starbucks and hospitals

Well this vacation was full of some unwelcome surprises (aka stomach bugs and flight cancellations) but luckily there were lots of fun things in between. We had a blast with daniel's family playing games, shopping, and eating lots of yummy food.

Airports, airports . . . it makes us a little sick to think of how many we'll be at in the next month.


Happy thanksgiving!


Yes, I developed an addiction to gingerbread hot chocolates from starbucks while we were there. Don't they look pretty with my nails?


Jelly Belly Factory. Please don't eat the rotten egg flavor. Ever.

Unfortunately I weighed too much for the pony rides.


Day trip to SanFrancisco! I'm glad I felt a little better so we could go there-I'd never been. I love seeing new cities and it was so much fun to see my friend Missy that I haven't seen since the night Daniel and I got engaged. Wish we could have stayed longer but hopefully we'll get to go back!

Cupcakes of course, and fresh clam chowder for Daniel.

Oh and more airports . . .


Neither of us wanted our vacation to end but at the same time were very glad to be home and get some rest. I missed snuggling with Rocky but I'm glad he had a friend to play with while we were gone!

not the best way to spend your vacation . . .

So i started coming down with a cold a few days before we left on vacation. I thought I could fend it off but the plane rides and lack of sleep did me in. I finally started feeling a lot better yesterday but what happens that night? Everything coming out of everywhere. Daniel ended up taking me to the emergency room because I couldn't keep a sip of water down and I couldn't even sit up. Unfortunately I was probably ranked low on the scale of emergencies so we were there from 11:30 to 6 in the morning. They pumped me with fluids and painkillers and I'm feeling a lot better but still can't eat anything so really weak. I just have to say that I have the best husband ever though. It was awful sitting there that long but Daniel was a sweetheart and held my hand while getting my IV (I have some PTSD when it comes to needles). I'm so lucky to have him. We're coming up on our first anniversary and its been crazy being married. We've had some really not so fun things we've gone through but we've also had some awesome times. And I know that the really hard and painful times are only going to bring us closer and make us stronger. I'm so glad I married this man, I've never loved anyone so much. He really is my best friend and when he messes up, he always tries to make it better. I can't imagine a life without him and I'm so grateful that we're going to be together forever.

We flew today!

Daniel passed his private pilot's license exam on Saturday and is now officially a helicopter pilot! Today he got to fly me for the first time, I'd never even been in a helicopter before. I'll admit I was a little nervous at first but it was SO much fun!! We flew to Philadelphia and the city looked so beautiful from up above even on a hazy day, we're hoping to fly to New York next week! I'm so proud of how hard Daniel has worked and so excited to be able to fly with him. He is such an amazing person and husband. I love seeing how excited he gets about any little helicopter thing, I love seeing him so happy! Here are some pics and videos from our flight.

Taking off. . .


This is my I'm past the point of freaking out and now am really excited face.





My amazing pilot



Flying over Princeton University on the way back

Landing . . .

Yay we made it safely to the ground!


What an awesome day!

32 weeks . . .

. . . til I graduate. And I'm NEVER going back.