Getting it done in the Mountain Time Zone

This post is a few days late but we got back from Utah on Tuesday. We were gone for a week. The trip started out as a bit of a disaster because we got delayed leaving Buffalo and missed our flight from Minneapolis at 9:45pm which was the last flight out. There wasn't another flight until 9:30 the next morning and since it was Northwest's fault we missed the connection they gave us a hotel room at the Holiday Inn Select. The nice flight attendant at the MN airport even gave us overnight bags (cause all our stuff was in the checked bags, except undies) that included a toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant and a shirt to sleep in. On another note, the other flight attendants in Buffalo and at the connecting flight's gate were complete whores.

Our hotel room at the Holiday Inn Select

The Twin Cities outside our window

Off to the airport again

He's really excited to be on the plane

Me and gasy Baby Ethan. He farted a lot.

We finally made it to Utah the next day at 11:30. That night I went to the lovely, very pregnant, Dari's shower. Jaime and I decided to give her the same gift even though we had no idea what each other was getting her. It was fun to see everyone!

Dari and the Payson ladies

On Thursday we drove up to the middle of nowhere, also called Blackfoot, ID. Sorry Shan! We got to hang out with my sister and nephew and nieces. It was a lot of fun. They showed us their garden and all the wild animals they have. And by wild animals I mean a couple cows and some turkeys. And James climbed up a really tall grain silo. He walked up the stairs but he said it was a long climb. :)

Driving to Idaho

Welcome to Idaho!

My niece Kylee

My nephew Kolten

James and his new friends

James had to stop even though I think it's disgusting

Friday we went to the greatest place ever for lunch, Souper Salad. Mindi, Jackson, Maddy, Sara and Cole came too. It was a fun time! After that we got to go swimming in my grandma's neighbor's pool. It was just me and James because Grandma Pat didn't want to get in. Instead she was our photographer for the day. James jumped off the diving board a few times but he's so uncoordinated that he hurt himself and had to take a break.

Look at him cleaning his table!

Just another day at the Souper Salad

Swimming!

We were blowing water at each other through the noodles, probably not sanitary.

Me and Luci having some milk before bed

Luci Mei

Saturday Pete took us out on his boat. James is scared of water in general and I'm scared of water that I can't see to the bottom of, so we both wore life jackets while swimming. I only got in once cause the water was so muddy that I got really nervous. Plus Hank, the dog, tried to drown me. It was too windy to do any wake boarding so we just rode around in the boat. After that we went to my cousin Andrea's wedding. She looked really beautiful and had an ice cream bar. I was really excited for the ice cream.

Jaime and Pete

James and Hank

James and his life jacket

Swimming with the life jacket

All dressed up for the wedding

Brooke, James, and Aunt Shirlene

Erin caught the bouquet, or pretty much pushed everyone and caught the bouquet

This is a pretty outfit I saw at the wedding... I thought I would share with everyone

Sunday we went to Raging Waters. Yes I know, lame, but I love it. Anytime I can be outside enjoying some water slides I am happy. Rage is still as ghetto as it has been but we had an awesome time. Pete put on a fake tat when we got there of some dolphin and a rose. James went down a slide and scratched his back and banged his head. Again, the un-coordination.

Pete and his tat

Monday we just chilled with the dogs, Sammy and Giz. Sammy kept shoving his duck in my face and it stunk like a rotten foot. It was no good. Then that night we went to dinner with all my awesome friends, even though some couldn't make it (Ann), it was a good time.

Sammy and his smelly duck that I think was rotting

Giz, just chillin

Me and the girls

Good one Jaime

Me and my bff Andrew

We came back Tuesday afternoon and I still haven't been able to recover. I blame jet lag. My boss says I still have that vacation high where I don't feel like doing any work. He's right. My foot is still too swollen to put a shoe on it. Though it probably didn't help when I ran (I use the word ran loosely) on it in the MN airport. Who in their right mind would have a plane land in the end of one terminal and have the connecting flight take off in the end of another terminal. Stupid. Good thing there was the flight attendant Kelly in MN that was so nice and helpful cause I was about ready to bomb something.