It is what it is

Amanda was asked on Valentine's day. i flew in for my winter break on Monday (was suppose to be Sunday but my flight from DTW to Chicago was late so I would have missed my connection to LA. Last flight home so, Otto picked me up and I flew out on Monday. They met me at LAX. I totally missed "the ring". Turns out Bryce asked her on the beach at Santa Babara. Her ring is made up of a center stone Bryce chose and side stones from my mother's ring and my grandmother's ring!!! On Tuesday we went to "look" at dresses as no date was set but they wanted October this or next year. She found a dress with the 3rd one she tried on. She then picked her colors (fall) of green and brown and picked the perfect complementary dress in green,they decided on October 17, I called the church and the hall and booked both from California. We both flew to Chicago for the weekend for Hannah's Christening and she surprised the rest of her fa...

I don't know whether to think we were lucky or blessed.  After a random guy told us on the highway (as usual, LA traffic was stop and go),  we had no tail lights, we drove to a Ford dealership.  The check-in person said it was 100.00 to look at it, but the electrician was leaving.  We looked pathetic so he said he would check.  Turns out, it was a switch, they had the part and an hour later (and another 150.00) we were on our way.  Missed our afternoon plans but he said they almost never have parts in stock and 5 minutes later the electrician would have left for the day.  We didn't get a ticket, no one rear-ended the car and I think we had guardian angels today on this first day of Lent.  It is what it is!!!  

Only three short days to enjoy the sand, sun, and surf and this morning we don't have any of these!  It is rather hazy and in the 60's but will warm to 70 later today. What an ordeal to get here.  After sitting at the airport for 2 hours on Sunday, I learned my flight to Chicago would be so late I would miss the connection to LA and it was the last one of the night going out through American connections.  After a few well chosen words of anger, they offered to put me on a plane to Charlotte, NC in the morning and then to LA by about 4:30.  (Turns out there was a major weather issue along the east coast yesterday!)  Being the calm person I am I said "you can do better than that".  They sent me to the ticket counter where the agent did.  She got me a seat thru Dallas and I was in LA by 1:30 Monday afternoon.  What a pain to have to return home (close but still) and unpack for the night.  Anyway, just a couple snags here and there put me in LA ...