Anyway, last Thursday I left to go visit my friend Katie and her husband Austen at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. I flew to Vegas with a short stop over in Albuquerque. Katie picked me up and we made an emergency stop to McDonald's for some nutritious lunch/dinner. After about 7 hours of traveling (including my hour and a half of fun waiting at the St. Louis airport), I arrived at Austen and Katie's adorable house. In the seven months they have been there, they have done a lot to make their house very homey.
On Friday, Katie and I hung out and spent some much needed time at the pool trying to beat the crazy Vegas heat. That night, the three of us went downtown and checked out the Vegas strip. It was a little crazy and overwhelming, but definitely something that you should check out if you ever to Vegas for any reason other than hanging out at the strip.
Saturday morning, we packed up the car and headed west to California. After a nice 3.5ish hour nap, we made it to one of our destinations. Our first stop was Ikea in Covina which of course was awesome. :) I can't wait to head up to the one in Chicago in the next few weeks to pick up our new furniture. After Ikea, we continued to Oceanside, California.Once there, we headed to the pier for dinner at Ruby's with Katie's friend and her sweet family.
After dinner, we headed back to Katie's friends house on the Camp Pendelton Marine Base where we stayed for the night. Sunday morning, we packed up and went out in search of donuts. After that successful conquest, we headed to the beach at Oceanside. We stayed long enough to stick our toes in the frigid Pacific waters and snap a few pictures and then we headed back to Vegas.
On my final night in Vegas, we had a cookout with Katie and Austen's neighbors. Then, it was time for me to pack up, head to bed, and then wake up to go to the airport.
Once at the airport, my sunscreen was confiscated by TSA and I walked about 5 miles (or so it seemed) to my gate. Got on the plane there and had a pretty uneventful trip over to Phoenix. Waited on the plane there for a bit and then headed homeward. As I write this, I am told that we are something like 39,000 feet above the earth. Flight tracker says we are almost at the point where New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma meet. Having wi-fi in flight is pretty awesome. I also have a countdown to arrival on my browser. Looks like about an hour an a half left on this journey now.
I have loved getting away for awhile and of course spending time with my awesome friend Katie, but I am definitely ready to get home and see my man, the boys, and the rest of my awesome family. :)
