SO SORRY it's taken me FOREVER to post. It has been SO wonderful to have John home! And it's been so much fun doing menial everyday tasks with him! We clean, we cook, we grocery shop, take the cars in for whatever, we watch a few movies, make dessert, do laundry, work out @ the gym, sit together in church, and everything! It's so great! Everything is better when you're together. Really. I haven't blogged because I haven't cared to really, but I started feeling guilty when you all started making comments like, okay court, where are the pics?! SORRY! I didn't mean to be selfish!
The worst day EVER+366 days=the BEST day ever!!!
WELCOME HOME JOHN BOY!!!
John's plane got in at 5:30 in the morning. It was magical to see him. It was just like a movie, and I cried (of course) and he gave me some flowers, and there was a rockin band and huge flag and it was a really cool reception. We didn't stick around too long though we went over to James and Miekka's for breakfast. John entertained us all with good stories, he's a great story teller, and Miekka made breakfast PLUS cinnomon rolls, she even made me some that were gluten free! My first cinnomon roll in like 3 years! THANKS Miekka!
We had a lot of work to do, we had to move all of our belongings from a storage unit in Salt Lake where we used to live to another storage unit in Taylorsville where we live now. We rented a uhaul to get it all done. We have loads of work to do still at John's Mom's house, lots that needs to be sorted and organized
So we were able to go to San Diego. John let me plan the whole thing which was really therapeutic for me to keep my mind focused on while he was still gone. PLUS I really LOVE a bargain and when we're on trips John always says "Don't worry about the price honey we're on vacation", but I can't handle it, I feel awful spending tons of money on things like food. So I was able to find tons of bargains on hotels, (and campsites, we camped on the beach in San Elijo) and restaurants. I bought $25 gift cards for $4 at restaurant.com and that saved us loads of money. We went to the San Diego Zoo, which was free for John and so we only had to pay like $30 for my ticket (which was well worth it, the Zoo was amazing!) and we went to Sea World which was AMAZING!!! and we both got in for free because of John being in the military. :) I do love a good bargain!
SO there's TONS of pictures :) You're welcome. and I'm sorry it's taken so long.
Downtown Vegas... kinda dirty, and a plethora of sex advertisments, but interesting, exciting, and entertaining. We ate at the Belaggio buffet. Oh. My. Gosh. Well so much for bargaining, this was our big splurge, it was $30 a plate! BUT I made it worth it, eating my body weight in shrimp, crab legs, salmon, some sushi (nothing too gross) and YUMMY desserts that I could eat! Like Creme Brulee! YUMMY!
We HAD to stop into the M&M worldshop, I expected it to smell like chocolate, but it didn't. Bummer, I still got a souvenir patch and some playing cards :)
We stayed at the LUXOR hotel, the one in the shape of a pyramid. it was easily the fanciest place I have ever stayed in. PLUS they didn't have an elevator, it was called andf inclinator, so it takes you not only up and down but side to side as well, and diagonal, so we were up 23 floors but you could barely tell becasue it was so fast to get there! CRAZY! I felt like it was a magical elevator like it should be on Flight of the Navigtor, or willy wonka or something...cool.
Well I had planned on posting LOTS more, but I've been editing photos all day, I have to go be productive, more to come, sooner than later. Love you all!
