Missouri loves company...
I should have warned you earlier...we were on the loose over Christmas. Living among man & beast in the Show Me State. It was our first trip to see my Mama & Step-Dad in Missouri!
When I booked our flight to leave on Christmas Eve, I just crossed my fingers and hoped for the best since I've heard so many horror stories about traveling over the holidays! But it was honestly the lightest day of travel I've ever experienced. The cab driver that picked us up said that the airport was a madhouse on the 23rd, so we lucked out!
On our flight from Austin to Dallas, we were seated in the emergency exit row, so our seats didn't recline at all. Then on our flight from Dallas to Springfield, MO, we were seated in the very last row, so our seats didn't recline! I enjoy themes. And I was pretty excited to see that we were directly across from the toilet:
My Mom (Susan) and Step-Dad (Rick) picked us up at the airport and drove us to Panera for dinner. I met my cutiepie step-sister, Jennifer, for the first time...along with her boyfriend, Robert:
My beautiful Mama in high-school:
I spent a little time with Rick's retired race horse, Bud. My new mane matches his pretty well:
Tractor #1:
Tractor #2:
Rick's 1965 Mustang (covered in kitty prints...more to come on that):
They live right down the street from the old Route 66! We stopped by this awesome old service station:
This truck was inside the old service station garage. The man that owns the place, invited us in and gave us root beer. :) Very sweet and I felt obligated to sip on it, but I haven't had soda in so long that it gave me a bellyache!
My Mother has 10 cats. That's right. TEN. Plus two big mangy mutts and that giant horsey. How many pets do we have? Just one stray kitty that lives outdoors. Imagine my joy when I met their brood! I made a cat collage:
One of my favorite things that happened was waking up the day after Christmas to the TV blaring in the living room...Rick was watching a "Keeping up with the Kardashians" marathon! I also learned that they're fans of one of my favorite shows, The Girls Next Door. :)
On our flight home, this lovely object marked the exits. It was flesh-colored. In that shape. I think the same person designed this that did that famous Little Mermaid cover...
I'm glad we got to see the fam, but we are happy to be back in Austin!!
When I booked our flight to leave on Christmas Eve, I just crossed my fingers and hoped for the best since I've heard so many horror stories about traveling over the holidays! But it was honestly the lightest day of travel I've ever experienced. The cab driver that picked us up said that the airport was a madhouse on the 23rd, so we lucked out!
On our flight from Austin to Dallas, we were seated in the emergency exit row, so our seats didn't recline at all. Then on our flight from Dallas to Springfield, MO, we were seated in the very last row, so our seats didn't recline! I enjoy themes. And I was pretty excited to see that we were directly across from the toilet:
My Mom (Susan) and Step-Dad (Rick) picked us up at the airport and drove us to Panera for dinner. I met my cutiepie step-sister, Jennifer, for the first time...along with her boyfriend, Robert:
My beautiful Mama in high-school:
I spent a little time with Rick's retired race horse, Bud. My new mane matches his pretty well:
Tractor #1:
Tractor #2:
Rick's 1965 Mustang (covered in kitty prints...more to come on that):
They live right down the street from the old Route 66! We stopped by this awesome old service station:
This truck was inside the old service station garage. The man that owns the place, invited us in and gave us root beer. :) Very sweet and I felt obligated to sip on it, but I haven't had soda in so long that it gave me a bellyache!
My Mother has 10 cats. That's right. TEN. Plus two big mangy mutts and that giant horsey. How many pets do we have? Just one stray kitty that lives outdoors. Imagine my joy when I met their brood! I made a cat collage:
One of my favorite things that happened was waking up the day after Christmas to the TV blaring in the living room...Rick was watching a "Keeping up with the Kardashians" marathon! I also learned that they're fans of one of my favorite shows, The Girls Next Door. :)
On our flight home, this lovely object marked the exits. It was flesh-colored. In that shape. I think the same person designed this that did that famous Little Mermaid cover...
I'm glad we got to see the fam, but we are happy to be back in Austin!!
posted by Beth Miner @ 10:18 PM
3 Comments:
At December 31, 2008 at 12:37 AM ,
Carl Miner said...
I see you labeled this post with "cat". At the very least you could have labeled it "cats", or "holy mother of God", or "What the hell is that smell?". Far more accurate.
At December 31, 2008 at 4:37 PM ,
Kate Monteith said...
did you dye your hair? i like it!
At January 1, 2009 at 10:11 PM ,
Lynsey Mattingly said...
Check your hair!!!! Super hot!
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