I can't believe it's already 2008! Brad and I have been happily married for 3 1/2 years! Time flies when you're having fun. Over Christmas we went to San Diego w/my ENTIRE family! That's 11 people! My dad and mom, my brother Mike, his wife Crystal and their 2 kids - Hannah (5) Ian (3), my sister Erika and her hubby Brad and my sister Sara! It was NUTS! Fun, relaxing and yet kinda nuts. I can only imagine how our next family vacation will be in a few years...'cause more than likely, there will be more people. :) Our biggest problem was just GETTING to San Diego. We were flying out of KCI (Kansas City) and of course...being December in the midwest, you sometimes run into some weather issues. Well, we ran into some major issues. The plane we were suppose to fly on, couldn't come to KC, because the plane was suppose to land in Milwauke first, which is couldn't, because of the weather, then was rerouted to land in Minnapolis and couldn't...because of the weather. FINALLY we were told our plane was here! However...YOU GUESSED IT, we couldn't fly out, 'cause by that time, it had started snowing...w/ice pellets and obviously, you cannot fly when ice is coming from the sky! Long story short, we were suppose to leave at 10:30AM and didn't fly out til 6:30pm.
Once we were actually in the air, things were pretty 'smooth sailing'. I really enjoyed MidWest Airlines! I had never flown that airline before. The staff was very courteous and one of the better crews from all the multiple plane rides I have been on. AND as an extra bonus that have homemade chocolate chip cookies that the bake on flight. You get 2 yummy cookies!
We went to Disneyland/California Adventure that week, we (the younger sibs) went on a tour of San Diego which was very cool while the parents and Mike's fam went to the zoo, we also went on the Queen Mary which was totally awesome. The other highlights was going to the South Coast Winery in Temecula and spending time w/Sean and Jenn and their kids Dani and Jake. It was a short visit w/our best buds in Cali but it was wonderful seeing them and meeting Little Jake! We also relaxed at the resort as they have many activities to do their and a super-cool water slide! It was such a terrific time spending time w/my family since we do not see each other that much. It's very nice that my parents take us on a big family trip every couple of years!
Brad starts classes for his Masters again next week. He graduates in May and so excited! So this should be an interesting and exciting year for us, since we are unsure if Brad would like to stay in Boone or go into larger areas or doing something else like teaching for the AEA when he is finished w/his Graduate Degree. I hope everyone has a fabulous day!
