Due to amazing timing and an Air Flight employee who was up to her eyeballs in overbooked flights mumbo-jumbo, Sweet Sarah and I scored SIX FREE ROUND TRIP FLIGHTS last year. Yes, you read that right. 6. SIX. S-I-X. Yeppers.
So it went down something like this......my mother in law and quotable father in law [and when I say quotable, picture said FIL and dad from S%$T my dad says as long lost brothers] met us at the airport at a ripe 7:30 AM for our flight to the annual Northcraft family reunion. Upon checking their suitcases and meeting us at security with a beach tent they were carrying on [yep, not kidding], he promptly demanded to know if we were ready for a drink. I'm pretty sure someone reminded him we hadn't even had breakfast yet, to which he replied, "Well, hell. You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning!" Touche, Jim. Touche.
Fast forward through two screwdrivers and a VERY chaotic boarding call, when low and behold like manna from heaven I hear "Ladies and Gentleman, this flight is overbooked. If you're willing to take the next flight, I will give you two round trip vouchers." A mere thirty seconds later, the same flustered, frazzled, shoulda been drinking with us Air Tran employee announces, "Ladies and Gentleman, once again, this flight is overbooked. If you're willing to take the next flight I will give you THREE round trip vouchers."
Without haste, I turn to Sweet Sarah and announce I'm leaving her. Well, not leaving, leaving. Just that I'm taking the offer and I'll see her on the flip side. And here's when it happens people. Sweet Sarah is no longer Sweet Sarah. nope. Not at all. When Sweet Sarah puts her foot down. She PUTS. IT. DOWN. She says, "oh I don't think so!"
"Oh, yes, I am! It's THREE vouchers! FREE!!!"
"Oh, no. Only if they give us both vouchers."
And then, like sweet manna from heaven, the same frazzled desk worker "I can hear you ladies. Get up here. I'll give you both three free tickets."
SCORE!!! Meanwhile, Jim and Judy are compliantly boarding the flight. We wave our goodbyes and BAM!, so begins our free year of vacations!
We've been to Denver and Florida. And for our last trip we headed out to California to see my sister and her adorable family.
The Gedney clan recently moved to an adorable little gold mining town in the foothills of California. And by adorable, I mean...well, lookit.
See!!! And to say nothing of the fact that there are NINE tasting rooms on Main Street. [Surprisingly, we only made it to three!]
We had a great few days with the Gedneys. I'll let the pictures tell most of the stories, but here are the highlights....
- Breakfast at a cool little place called Element on Main Street
- Wine Tasting with John and Amy
- Feeding baby goats by bottle
- Cheering on Gus in two baseball games
- Having a 4H Gold medal winner present a highly interesting cheese demonstration for us by special request
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| At breakfast. A beautiful picture of Amy |
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| My sweet niece, Elle |
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| Gus, the growing nephew. What a great smile! |
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| The Gedney clan at breakfast. I love this picture. |
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| Wine tasting. Our first stop. |
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| Enjoying Main Street |
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| Another shot of this adorable town |
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| Elle has Aunt Sarah wrapped around her finger. Ice Cream? of course! |
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| Feeding [and cleaning] of the baby goats |
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| Post dinner cuddling |
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| Full belly napping |
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| Playing in the All Star League |
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| Already looking like a teenager |
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| The Gold Medal Presentation |
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| Cow, Goat or Sheep Cheese. They are all different, according to the expert |
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| Serving us up |
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| Runner on third |
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| Why, yes. Yes this is posted on the dugouts. No joke! |
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| Two beauties! |
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