A Mom's Vacation

So this last weekend, I had the fabulous opportunity to take a trip to see my best friend, Meag. She has recently relocated to the state of Washington, which makes for a much cheaper (and shorter) flight!

I flew in Thursday afternoon and we had a quiet evening.

Friday was THE day. And if you are a New Moon fan, you know what I'm talking about. We had originally planned on going to an evening show, but our anticipation got the best of us and we traded in our tickets for an earlier show. The movie did not disappoint in the least. It was fantastic...and then fantastic on top of that. So much better than Twilight.

After the movie, we did some shopping and then headed over to some friends' house to watch the BSU game and play games. There *may* have been some drinking, too.

(phone pic, super grainy)

Meag, enjoying her drink.......and headband! I love this girl!

Saturday morning, we got up fairly early because we were making our trek to FORKS. For those who don't know (you poor, unfortunate souls......great, now that song is stuck in my head), Forks is where the Twilight books take place. It's about three hours from where Meag lives, so we knew this was going to be an all-day event. But we had our giddy smiles on!

This was in Aberdeen, where we stopped for some Starbucks.



I don't remember exactly where we were when I took this picture, but the fog was just gorgeous.

Also on our way, was a stop at the coast....I LOVE the ocean. It's so peaceful.

And then, we arrived!
Forks High School

The Swan House

There were several Twilight stores......we were in heaven! We went to all of them.

And there was some great stuff!

And we were THOSE cheesy fans......yes, yes we were.

And here's what I came away with:

Sunday was my day to leave, but my flight wasn't until the evening. So we set off for Seattle early and ended up doing some great shopping. We stopped at the Nordstrom Rack, which was a fantastic place full of good deals. And then it was time to say good-bye and hop on a plane. It was such a fun visit and I really hope that since Meag lives closer, we can make these visits MUCH more often!!

A Reunion

For those who don't know, my best friend, Meag's husband decided last year to enlist in the military. He graduates from Basic Training tomorrow. Meag flew to Oklahoma (where the Basic Training is held) yesterday and was finally reunited with her husband, Kevin, this morning. Here is a picture.....which makes me cry every time I look at it. I'm so excited for them, and so proud of Kevin for completing the Basic Training.

Random Fact #14

I LOVE baseball.

I'm pretty much a sports fan in general - I will watch golf, tennis, basketball, and football. Soccer doesn't interest me and I only watch hockey live. My family is very sports-oriented. But baseball is my true love. I love watching it live or on TV. I love coming home from work on a warm spring day, opening all the windows in the house to get a breeze coming through, and turning on a good game. It doesn't necessarily have to be my favorite team, but it helps!

My favorite team happens to be the Red Sox. I still love the Braves, and I always will, but for several years now, I have been seriously loving the Sox.



I had the opportunity back in May of 2005 to fly out to Boston and take a vacation with my two best friends, Meag and Rita. Meag lives in California and Rita actually lived in Boston at the time. So we got to stay with Rita at her house and she showed us around Boston. The Red Sox weren't playing in town while we were there, so we were only able to do a tour of Fenway.

Still awesome though! The Sox just so happened to be playing at Yankee Stadium.......and gosh, we just so happened to have bought tickets in advance. So we were able to see the biggest rivalry in sports history AT Yankee Stadium. It really doesn't get any better than that. I have pictures at home of the game and Yankee Stadium, and more of Fenway, so I'll have to dig those out and post them. The game was one of the highlights of my life - there really is no bigger rivalry than tha Yankees and Red Sox. The fans at the game were extremely rude and overall, I was not imporessed with New York people as a whole. However, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity and, like I have been known to do, I pushed the boundaries and actually wore a Red Sox shirt to Yankee Stadium. There were concerns about how hazardous to my health this could potentially be - and it was scary; I had people in my face screaming.........I just had to laugh. Because, even though I am a HUGE baseball fan, it IS just a game.