Wedding Weekend

Last weekend Phil's younger sister, Brittney, got married and we flew to Washington to be there for it all. Everything was beautiful and it was sooo fun to hang with Phil's family. We were really sad that the trip was so short (on Friday through Sunday morning) but we were happy to have been able to go and help out. My sister in-law Courtney took some pics while we were there and I've posted a few of hers and also some others took for those wanting to see some. More pics the Courtney took are on her website. For anyone interested, Courtney is a photographer in Utah, and here is her website where you can check out her work! http://www.photographybycourtneyz.blogspot.com/













Getting home was a PARTY in itself, let me tell you. Buddy passes can be awesome! Buddy passes can be awful. Last weekend they were the latter.
Sunday morning started at 4:30am and then seemed to never end. After missing the first flight and waiting 6 1/2 hours for the next, there was only one seat left on the 3:15 flight out of SLC to Fresno so we quickly decided to send Phil with Bruin and I would wait for the next (at 9pm that night). We figured this was the logical answer considering Phil had work the next day and Bruin was so far tired from running around an airport all day and could handle no more. This was us in the airport.... We finally busted the pack n play out when we were too tired to chase him down anymore



This nap lasted all of about 30 minutes...



Once they were on the plane, I kind of had a mini-panic attack when I realized my phone was about to die (with no charger on me) and there wouldn't be any seats on the next flight that night, AND I realized Phil had no books, spare diaper, etc for Bruin on the flight. I quickly wrote down some important numbers out of my cell incase it died and got to figuring out where I was going to stay that night in SLC. No one was answering their phones and my cell was slowing dying. Thankfully my big sis Kristen answered and found me a place to stay with her in-laws in Murray, but they couldn't pick me up til later so I just moped around the airport. Overwhelmed with anxiety I sinned and bought a Caramel Frappucino and chocolate muffin from Starbucks :) mmmm nothing like indulging yourself when stressed! I just sat eating and sipping and listening to Enya on my iPod by the baggage carousel. Then I decided to try to hype myself up for this unexpected free, babyless, evening away so I switched my iPod to some upbeat dance music from my single days and tried to enjoy it! My iPod died and I was back to staring at people.
Anyways, after a fun evening with Trudy, filled with adult conversation and quiet time, I spent the next day sitting in an airport again.. and sitting and sitting... finally I got on a flight around 4pm (that was of course delayed) and was home by 5pm. (Thank you Mom for watching Bruin!) After 15 hours in the SLC airport and I am confident in reporting that my days of standby travel as a SkyWest employee are not missed.