Part II: Happy New Year

So we flew back to CA on Jan. 1. Our plane was supposed to leave at 8:50AM which is pretty tough to do with two kids. That's mighty early. Not to mention, I'm not really a morning person. So we get to the airport, get all checked in, fine, dandy. March to the gate area and learn that our flight has been delayed somewhat indefinitely due to a mechanical problem. The plane was currently in the hanger getting fixed. Okay, by all means, take all the time you need to get that bird up in the air properly so we make it back to CA safe and sound. But, I could have slept another two hours!

We finally get on the plane around 10:30 and end up departing about two hours behind schedule. Fine, dandy. Then we hit a bunch of turbulence, so we have to fly at 24,000 feet instead of whatever you normally fly at. Fine, dandy. Just get me home in one piece. Then we hit 90mph headwinds, which added at least a half hour to our trip. Fine dandy. Then we have to fly into LAX the opposite direction from normal because of the winds, we circle over the ocean at leaast three times before we're allowed to safely land on California pavement. Then we have to taxi ALL THE WAY AROUND THE AIRPORT to the one existing gate (Gate 36) for Midwest airlines. Now, we are finally back. Fine dandy.

Everyone flew great, except for me who was in a bit of a mood by the time we got into the Burger King line at about 2pm.

On the way home, I said to Andrew, "Well that was a fun way to start our new year off." He replied, "Yeah, it's like starting off with a bogey on the first hole in a round of golf." I agreed. Although, usually, a bogey would be a nice way to start off a round for me (instead of a double bogey or a snowman). Then he said, "I did finish a round with a 68 after bogeying the first hole though, if that tells you anything." So, we're hoping the year ends up with a round of 68!

Then on Jan. 2nd, we decided to try and get pictures taken at Penny's. We needed to get Lily's 3 month pictures taken, and it would be fun to have a picture of Ella and Lily together, and a nice family picture. We realized all this was quite ambitious, especially knowing our girls and their feistiness. As soon as I pushed the stroller into the photo studio, Ella started screaming and melted down. Okay, so we started with Lily. We got two really cute pictures (one vertical and one horizontal) and then Lily started to have a meltdown. The photographer was really nice and gave us time to try and get the kids calmed down while she took someone else's pictures, but it was just not going to happen. So we packed it up, ordered some pictures of the two cute ones of Lily and were on our way. I'm thinking we may not get any good pictures of Ella and Lily for like another year. So, I hope no one out there is holding their breath for a cute "sister" picture. But we will be sending out the Lily photos with our Christmas thank yous, so you might receive your thank you a little later than usual. ;-) Oh, but we did find two Christmas ties for Andrew on sale, they were 62 cents each! Originally, $25 and they are not hideous at all, they are actually pretty nice for Christmas ties. So the year is looking up!

Jan. 3 turned out to be a good day, our round of golf is shaping up so far. I will promise not to use the golf metaphor too often throughout the year!

Happy New Year to everyone! Hope you end up with a round of 68 too!