Oregon trip 2

Here's part 2 of the Oregon trip, ya'll -

*The Oregon state Bird- ok.. .. not really, but there are BIG slugs out there.. and ALOT of them*

*The carousel- how about i got in a verbal fight with the custodian there- SWEAR! mini me had to go to the bathroom, so as i walked in with her, HE was standing in there. About in his late 20's- the moron had stuck the bathroom closed sign that was like a foot tall too far from the entrance and didnt put his cart out front.. he started yelling at me, i started yelling at him telling him HE was in the wrong Bathroom-- long story short, i LIED to him ( great example, i know) and told him we came into the bathroom to look at the horse mural) *

*lil Muffin riding with help from grandma*

*Grandma and the girls talking to some of the people that volunteer there and that carve the horses there*

*BOTH girls helping in Grandpa's garden! *

*before going to dinner one night, we quick stopped at the junior high that my trainer has her classes at and suprised her and her husband- i miss them like CRAZY! Havent been able to find anyone since i moved- she was my trainer for YEARS*

**Mini Me and James - he used to goof around with her during workouts if she got bored.. and at times, she actually DID the workouts with us **

** This pic is a start to the ""FUN"" that began on our trip home- due to flying standby, we got tickets on the plane if there were seats left over.. in the summer, those chances are slim. We spent the ENTIRE day in the PDX airport-- and found out that are chances were WAY bigger in Seattle the next morning... which was 3 hrs away.. so i started racking my brain on how to get up there-- meanwhile we met this fun family and her kids ended up playing with the girls the whole day , and were kind enough to buy the girls these stuffed animals**

**Waking up at 4 am and waiting at the airport all day is exhausting!! **

* One of the great parts about getting stuck at the airport was my dad flew IN to PDX that day and we were able to spend a little bit of time with him before my sweet brother picked us up and drove us to Seattle that afternoon *

* Already exhausted and we had NO clue this was the START to a 3 day journey of sitting in airports and WAITING to get home *

*talking to daddy on mommys phone- paci included in convo *

*after staying the night in Seattle with Uncle, he dropped us off at the airport at 430 am the next am.. interesting enough, the fam we met at PDX ALSO stayed in same hotel as us. I gave them all info and they too were flying standby- we made the flight to Denver, they didnt *

**Day 2 of my outfit, people- when you check a bag, IT goes ahead of you and i had no other clothes packed for me.. But had the makeup packed in the carry ons, of course ;) *

* Thank you, Jesus for portable DVD players!!!! -our old one was broken and since this was such a last min trip, we went to Wal **rt the night before at 10 pm and bought this. AHHHHHHH- peace and quiet! *

* I believe this is out of Seattle and is Mt. Hood- beautiful, huh?! Well, the trip came to a SCREECHING halt after this flight to Denver- the lady that gate checked the car seats, didnt inform me that she'd checked them ALL THE WAY TO ATLANTA. So, on my connection from Denver to ATL, i waited for the car seats and in that time MISSED my flight..i was LIVID!

So, we spent ANOTHER day in the Denver airport waiting LITERALLY ALL day for another seat on another flight.. by 730 pm, it didnt happen. With a crying 7 yr old in tow, and a VERY upset husband, my friend found us a hotel - we ate dinner in the airport and shuttled to this SWEET new hotel -- it was fabulous. *

* That morning, FATHERS DAY, i might add, we made the first flight out of Denver and had a layover in the Memphis airport ( after taking this picture, i almost knocked this huge pic over with all the bags i was carrying.. now would THAT have been embarrassing?! ) *

*After DAYS of trying to get home, we finally found daddy at the ATL airport.. the girls were SO excited to see their daddy!! Definately a Fathers day He'll never forget either ;) *

Suprise Oregon Trip 1

In June i REALLY wanted to fly to Oregon and it just so happened i got my hands on some buddy passes and flew STANDBY- key word there!! So, with only telling 2 people i was coming ( my best friend and hair dresser, wanted to make sure we could get an appt ) we flew there, leaving Atlanta at 6. We got on BOTH flights there- here is part 1 of the trip in pictures

*On the FIRST flight to Denver*

*Mini Me and her BEST friend in Oregon, we'll call her Blondie- when they get together, there is MISCHIEF that goes on! Reminds me of me and my Bestie at that age*


*Lil Mufin enjoying Bampa's backyard*


*Bampa and me time while grilling burgers*

*Amie and I- little story to THIS night. We went to a comedy show- that night ended up being a NUDE parade, with police escorts, im NOT lyin.. THOUSANDS of nude people riding their bikes!it was like a trainwreck--- yes, i have pics.. no i wont post it would burn your eyes, lol. but really.. only on the West coast could you do something that outrageous, have police escorts and not be arrested. I've never seen so many people HAPPY to be stuck in a cab and not able to move in traffic! *

*muffin and mini Me enjoying Blondies nana and papas property*

*Carrie and i advertising for what used to be HER coffee stand where we teamed up and worked for years and was called Dublin Brew. MANY happy memories at that place, now owned by a former employee*

* One of my closest friends in Oregon and hairstylist, Cleme- only he could do something so fun on mini me. I WANT HIM HERE IN GA!!!*

*After not getting her hair cut in a year.. we waited for our Cleme to do it.. her summer fun hair*


That's it for today.. more tomorrow-- for all of you i DIDNT see while i was there.. it was NOTHING against ANY of you.. i literally saw no one and barely went anywhere. i needed mental detox!!

Please know i love and miss all of you!!