Let's Recap

I obviously survived the 13 tornadoes that hit DFW. I spent yesterday afternoon in the downstairs bathroom with pillows, a flashlight, some valuables, and Easter candy...I was prepared! My mom told me to put my heaviest coat on which led to me almost sweating to death. The coat wasn't necessary, but Cindy doesn't mess around with tornadoes and I felt obligated to wear it.

Ever wonder what 40 or so 2nd graders sound like while taking cover from a tornado? This video is hilarious and pathetic all at the same time. Poor kiddos! *Don't mind the finger (?) or lack of footage..the noise is enough.

Let's back up to this weekend. I flew to Houston for a garage sale. That's dedication to bargain hunting right there! Actually, it was a fundraiser for the Guatemala mission trip I'm taking in July. I left my house at 6:45AM thinking it would be just another morning at the airport. Ha, I was way off! A woman, rocking mom jeans and too many bags, got on my parking shuttle and I just knew she was going to be on my flight. Before we got to the gate though, I had to get my palms wiped/scanned by TSA, witness two TSA-ers get into an argument, and watch said lady try to roll her suitcase through the metal detector. I was also "chosen" to do the body scan. Something on my leg set it off, so I got a pat down too. Once I finally made it out of security, I checked the monitors to realize my flight had been canceled. I headed to the earlier flight and was able to get on...B44. If you know me at all, you know that I'm crazy about checking in and like to be in the early A group for Southwest. While lining up to board, guess who was B43? Yep, that same lady. She then started STRETCHING. Like hands over her head and then some calf raises. She of course chose a middle seat next to a "don't sit by me, I'm wearing big headphones for a reason" man and wanted my advice on how to get her bag in the overhead bin. I found space for my bag towards the back of the plane and an aisle seat close by. Score, right? No. I had the pleasure of sitting next to a woman who was large & in charge and decided to do her whole face of makeup on the plane. At one point, she was balancing three brushes and two compacts in her hand. She then added a Dr. Pepper and peanuts into the mix...it got real.

I spent the rest of Friday helping my sister up at the church where the garage sale would take place. I picked up a few things to buy and wouldn't you know, my sister had donated all of them. She made me pay for them, too! The garage sale was a huge success...we made $5,000! That's a lot of junk! After the garage sale, my parents treated us to dinner at the Monument Inn. I was too busy enjoying all the yummy food to snap any pics. We also got our Easter presents...candy and money are always a hit! (If you've never had a Peepster, you're missing out. Run to CVS right now!)

I flew home Sunday and while there were no major hiccups, I did sit in front of three high school girls who had never been on a plane. There was lots of, "OMG!" and "AHHHH THIS IS SO SCARY!" I had to remind myself that I was once an annoying high schooler and give them a break. While waiting for my flight there was a blind woman using an iphone. It was fascinating. I tried not to stare, but it's pretty amazing what technology can do now! 

I had lots of  pictures to add (including one of the fascinating blind woman), but my computer doesn't want to upload them in the right direction and frankly three times is too many tries. Hopefully the video is satisfying enough :)