Vaca!

For starters let me apologize for not writing more often! Since that is out of the way, let me get on to the real reason I sat down to write. Okay yes, I do live the life of someone that is on a permanent vacation, but I actually went on vacation this week. It was the first time that I had truly been gone back to Florida since I moved to Colorado. I hadn't needed to, it seemed as if I always had a visitor out here in Colorado to keep me occupied.

I booked a plane ticket on hotwire (not overly thrilled with their service but I guess it could have been worse). I ended up having to call them to do it, since their website was down...but they really were the cheapest at an alarming rate of $428.50. Not to mention the fact that it was on US AIR or Undeniably Stupid Air as I prefer to call them. I packed my backpack so I wouldn't have to pay the $15.00 for luggage and I bought a $2.19 Americano in the airport, so I wouldn't have to give another dime to Undeniably Stupid Air. Pretty funny that I'd rather pay 19 extra cents then give money to them...well that an Americano is my coffee of choice.

Swallow dropped my off in plenty of time about 6:45 for an 8:15 flight, I had a lay over in Charlotte that got me their about 1:30. I knew it was bad news as soon as I walked off the flight. I was a little bit nibbly but I didn't have enough time to actually sit at a restuarant and get food, so I thought I'd go and look at the pre-made sandwichs. They all looked absolutely terrible, as if they had been made the day before and left un-refridgerated over night. I am not a fan of east coast time, hence it being after lunch but my body says that it is still 11:30 and I don't normally eat till about 1. Oh well, I'll just have another cup of coffee that will get me to Orlando for dinner. Gotta love coffee and its ability to surpress the appetite.

I finally get to Orlando at about 4ish. I get off the plane and felt like I could eat a horse! We stopped at the publix for some yuengling beer I had been craving it for sometime. Although it was refreshing their is something to be said for the micro brews out here in Colorado (that and the old fashioned PBR, that is ever so popular)! When I walked out into my sister's backyard, I could smell the salt. Colorado smells so different, but I had never noticed it until I moved away. It wasn't a bad smell it was just different, absolutely crazy how my nose is sensitive. We played a little golf and got to take in some sun. I spent some time with Werd and got to see Skank. All in all it really was a great trip to see the family, but Colorado is home. I missed the leaves around me, I missed the pace that people walk, I missed the crisp clean air. I knew I loved Colorado, but I didn't know just how much I loved it until I went back. I mentioned that it is really nice to relax, and Werd brought it to my attention that my life is pretty relaxing as it is. When I thought about it, she is right my life is the life of leisure, itmade me chuckle. :)

The flight back from Orlando was an utter disaster...right from the start. My mom and sister insisted that I get to the airport at least 2 hours in advance because of the terrible security system at the Orlando International Airport. Okay Okay...fine I'll go, but I have a bad feeling about listening to them. Besides I am a non-stress type of traveler now (I didn't use to be, but I am now, crazy how you change when you get older). If I got their an hour and a half early and didn't make my flight when then I will get on the next one. That is typically my mentality, but just to make them feel better and be quiet about the whole thing, I had Werd drop me off 2 and half hours early. I was literally at the airport at 4:49 for a 7:30 flight. I went to the ticket window, the bathroom, security and got a cup of coffee and I had 2 hours and 21 minutes to spare, I was livid! I guess the joke was on me...I tried to take a nap after sipping on my coffee but that wasn't real successful, because two different idiots at different times walked over and said is she breathing? Seriously, people if someone is laying down with their head on their carry on as if it is a pillow, do you really think she is dead? Get a grip!

I had to fly through Phoenix which I absolutely hate. Talk about a disaster and half, you have to go completely out of the airport to change terminals and then back through security. Never again will I fly Undeniably Stupid Air or change planes in Phoenix and I most likely wont buy plane tickets through hotwire. What a trip!