Life's Helmet

Sunday, March 7, 2010

A Nice Break

I know it's been a while since I last blogged but life has been a little crazy lately. This last week provided a nice break from normal life as my sister Adrienne and her 2 kids came to town. Luckily, I was able to take a couple of days off of work and spend some time with my 3 favorite people. As usual, we did plenty of shopping, eating, and watching trash tv. ;-)

On their last day here, we had a bbq in the perfect AZ weather. We all had fun hangin' with the kids and watching Brooklen pig out on Cheetos (in case you can't tell).

Ryan and I always look forward to when Adrienne and the kids come to town. It's always sad to see them go but we're already counting down the days until their next visit!

Friday, January 22, 2010

Turning 24

This last week we celebrated my friend Jessica's 24th b-day. 24 years old!! Where does the time go!?! Happy b-day Jess!

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Airport Fiasco

On our way to Spokane, our flight from Phoenix to Denver got delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight to Spokane. After waiting at the airport for 2 1/2 hours and standing in the customer service line for another hour and a half, the airline told us that they would put us on standby for the next morning but most likely wouldn't be able to get us there until Christmas day. Obviously, we were quite disturbed by their response to our situation and when we began getting frustrated with them, they told us to get out of line. After more arguing we realized that we weren't getting anywhere and decided to wait for the standby flight the next morning.

After scouring the airport, we found a little nook behind a pillar and camped out for the next 8 hours. After a few more flight delays, a soda spill on the plane, and almost 24 hours of traveling, we made it to Spokane and were able to start our vacation. Lesson learned...NEVER fly during the holidays.

Our home away from home

Christmas In Spokane

This year we spent Christmas in Spokane with Ryan's family. Since two of his brother's recently got married, his parents' house was even more full than usual. With 11 adults, 4 kids, and an overly excited dog, the house was quite "busy."

Altogether, we were able to spend 10 straight days in Spokane. Some of the highlights of the trip were:

Celebrating Ryan's mom's birthday