Now let me get in to tell you about the trip. 🙂
When I originally booked our flights, I tried to plan so we had the most time possible in PA but also so we didn't have to take too much PTO time. Especially for me, since I'm in my first year and don't have that much time banked yet. Haha. Some things never change and I'm still stingy with my PTO.
I booked our flight out Wednesday afternoon so I was able to get my time in that day. Well, the night before I couldn't sleep and woke up at 3am....so why not go ahead and start working at 4am!!! I actually got my full 8 hours that day, finished packing the essentials and we headed to airport.
I've been through Sky Harbor a number for times and this was by far the busiest I've seen it. Baggage check was busy and then when we got to TSA the line was sooooo long. Well, we found out when we got up to the front that there was only one TSA agent working!
We had a layover in Denver and both flights were pretty much uneventful. Except the landing! When we landed in Denver, it felt like we were going super fast....I'm pretty sure we even were close to end the of the runway as we hit some rumble strips....NO JOKE. Well, the pilot we had heading to Pittsburgh said "Hold my beer" because that landing was hardest I've ever felt. Jason said he is pretty sure we bounced!
Our flight landed at 12:30am and I found out as we were booking a rental that all the rental agencies close at midnight. So, for the first time I rented through Turo. For those of you that don't know what Turo is, I like to describe it as the AirBNB of rental cars. Privately owned cars that are rented out.
Well.....when I booked this car we underestimated how small it was going to be. We got a Chevy Spark which basically has no trunk, but the seats folded down (kinda) to make room. We luckily were able to fit Jason's goalie bag, sticks and our luggage in for the trip.
When we got into the car I tried to put the window down because it was "dewey" and to my surprise it had crank windows. Guys, this was a 2022 vehicle....I didn't even know they still made cars with crank windows!!!
Thursday we got to to do "Villa Night". For those of you that don't know, when we lived back in PA we would go to the Villa every Thursday. Everyone knew and it was just a regular thing. We never made plans, if you wanted to show up...GREAT! If you weren't able to, no big deal. Someone would always be there!
We had a huge turnout and I'm pretty sure we're super annoying to the staff because we kept having to add tables and chairs due to the number of people that kept coming. It was great tho to see so many people in one place!
Friday started the tournament, which meant we got to see SO many more friends! But first, back to the car....Parking at the War Memorial is tight. So I decided to drop Jason off at the door with his bag. Well, this amazing 2022 vehicle didn't have a release for the hatch. Seriously.....I had to shut the car off, get out, and walk around to open the hatch with the key.....crank windows, no power locks and no hatch release. Oh, but it did have Android Auto! What? Haha.
As I mentioned we got to see so many friends while we there this weekend for the tournament. I even got so excited to see people that I tripped and fell. Here's a photo rendition of me falling....
The last night we were back home, Jason got to play for his old Woodchucks team. This meant we got to see more people and also visit our favorite "Mindy's Place"!
After the game we hung out in the parking lot with the guys which was great because we never got to do this much due to having to work Mondays.
From there we ended up going straight to airport because we had a 5am flight (I was really regretting my life choices at this point). We ended up sleeping on the plane and then spending the rest of Monday napping.
We had an amazing trip and had lots of fun. It was great to get to see so many people as I mentioned and can't wait to see you all again soon!
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