Or do I just think I do?

I don't know.

Reward: Lost Tooth

I'm not sure why my kids take so long to lose their teeth. Zach is in 2nd grade and finally lost his 1st tooth the other day. Yay Zach!

BTW, if it looks like he has the remains of a black eye...he does! We were at a birthday party the other day with one of those big blow-up rental water slides and he wasn't be careful (no, not zach!) and got kicked in the face. lol.

Pre-school!

Elizabeth's 1st day of pre-school this year was September 1st. She was so excited to go. Everyday that the kids went to school and she didn't, she would cry because she wanted to go too. Poor girl.

Elizabeth with Miss Valarie.