i'm baaaacccckkkkk

So I'm back to WA... after a looooonnnnngg crappy flight(s).... so my wonderful darling husband set up my flight schedule & silly me didn't really look @ it until arriving @ the airport! so here's a little recap of my day yesterday

7:30am ec (east coast time ... 3 hours ahead of west coast time) wake up
9:15am & again @ 9:20am (we forgot something) leave wakefield RI
11:00 get to the airport with a painfully full bladder (got to love that:)) oh ya we got stuck in traffic on the way to Boston
11:05 run as fast as possible to the nearest potty w/ all luggage in tow
11:10 get in line... for a loooooonnnnngggg fricken time... decide while i'm waiting i'll check out my flight info i mean come on... my flight only leaves in 1hr1omins. i have pleanty of time:) so I look ... really look @ my flight info. and notice i'm flying into laguardia & leaving to seattle out of JFK... hmmmm... are they the same??? i think not...
11:15 call luke (7:15am in WA for those of you following along here) on the verge of tears w/ a very bad feeling in the pit of my stomach...
11:20 tears flowing down my face while the guy behind me is looking @ me w/ a perplexed look on his face:) while luke tells me he's going to call on my flight stuff
11:35ish get up to the counter & give her my flight info. blah blah blah... she says you know you're changing airports in NY... i say yes (holding in tears god... i'm such a baby) and ask her what i do when i get there... she tells me i have to get my bags & a shuttle to JFk ... ok tears again... she starts typing away while i'm swiping @ my eyes... she looks at me and says i can't get you on the 12:10 flight to JFK because it's too full & there are 6 bags that are 70lbs... i look over at my own 70lb bag:) hehehe oopppss:) i say thanks for trying ....
11:50 (have to be @ my gate by 12) i get in the security line.... there's no line @ the end and the lady is waving me over so i go... the security lady behind me starts saying maam... & i turn around to look @ her and she keeps saying it so she must not be talking to me right? i get to the xray place take off shoes etc. & start to go through when she comes running after me & yells at me for not stopping ... great i'm sooo not going to make my flight... she checks my ticket & huffs off... WHATEVER!!!!!!
11:54 get through the security check & run to my gate to find that my flight has been delayed 1/2 hr... nice of someone to let me know:)
1pm get on the plane
2:35 get off the plane @ laguardia & try to find my bags... not so easy when there isn't any flight #'s posted on any screens:) i finally ask someone @ 3pm & find my bags... then i run to transportation center & find out that the next shuttle leaves @ 4 (my flight is @ 5:35 @ JFK) I get a taxi instead & make it there by 4:30
4:35 in line to check my bags... ask the guy in front of my what he's waiting for... checking in, bags etc. got the lovely NY attitude back:)
4:45 bags checked in & off to my flight... no more worries except my 6hr flight to Seattle (yuck)
8:35 (west coast time ... 11:30 east cost time) i land... very tired & grumpy:)
9:20 we park & have dinner
10:55 get the ferry
1:05 am... we get home... oh what a day!!!!!!!!!! but now i'm home sweet home... missing RI already but it's good to be home... angie is so stinkin' cute & she's calmed down a bit:) I'll be posting pics of her soon:)

Today's the day

We are leaving for RI TODAY!!! I really can't believe that it is finally time for us to go home... it seems like forever ago when we bought our tickets.... and it still seems like this day should be far far away! I am soooo excited about our little vaca. that I haven't slept in @ least 3 days... going on adrenalin & caffeine (lots and lots of caffeine) right now! Any way... tomorrow am we will land on the east coast... we'll see everyone soon:) can't wait!!!!

Up on my soapbox... again

Ok... so pretty much everyone who reads this has probably already gotten an email from me... but on the off chance that someone else in the world reads this blog... click on this link ... please.... we neeeeeed to lower gas prices!!! my clothes budget is suffering ... hehehe Thanks guys!! I'm sure it will help you all out too! pass it on... it goes through tomorrow 5/25/07 ... I think. http://pol.moveon.org/pac/stoppricegouging/

One more week

'till we leave for RI! And what a good week it will be... no .... seriously! Luke has a different schedule 'cause he's doing some kind of coastie thing:) so i get to see him every day this week except for thurs. ( at least i don't think i'll see him thurs.)! that's a lot of quality time & then we get the next 2 weeks together too... hmmmm.... hopefully we'll still be lovey dovey:) yeay!!!! one great week and then 4 extra great weeks in RI:) can't wait to see you all!!!!!

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2 weeks!!

Just a little FYI... we leave 2 short weeks from today to RI!!!!!!!

Hikin' it

Here are some pics of Luke & I on our hike yesterday to soleduc falls... The battery on our camera died right as we reached the falls ~ typical Marland luck!!

3 weeks...

from today we will be leaving on jet plane... don't know when we'll be back again:) 3 weeks from tomorrow we will be landing in sunny Rhode Island!!!!!!! We CAN'T wait!!!! So we'll see you guys in 3 little ol' weeks... yippppppeeeeee:)

Jobs... jobs.... jobs

So for those of you who knew about my new job... I decided not to take it... for many reasons... But as I always say .... everything happens for a reason & I've already got a new possibility that's a little more me:) I'll keep you updated on this little hunt for the semi-perfect job:)
Luke, Angie & I are all doing fine... the count down to RI is officially on! 33 days (round about)!!!
I am SO doing the happy dance!
Hmmmm.... other excitement.... there isn't much! Luke and i started to do yard work (not generally found in my vocabulary) last weekend... more to do today!!!
Well... this being one of the most boring post thus far... I'm going to say peace out:)

Bye Bye Sanjya

Thank god!!!!!!!!!! This is the very first season of American Idol that i've watched all the way through & this guy drives me nutty!!! I don't even care if he can't sing... his hair is ridiculous!!! I'm watching the show right now but luke let the good news slip @ our bedtime conversation.... i forgive you honey:)

Going for color

So Josie gave me a little inspiration when she updated her blog look... have no idea how she did the fancy header & she really needs to share w/ me since we have the same blog "headquarters"!!!!

Jos... please... I'll be your best-friend:) hehehe... fill me in b*tch:)

So for now... we have a new color palette:) isn't perty!

I've been tagged

Jenny tagged me to let you all in on my 5 fave. blogs....

1. Ali Edwards
big time inspiration... that's about all I can say:)

2. Jenny - she is also pretty inspiring... I mean come on... she is nearly famous:)

3. Creative Chicks headquarters.... another tribute to Jenny (do we see a theme here) it's fun to see the new stuff they get in... it's such a big (wonderfully full of fun goodies that i miss mucho) store:)

4. And my no means lastish... Josie - she's a little slow on the posts :) but I really have no room to complain since I've been "that blogger" too:) love ya jos!

5. Rebecca Cooper ... i actually just found this... but she's got some amazing photos... just a little more inspiration ( i need as much as i can get)

Are you happy Jennifer:) love ya!

Missing you...

Hey... just got home from teaching a class & luke was watching our wedding video! It made me miss you all sooooooo much more than I already did:) Can't wait to see you all in a couple months ~ we love you guys:) xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Hoppy Easter!!!

Go Electric:)

My dad will be oh so proud of this little post! I just watched "Who killed the electric car" I know... I know... sounds super cheese - but it actually gave good insight as to what's going on in the world & what we all should really be concerned about... if you have brought or even think you might bring kids into this world... you might want to start thinking about this stuff... we are responsible for all the sh*t they will have to deal with 50-60 years from now & let me tell you it's going to be mighty shi*ty if we keep up the way we are now... yucko!!! Never EVER thought these words would be coming out of my mouth {fingers} but hey.... I can't not say it:)

The Best $20 we've spent

We bought a new dog bed @ cosco this past Thursday... it was 20 bucks & it's already held up against the angie test. We brought the bed home got rid of her old bed which was deflated, peed on 1 too many times & stitched back together @ least twice... I tell you this dog is TOUGH on her beds! So we go back out, leaving angie & the bed alone in her "bedroom". when we returned she had already chewed through the zipper ~ wonders of all wonders ~ it zipped back together! Then later in the evening I went into her room (in the dark) & stepped in something wet... light on! she PEED!!!! on her brand new bed. To my udder shock & surprise it is WATERPROOF what an ingenious idea!!! I sopped up the pee w/ a paper towel & good as new. Super excited... I know you are too!

*Wicked* Exciting...

Luke sold his jeep - or should I say Luke's parents sold his jeep... since it's been sitting in there driveway since we left RI {thanx guys:)}

Any who this is REALLY exciting news since we now have an extra $300 a month that will go to.... you guessed it - other bills... man it *stinkos* growing up:)

Super Angie

This is Angie after her shower... Daddy sure is funny:) She was... not so happy!

A nice relaxing....

Sunday!!!! We haven't had one of these it was seems like forever (but is probably only 2 weeks - since Luke was off last) As you can see Angie takes full advantage of the fireplace going... & yes I'm well aware that you east coasters no longer need to use the fireplace! (you suck) It's been nice here... 50's but w/ out a lot of windows in our house... no sun... not so warm! Luke sewed it up yesterday:) We laughed about the fact that he's going to be the one to teach our daughter(s) how to sew:) I can do a straight line (well semi-straight) and even that's pushing it... I am no domestic diva that's for sure.... I can cook w/ the best of them though (thanx mom & dad... I owe that all to you guys). Have a good week... you're already 1/2 way through Monday:)

Thank you...

Thanks for the flowers:) Our house has never looked sooooo colorful & cheery! & Thanks for all your support and words of encouragement... I don't know what we'd do without all our friends and family - you guys *rock*!!!