Snow Bummies :(

One of the best perks about working in the school system??--SPRING BREAK!!! Yep! Adults getting spring break is AWESOME! I'm sure that everyone could use a whole week off work while getting paid for it and it feels amazing so far.

All last week I was so excited for friday afternoon. Every day all the teachers would say "4 more days till Friday!!..." " 2 more days till friday!!..." etc.

Friday came and I had to rush. I leave the school at 3:30, our flight for Colorado was at 6:15...which means we SHOULD be there no later than 4-4:30. But getting off work at 3:30 and then having to go pick Joseph's sister and him up, making it to the airport at 4 seemed impossible..and it was.

With Austin having bad traffic regularly, SXSW started this weekend, the rodeo started this weekend, and all schools going on spring break...traffic was beyond horrendous!

We finally made it to the airport at 5:15. PHEW! We have an hour to check in, check our bags, go through security and make it the gate--no problem!

All I could think about was "this time tomorrow we will be in the snow!"

We got to the gate and unfamiliar words started flowing out of a very serious man's mouth and I had to step back to try to comprehend. "If you could please step aside, we are trying to find some passengers to volunteer to take a different flight. Once we find some then you will be able to board the plane"

WHAT!?!?

"Wait, we aren't stand by. We already paid for these tickets" I still wasn't understanding how he could possibly be making this mistake.

"Ma'am, this flight has been overbooked and we are trying to find volunteers who will be willing to take a different flight."

WWWHHHHAAATTTT!?!?!? HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THEY OVERBOOK A FLIGHT?!!?

After sitting around for about an hour and a half, they politely approached us to inform us that we would not be en route to Colorado that evening. NOOOoooo!!!!!

Southwest is not a good airline (I just had to mention this...not much more to say about them.)

They were able to get Amanda a flight out the next morning but that was the best they could do...Colorado became an untouchable dream for Joseph and I. What were we to do now??

Well since Southwest made this mistake (and they suck), they offered to double the amount of the one way ticket price out to colorado AS WELL AS give us each round trip credit for another time we would like to fly somewhere (as if we'd really choose to fly with southwest ever again).

The check that was written out to us ended up being a pretty nice amount.

Do we save it for something responsible (upcoming bills, savings, credit card payments, groceries)??

OR

Do we treat ourselves to some spring break enjoyment?? √√√√√√√√√√

I mean it's money that we kinda fell into...FREE MONEY!! We deserve to have a little fun and enjoy ourselves after they screwed up our spring break trip and his whole family would be skiing while we were sitting on our booties moping around :(

So we went and got margaritas...

We woke up the next morning and decided we would head to the woodlands to go see my family and pick up Lola who they were taking care of while we were supposed to be high in the mountains.

But before we went to the woodlands...we got pedicures-thats right! Joseph got a pedicure..AND LOVED IT!

We then got massages...one of the best massages I've ever had. We headed to the Woodlands and spent a day and a half relaxing and enjoying time with family and friends.

For three years..maybe three and a half I've been begging Joseph to take us horseback riding. I love horseback riding, always have and haven't done it in years. And darn it, it'd be nice to do something different and fun!

So today we went! And it was gorgeous in the texas hill country!! And it was a lot of fun!

oooh spring break!!!